Don't Look Up! Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 2/21/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache, which was put together by Bunky1021, is located in the shadows of the three giant smoke stacks of the Morro Bay Power Plant. It contains trade items, log book, a pen, and a special cash prize for the FTF! Stealth is needed, as this is a very popular area, especially on weekends & holidays. Enjoy. Congrats to kmfriend for the FTF!

According to HeritageShared.org construction on the first electric power generating unit in Morro Bay began in October 1953. California’s population was booming in the post World War II era and a former Navy training facility was converted to peacetime uses. Over the next decade the plant grew to four units with three 450 foot tall smoke stacks. (Two units share a smoke stack.) The future of the Morro Bay power plant is very uncertain. The antiquated plant is inefficient and operates at a fraction of historic levels. This is bad news for Morro Bay because the city collects taxes based on the amount of natural gas the plant uses. The owners of the plant have contracts to keep it operating at low levels for the next couple of years. After that, it will have to be rebuilt if it is to keep operating, a project that is expected to cost about $1 billion. The fate of the plant is uncertain because the state is concentrating on renewable, non-greenhouse-gas-emitting power, such as the three solar plants proposed for the Carrizo Plain. Also, the plant’s once-through cooling system is damaging to the ocean environment and is unpopular with state regulators. The top of these smoke stacks are only 130 feet below the height of Morro Rock.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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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