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Wildlife Paradise in the Suburbs Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Mongo: As there has been no response from the owner since the notice was sent out, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the near future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 7/21/2008
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is a wonderful area of natural beauty located right in the St. Charles suburbs. It is a pretty rugged area and maybe impossible to get to when the Missouri river is high. The container is about .25 miles away from the trail head, and was placed within a few yards of the trail to make it easy to get to (no real bush-wacking involved). However, the difficulty rating could be a 5 if the river is high. You are looking for a brown lock-n-lock container.

Island History

Louis H. Bangert Memorial Wildlife Area is a Missouri River island owned by the Missouri Department of Conservation and managed by the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department. The island is on the St. Charles County side of the river just upstream from the I-70 bridge. The island is a wooded Missouri River island. Trees such as cottonwood, sycamore, box elder, silver maple and black willow are the common species. During high river levels, the slough between the island and the mainland may become inundated and temporarily block access to the island. The island was donated to the Department of Conservation in 1976 by Anna Louise Kurtz and Edwin Kurtz as a memorial to Mrs. Kurtz’s father, Louis H. Bangert.Louis H. Bangert For more information check out their website

Important Note: Mosquitoes will carry you away in the summer months, bug dope is recommended

**Approval Granted by the St. Charles Park District**

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Snyyra Gerr

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)