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A Letterbox for Santa Letterbox Hybrid

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Hidden : 12/7/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is a Letterbox-Hybrid that is dedicated to Santa Claus and the spirit of Christmas.  It is intended to be fun for the entire family.

Merry Christmas!


To find this cache, you will need to go to the posted coordinates to find the unique decoding device.  The best time to arrive at the posted coordinates is after dark and before Christmas.  The Christmas light display on this street is fantastic.  It is a great thing to share with your loved ones. 

This Letter-box hybrid cache has two stages. 

Stage 1 is a drive up, but if you are here after dark and before Christmas, you may want to walk around and enjoy the lights.  Use the unique decoder to find the starting coordinates.

Stage 2 will take you to a park that is only open during day light hours. There is plenty of play equipment for the young and the young at heart to enjoy.

Stage 1:

The starting coordinates for the Letterbox-Hybrid cache can be found at:

N 38 41.I(Q+R)A W 121 07.BJ(P-K)

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The unique decoder is divided into two parts, one with sixteen small doors, and the other has two larger doors,  Each of the doors has a number.  Use the number associated with letters below to find the coordinates.

A B C D   Q
E F G H
I J K L R
M N O P

Stage 2:

Stand in the middle of the circle under the pavilion and look for the "poligon" along the outside edge.  Just beneath it, you should see the Burton Family.   Just to the left of the "poligon" you should see a tree trunk.

Walk in a straight line between the "poligon" and the tree trunk until you near the top of the hill.  You will need to walk a couple of feet past the lazy Christmas tree.  Just a few feet to the left of the lazy Christmas Tree you will find another Christmas Tree that is not lazy.  At the base of the tree and under the pine needles, you will find a black bag that contains the cache. (If you have young ones that may have a hard time with hills then I suggest you leave them at the bottom.  You can bring the cache container down to them so they can enjoy the experience.)

Remember this is a Letterbox-Hybrid cache and in the cache there is a stamp, an ink pad, and a log book.  These items must stay in the cache.  Use the stamp that I supplied to stamp your log book, providing you have one.  Use a stamp that you provide to stamp the log book that is in the cache. 

Congratulations to owlandpussycat for being the first to find!

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Stage 1] Tb Cbfgny [Stage 2] Onfr bs Puevfgznf gerr naq haqre arrqyrf.

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)