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SDC - Yay Not an Oak Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/1/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

One of a number of School Day Challenge puzzle caches each dedicated to a school subject, with a couple of associated extras and extra curricula activities thrown in for fun.

We decided to make up an entire series of puzzle caches, hoping it would prove more challenging for one cacher to achieve all FTF's

All caches are on footpaths arround the Bentley area. Livestock and electric fences may be encountered, usual rules apply.

The location given is not that of the cache, but within a mile of GZ.

Subjects are not stated - but can hopefully be worked out.

It is possible to identify many of our native trees by looking at their leaves. Strictly speaking, identification should involve examination of the flowers (petals, sepals, stamens etc), which are far less variable than leaves. However, in most cases, it is possible to make an identification using just a few features of the leaves and twigs.

Leaves are generally speaking broad, flat, and thin: these features allow them to intercept light for photosynthesis and allow gases to enter or leave the leaf easily. The flat surface of the leaf is termed the leaf blade or lamina. The top surface (or adaxial surface) of the leaf is often very different from the lower (or abaxial) surface. For example the lower surface may be hairy, or a different colour, or the veins of the leaves may be more obvious. The leaf is usually joined to the stem of a plant by a stalk; this is called the petiole. The angle that the petiole makes with the stem of the plant is termed the leaf axil. The tip of the leaf is sometimes referred to as the apex of the leaf.

The edge of the leaf is known as the leaf margin. Looking at the margin of the leaf can be an important in identifying the leaf. Leaf margins may be described as entire, toothed, or lobed.

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The cache is a 35mm film canister located at:

N Elder Ash Sycamore Holly . Holly Elder Elder
W Alder Ash Alder Alder . Sycamore Elder Lime

First to Find... Cakemaker

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs 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)