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Orion Rising Traditional Cache

Hidden : 12/2/2001
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The trail is steadily uphill, and breaks into side trails a couple of times. Bushwacking is quicker but greatly raises the terrain rating. The cache is located 30 yards from the mark of Gertie. You'll understand when you get there!

The starting point for Orion Rising is N 43 27.776 W 72 42.448 near the General Store. Preferred parking is in the church lot just to the north. Though just a mile from the nearest road, don't be misled! Allow several hours to find Orion Rising.

This is an offset cache. The GPS will get you to the lakeshore, the cache is within earshot in the woods.

The container is an ammo box painted green with gold stripes and geocache stickers. The GeoPups original stash consisted of an Angel Pin, Schwa stickers from the White Rocks cache, a Playstation Golf game, an antique medicine bottle, VT stickers, a Canadian dollar and a couple of mystery items.

The cache name alludes to the time of year it was established, with clear skies and just before the first real snowfall.
With the hint you just might find it even in deep snow.

Good luck!

The GeoPups: Alex and Graham Melville with Chris Keating. Woodstock Vermonters

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nf na neebj gb Cbynevf 30 cnprf tb,<br> Sebz Tregehqr'f cyndhr bajneq, arvgure gb abe seb.<br> Sbhe obhyqref nfubhyqre lbh jvyy frr,<br> Frrx lbhe obba orgjrra sbhe naq guerr.<br>

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)