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Jerra On High Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/14/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Jerra On High - A small traditional cache on the peak of Mount Jerrabomberra.


The Area

Mount Jerrabomberra is located just outside the ACT in NSW, and separates the suburb of Jerrabomberra from Karabar and the rest of Queanbeyan. Mt. Jerra was was given to the city of Queanbeyan in 2003 by Woden Contractors Pty Ltd for use as a bush reserve.

Access
Jerrabomberra Hill road is a service road that winds around the mountain to the reservoirs and telecommmunications towers. The road is not open public vehicles, but many joggers, mountain-bike riders and dog-walkers can be encountered on the road. Parking is available at the base of the road (off Halloran Drive).
Wildlife
Mt. jerrabomberra hosts a wide variety of wildlife - rosellas and lorikeets, wombats, snakes and lizards, many many spiders and of course the odd kangaroo. While placing the cache I was attacked by several large mosquitoes, so bring the Aerogard!

The Cache

The GZ is on the very tallest part of the mountain. There is a very rough gravel track that leads up to the GZ and is virtually muggle-free (see photo). Near GZ are the remains of the survey marker, three bent metal poles (see photo).

The cache is a standard tupperware-style locking container with notepad logbook and pencil but please note the container is inside a camouflage-patterned nylon drawstring bag, which may make it more difficult to spot.

The cache contains a special prize for the First To Find in the form of a custom LEGO minifig with a special "F2F" logo!

Enjoy! Any feedback about placement, difficulty or the rating of the cache is happily received!

Official joint FTF props to Just a cacher, Mr_Roo and Black Bunny!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur yvtug cbyr'f nzchgrr arvtuobhe.

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)