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Along the Tow Path Multi-Cache

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John in Valley Forge: Finally got my boat over there to check on the cache and it is indeed gone.

Given the difficulty of maintaining the cache, and only 2 attempts at the cache in 2 summer seasons, as well as changes in the local landscape, I have decided not to replace this cache.

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Hidden : 7/31/2011
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Cache placed along the tow path from the old Schuylkill Navigation Company.

I do not know of any legal way to get to this cache location except from the river.  If you attempt a land based journey you must avoid the active railroad tracks and railroad property.



This cache will take you along the Schuykill river to a mysterious boat dock on the south shore. I say mysterious as I don't know who built it or why. There seems no logical reason for it to be here. It is not a very good dock either, pretty old and worn out. Make sure you look it over good as you approach it.

 

Step off the dock to the first stage. There you will look for a zip tie on the anchor wire. It will have a tag with a number. 

That number will tell you how many feet away the cache is. Make your way upstream until you are that many feet away from the first stage and find the cache. 

 

The container is a camouflaged decon kit. These have a tendency to leak if not closed properly. Please take care with it.
The original contents include the log sheet and pen, some Chuckee Cheese tokens, a pressed penny from a Phillies game, an Explorist GC Geocoin that I have carried since I started caching and a new TB being release in the cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx sbe n ynetr snyyra gerr naq fbzrguvat gung frrzf bhg bs 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)