Gaawt'ak.aan Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/1/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A regular cache hidden on the hillside between the Icy Strait Point Cannery and the Alaska Marine Highway ferry terminal. An easy walk from both locations. Deep snow in the winter may make the cache difficult to access.

Gaawt'ak.aan means "village by the cliffs" in the local Tlingit dialect. This is one of the Tlingit names for Hoonah and it comes from the rocky cliffs near the ferry terminal. "Gaaw" is the Tlingit word for drum and this refers to the sound the waves would make crashing against the cliffs during a storm. A powerful Ixt' (shaman) is said to be buried at the top of the cliffs. Local lore says that when you hear the drum sounds it is the shaman playing his drum.
The local name for this place is "the Tunnel" because it literally was a tunnel with a footpath through it until the rock was blasted away to make way for the road.
Watch out for devil's club plants beside the lower trail. If they poke into exposed skin they can leave irritating barbs in your skin. They are not dangerous, just uncomfortable. I deposited a number of travel bugs I picked up on a recent drive across the U.S.A from Maine to Hoonah. Enjoy the beautiful scenery. Watch for Bald Eagles as many breeding pairs nest on the hillside above. Happy hunting.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx haqre gur ynetr urzybpx gerr qverpgyl hcuvyy sebz gur tenir.

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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