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Skameneliny na Orave (fossils in Orava) Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 10/28/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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SK: cache venovana unikatnemu miestu kde sa na povrch zeme dostal vapencovy masiv VELMI bohaty na skameniliny(ulitniky). Kazdy kto da pol hodinu a pride ked tam neni meter snehu alebo zihlavy ma velmi velku sancu najst si svoj odtlacok pravekeho slimaka.
EN: if you wander to this area you might find your own treasure, a hill of limestone with rich finds of scallop/pecten fossils. If you give it a half hour you might find a piece of history of earth.



Velmi ocenim fotky vasich nalezov, som zvedavy co pekneho kopec pustil na povrch :)

SK: NECHODTE SEM Z VRCHU KOPCA, JE TO TEREN 4,5 AJ V LETE! V ZIME JE TO O ZIVOT!!! CHODTE BUD OKOLO KOPCA ALEBO Z RAZTOK CEZ KRIKY.

O tomto mieste vedia len obyvatelia Zazrivej, ale uz roky sem chodi minimum ludi.
Sam o tom viem len od rodiny co odtialto pochadza a pri zakladani kesky som tu bol 1.krat po 10 rokoch.

V odhalenom masive sa nachadzaju odtlacky ulitnikov/slimakov od velkosti 1cm do cca 8cm v priemere, niektore v krasnej kvalite (prilozene fotky su vysledkom hladania asi 2 hodin, 4 ludi).

CACHE OBSAHUJE 2 KRABICKY!! Jedna je klasika s logbookom, ceruzkami a "darcekmi" od zakladatelov a druha je skladiskom skamenelin, ktore sme si so sebou nezobrali.
PROSIM vsetkych aby sa snazili udrzat v/okolo nej aspon zopar kusov pre tych co nemaju take dobre oko alebo cas aby si nasli vlastne.

Ako mi povedal FTF, pochadzaju z Druhohor a volaju sa Amoniti (viac info tu: http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoniti).
Fotky vasich nalezov su VELMI vitane v logoch alebo na tomas.klesken@gmail.com :D

Cache je v strede hlavneho svahu, ktory pokracuje asi este 200m dolava a daju sa najst pekne veci aj hore na kopci (v lese, ale BACHA na teren). Vpravo uvidite dalsi velky vysyp ale ten je uplne hluchy - ine obdobie, iny vapenec, ziadne klasicke skameneliny.

EN: DO NOT FOLLOW THE ARROW FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL DOWN. ITS A 4,5 TERRAIN EVEN IN SUMMER! IN WINTER ITS SUICIDE!!! FOLLOW THE FOOT OF THE HILL OR GO FROM RAZTOKY THROUGH THE BUSHES.

Only few people from Zazriva know about this place, but in last years minimum people go up here. I know about it from my mother that was born here. The visit of founding of the cache was my first in nearly 10 years.

In the limestone massive are imprints/fosils of snails/spirals of 1cm to cca 8cm in diameter, some of amazing quality (the pictures attached are the result of an 2 hours search of 4 people).

CACHE COMPRISES OF 2 BOXES!! First is a classic with logbook, pencils and "gifts" and the second is a storage of the fossils/stones we have not takend. PLEASE all cachers, keep at least a few nice pieces in the box for the hunters who were not that lucky or didnt have time to find their own treasure.

I was informed by FTF that they come from Devonian and are called Ammonoidea (more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonoidea).
Photos of your finds in logs or on tomas.klesken@gmail.com are VERY welcome :D

Cache is in the middle of a hillside that continues another cca 200m to the left and you can find some pieces also in the forest above (but be very careful of the terrain). To the right on next hill you can see another naked spot, but it is from a totally different period and offers no fossil finds.


28.10.2011 - zalozene do zeme - Dakujem/Thank you to co-founders Lizzi600, Pospit and GeoAlcione
04.11.2011 @ 07:34 - zverejnene
04.11.2011 @ 10:34 - FTF od Rizmani a Mino ZA (vsetko najlepsie k narodeninam )
04.11.2011 @ 15:45 - STF od Osnica a polovicka 06.11.2011 - TTF - 9264 a albertoto, mackato, sistom, misqua, atomka3

CZ: vitazom je ale kazdy kto si najde skamenelinu a prosim co neodnesiete dajte do krabicky
EN: but the winner is everybody who finds his own fossil, please put those you dont take into the box

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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)