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Briar Patch Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

GeoCrater: I am regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no word from the owner in the month or more since the last reviewer note was posted. If you want to re-activate the cache during the next couple of months, please contact GeoCrater to see if that's possible. If the cache meets current guidelines, consideration will be given based on the circumstances surrounding the original archival.

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Estoy archivando lamentablemente esta memoria caché ya que no ha habido ninguna palabra del propietario en el mes o más desde la última nota del revisor se publicó. Si desea volver a activar la memoria caché durante los próximos meses, póngase en contacto con GeoCrater para ver si es posible. Si la memoria caché cumple con las directrices actuales, se considerará en base a las circunstancias que rodean el archivo original.

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Hidden : 3/2/2010
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Kid friendly location & cache with lots of little goodies for boys and girls of all ages – named in honor of my newest grandson, Briar Patrick. The cache is housed in a small watertight mystery container. Safe parking is available & location for kids. There's a small bridge near the parking area that can be used to cross the small stream separating the parking lot from the woods where cache is stashed. Short hike in to the cache required. Other caches are located in the nearby area.

Brer Rabbit & the Briar Patch. Southern folk story by Uncle Remus.

“For a mighty long time” Brer Fox had tried to catch Brer Rabbit and Brer Rabbit had outwitted him. The closest Brer Fox ever came was this: He built a contraption of molasses and tar that he called a “Tar Baby” and put it where Brer Rabbit was sure to find it. When Brer Rabbit came across the Tar Baby he tried, fruitlessly, to converse with it. In anger, Brer Rabbit punched at the Tar Baby until he became completely stuck.

Brer Fox, overjoyed at finally capturing his nemesis, mused aloud over what to do with him. With every idea (BBQing, hanging, etc.) Brer Rabbit pleaded, “Do what you want but please don’t throw me in the Briar Patch.” Brer Fox realized his mistake when, instead of crying out in agony, Brer Rabbit smiled smugly at the fox and sang that “he was born and bred in the Briar Patch!” and Brer fox knew Brer Rabbit had once again outwitted him.

Morals: Brer Rabbit was so full of himself he got caught. A “Tar Baby” is a sticky situation like the one you’re in now. Brer Fox thought thorns would be a problem not a solution for Brer Rabbit. Even today we call problems that are hard to solve, “thorny”, so people will often pass their problem on to someone else to solve. But by thinking outside of the box, Brer Rabbit knew he could overcome his own “thorny” problem. What about you? Can you handle the challenge of a sticky situation or will you simply pass on this challenge?

Many thanks to Nikki-E along with Frick and Frack for acting as my beta testers on my first attempt at fielding & writing up descriptions for my own caches.

Congratulations Firenze for FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ernq gur Fgbel

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)