This Place is the Pits! Multi-Cache

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-Rusty-: As there's been no cache to find for months, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 2/14/2010
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This is a three-stage geocache in the University of Michigan's Stinchfield Woods. We recommend parking beside (not in front of!) the gate on Stinchfield Woods Road and taking the main road straight ahead until after the driveway for the observatory - then take the first trail to the left. After that, you're on your own! :)

Here's some information about Stinchfield Woods:

Stinchfield Woods is a field research area for demonstration of forest management and sustainable ecosystem management for the faculty and students of the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment, and other units of the University of Michigan.

History of the Woods

The original tract of Stinchfield Woods was acquired in two parcels totaling 320 acres in 1925. The property was expanded somewhat since the original purchase in 1946-1949 and 1955-1956 (to bring the total to 777 acres). The property was acquired with funds deeded to the University of Michigan in memory of the Stinchfield brothers, Jacob and Charles, from the Detroit area. It is perhaps fitting that this reforested woodland is named after them, as they are descendants of the lumbermen that harvested northern Michigan's giant white pine in the 1800's.

Use of the Woods

Public use of Stinchfield Woods is encouraged. Rules for public access include:

* No parking in front of the access gate.
* Public use hours are from dawn to dusk only.
* No vehicles or bicycles are permitted on the site except those for approved research and teaching use.
* Dogs with owners are welcome to visit, but they must be on a leash (the dog, not necessarily the owner).
* No cutting or collecting of plant material; no hunting or harming vertebrates.

Be prepared for a 2+ mile walk. On our way home from placing the stages this evening, the PriscillaAndFriends children exclaimed "This place really IS the pits!" (Their feet were very tired.) Enjoy!

***** Congratulations to tessandfriends on being the first to find - and kisses to Nell! *****

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fgntrf 1 naq 2 ner fznyy pbagnvaref (ovfba ghor naq 35 zz svyz pnavfgre). Fgntr guerr vf n ybpx naq ybpx obk.

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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