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Waterfall "Proboy" - the best view Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/6/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Waterfall "Proboy" on the river Prut is one of the most popular tourist attractions in little Carpathian town Yaremche. The cache is located on the left side of the river, away from the tourist crowds, on the rocky coast of this beautiful river. Start your walk at N 48 26.496 E 24 32.622 and follow the path till you reach cache. Container is hidden under the roots of old lime tree and covered with rocks.

Yaremche is a splendid town in Ivano-Frankivsk region which is located in the central part of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains. Today it is a famous tourist centre of Prykarpattya. The picturesque river Prut flows through the town washing the rocky banks. There is one of the most well-known Carpathian waterfalls Proboy in the centre of the resort, it is 8m high. You can watch from here how the Prut River throws off tons of water into the narrow stone bowl, which was created by nature itself. If you are lucky enough, you will see people jumping into the whirlpool of the waterfall from the bridge, which is a fascinating sight
A busy souvenir market is also situated nearby, here you can buy amazing works of local craftsmen. As well as you can visit wooden made Hutsulshchyna restaurant in. The Hutsulshchyna restaurant looks like the most famous place: lots of celebrities, such as famous French actor Gerard Depardieu and President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko, had dinner over there.

The cache is located nearby all these attractions, on the left bank of river Prut, from where the view to waterfall is the most beautiful. The cache itself is lock-lock container with logbook, TB for FTF and some regular trading items. Coordinates could be a little inprecise, so folow the path which starts at N 48 26.496 E 24 32.622 and seek for few big and old lime trees on the right side of path. Cache is under one of them, in the roots, covered with rocks.

Happy caching!

Small note on cache maintenance: There is a local cache guardian who will assist if needed.
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va gur ubyr bs n ovt gerr pbirerq jvgu ebpxf.

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)