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Lenore Caves Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

Moun10Bike: I have received no response from the cache owner, so I must regretfully archive this. If it turns up or is replaced in the future, email me and I will review it for unarchival.

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Hidden : 9/10/2001
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A trail leading to some of these caves has been developed near the north end of Lake Lenore. These caves are about 10 miles south of the Interpretive Center, just off Highway 17. There is parking, just look for the sign for the Lenore caves.

The cache is a medium tupperware container--------

Historical Information:

Caves formed by the plucking of basalt from the walls of the coulees by the rush of melt waters were later used as shelters by prehistoric man. A band on the move carried only the bare essentials in the way of material culture, and a family spending a few days in a cave would know what they brought with them and would be sure to leave with the same. Therefore, the absence of any large or valuable artifacts such as pestles in the caves today suggests they were used by a temporary and migratory population. The type of artifact most likely to be lost was the small scraper used in the preparation of skins. This tool is the artifact most commonly found in the caves.
The population of this area was undoubtedly small, but because the people were hunters and gatherers of plant food, they must have been almost constantly on the move in search of food.

Introduction:

These caves have since been filled but one can still see the curvatures of where the caves had originated. There is a fable that near one of these caves an artifact exists This stone scraper was told to have powers to indicate where a treasure is located. This ancient scraper points the direction to the treasure. It also is no more then 10 feet away from the artifact.

Your misson is to find this rock (scraper) at the above coordinates. The scraper points to the treasure!Then, report your findings to this site. Watch your head and your step during this cache. There will be some elevation to hike (200-300ft)and there is a decent trail. Good luck!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Erzrzore: gur ebpx (negvsnpg) vf 10 srrg njnl sebz gur Trbpnpur. Gur pbbeqvangrf ner gb gur "negvsnpg" gung jvyy rnfvyl cbvag lbhe jnl gb gur pnir. Vg vf abg va gur pnir fb qbag ybbx va gurer... :) vs arrqrq gurl ner A 47 30.831 naq J 119 29.780

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)