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TEXAS VIETNAM VETS ( UVALDE Co. ) North Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Vertighost: Cache owner (CO) has not responded and, as there's been no cache to find for for an extended period of time, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. In general, caches that have been archived due to maintenance issues or lack of cache owner communication are not eligible to be unarchived.

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Hidden : 11/13/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

DID YOU SEE BOTH SIGNS???
1st SIGN: N 29 30.028 W 099 43.335
2nd SIGN: N 29 30.030 W 099 43.334
CHECK OUT THE HISTORICAL SIGNS....

MINE FOR SILVER AND SALT PETRE

P & G

THIS IS FITTING.....

THIS WAS THE WAR (CONFLICT) OF MY TIME... VIETNAM AS DIVIDED NORTH AND SOUTH... PEOPLE OF THE U.S.WERE DIVIDED... MY GENERATION WAS DIVIDED...

A LOT OF MY FRIENDS SAW ACTION IN "NAM".... SOME MADE IT BACK AND SOME DIDN'T BUT THERE ARE FEW THAT CAN TALK ABOUT IT.....
(visit link) - www.jamesmceachin.com
www.geocities.com/texvetride/home.html
www.bikerplaza.com/event-TexasVietnamVetsMemorialHighwayRun.html

US 83 THE ROAD SOUTH: THE PAN-AMERICAN HYWAY:

THIS ROAD RUNS FROM CANADA TO PANAMA,, SOMETIMES CALLED THE PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY....
IT RUNS FROM VIRDEN, MANITOBA, CANADA (FROM Hwy #1 SOUTH IS CALLED 83)SOUTH TROUGH TH U.S. ENTER MEXICO AT BROWNSVILLE, TX / MATAMOROS, MX (Hwys 180, 38, & 101) THEN TO IT'S END TO YAVIZA PANAMA.....
IT COMPLETELY DIVIDES THE COUNTRY (NORTH TO SOUTH)....

US 83 WAS BUILT TO MOVE SUPPLIES FROM US AND CANADA TO THE BIG DIG IN PAMAMA.... AS A KID I DISCOVERED THAT THE UNITED STATES, WENT BEFORE AND BUILT WATER AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS ALONG THE ROUTE.... TO KEEP THE PEOPLE THEY WERE TRANSPORTING FROM ILLNESS..... THE SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN WORKING , OR NOT WORKING, FOR A LONG TIME... GOOD ADVICE IS TO PLAY IT SAFE....
ALSO MR. SANBORN, OF THE CHASE AND SANBORN FAME, PLACES CAFES WITH CLEAN SAFE WATER AND CLEAN RESTROOMS ALONG THE WAY AND THEN ALL OVER MEXICO.... AND THEY ARE STILL SAFE TODAY..... GOOD TRAVELS.....

( visit links )
www.barrypopik.com/.../longest_main_street_in_the_world_highway_83_through_rio_grande_valley/
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_83_in_Texas
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_83

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

OEVAT LBHE YHAPU.... YBBX HC....

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)