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Tanks a Lot - Life is Beautiful (a tiny tin cache) Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

ohjoy!: I still love the story of this tank that had a cache, got moved to Fort Lewis for a new paint job, and the cache was still in place when it was returned.

Sad to see this one go.

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Hidden : 10/28/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This was the site of the final for my cache "Life is Beautiful." It has been archived due to being a bit too complicated and remote for most cachers. I decided to turn it into a regular cache hide in hopes that more cachers would take the time to find it.

In the movie "Life is Beautiful," Guido and Dora's young son Giosuy loves toy tanks. At the end he is rescued by a full size tank after his father sacrifices his own life to save that of his son.

I still watch the movie at least once a year and I recommend it to all of you for both its wonderful humor and its poignancy.

This cache is also an example of Life being Beautiful: - in the spring of 2011 the tank was removed to Fort Lewis, so the cache was archived. - a few weeks later the tank was returned to Pe Ell with a shiny new coat of paint and the cache container still in place.

The original container was a tiny tin with the word "Love" on it because that represents what the movie is all about. Unfortunately this container disappeared and has been replaced with a different one. I still hope to find a duplicate for the original.

Life is Beautiful!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

- zntargvp, vtaber irypeb. - lbh unir gb qhpx haqre naq gura vagb gur onpx bs gur gnax, evtug fvqr vs snpvat sbejneq. - vs lbh svaq gjb pbagnvaref, cyrnfr yrnir gurz obgu va cynpr.

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)