GC197D1 Fangorn Forest (Multi-cache) in Oregon, United States created by RoyBatty

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A cache by RoyBatty Message this owner

Hidden : 2/8/2008

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Leach Botanical Gardens - Portland Parks Bureau. 15 acres of cool trees, manicured trails, Johnson Creek, and more. See their website for more info at www.leachgarden.org 9am-4pm, closed Mondays. Free entrance. Parking across the creek/street.

For the cache's title's reference, click on the link above near the cache ratings. This place is a tree lover's sanctuary. Lots of varieties and many are labeled.

Go to the initial coordinates and in this general vicinity look for a small fountain where a lion's head pours water into 8 scalloped trays. Next to this is a plaque. What is the year on this plaque? [Checksum for the 4 digits added together is 21.]

Now go to the School Site waypoint and look for the site of an OLD schoolhouse. Find out, from the plaque, what year the school was constructed. [Checksum for the 4 digits added together is 22.]

Add the fountain plaque year to the decimal minutes of the following dummy coordinate for the final location's true NORTH coordinate:
45 26.473

Add the school construction year to the decimal minutes of the following dummy coordinate for the final location's true WEST coordinate:
122 30.274

The cache itself is a square-ish clear-plastic jar with a screw-top lid, 6" tall and 4" wide, externally marked as a geocache. Inside is a logsheet and pen.

For first-to-find there is a multi-colored rubber ball, 2 YAG laser crystals, and a really cool Guinness beer factory souvenir straight from Ireland.

At the final location, look for the cache to be comforting one of Treebeard's fallen comrades.

For pictures of Fangorn/Treebeard, click on the image links below (above the posts).

Have fun!
-RoyBatty

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx haqre/oruvaq ynetr snyyra ybt whfg bss genvy, uvqqra jvgu ovt onex fgevcf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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