Hollowed Ground FT-FTF#1 Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

ILReviewer: Since I haven't heard from the owner I'm reluctantly archiving this cache. If the owner wishes to reactivate this cache in the next couple of months, please e-mail me at IllinoisGeocacher@yahoo.com and I'll unarchive it as soon as I can.

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Hidden : 8/31/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

-->CONGRATS TO AGENT-OFF-COURSE FOR THE FTF!<--


PLEASE RESPECT THE SPIRIT OF THIS CACHE SERIES!!!
FTF (first time find) reserved for a First Time - FTF geocacher. Please do not hunt this cache until a newbie without an FTF finds it! Then - it's open game! All ratings & hides are made with newbie geocachers in mind.

FT-FTF = First Time - First To Find
Welcome to a new series of 7 geared toward the newbie geocacher. It seems like the first year I was geocaching it was very difficult. I never met anyone that cached - the whole hiding process never made sense to me - and the ratings mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for someone just starting out. In my first year of geocaching - I logged two DNF's and one find! It was pretty frustrating. I've learned a lot since I started geocaching and now that I've hit 100 finds - I feel like I understand this whole game. It can be very competitive sometimes- heck, I still don't have my first FTF! (UPDATE: I Earned my first FTF after starting this series!!!) I wanted to give something back to all those newbies coming in behind me - thus was born the FT-FTF series. Here's how it works. The first to find in this series is reserved for someone who does not yet have an FTF. Once a newbie FTF finds it - the cache is open game. Each cache will contain a prize for the FTF. The prizes for this series are all items that the newbie cacher will need to hunt or place geocaches. So when you drop something off - keep the theme going. Leave some seed caches, tools, or something in the same spirit.

FT-FTF Cache Prize: Energizer energi-to-go battery backup for phone/GPS. When I first started GeoCaching it seems like my battery would always die before I even got through my first geocache! Then - I discovered these little battery units that operate on normal AA batteries. It was a lifesaver. Now I keep a couple of these in the car along with a lot of batteries! It comes with 3 different connectors including a mini usb (Which is what my GPS unit takes). If you need another connector - you can always get them on ebay.


Meaning behind this cache:This cache is located in a park just blocks from where I grew up - it's the first park I ever remember playing in. We used to walk here when we were kids - and there was a HUGE tobaggon slide at the top of the hill. Those were the days! If there has been a lot of rain - this area can be pretty nasty. But if you follow my path in - you should be ok.

I know all you old timers/pros are gonna hate this one. It just burns a hole in you knowing there's a cache out there you CAN'T go find, huh? But if you play nice - I promise to have a series for you guys this fall that will be fun and also contain some cool prizes.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

75 srrg vagb jbbqf sebz Genvyurnq 2/GR

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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