Signal Series II #15 Letterbox Hybrid

This cache has been archived.

AddHam: beancrew has found and picked up SSII caches #1-16, 36 and 37. This series was meant to be archived after last summer but time just didn't allow for it. Unfortunately, maintenance and a desire to clear up the area for other caches weighed more on my mind than keeping this series going. Thanks to all who found them and sorry to all those that wished to yet. Hopefully, someone will put some awesome new geoart in its place. There's plenty of room out there...hint hint [:)]

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Hidden : 4/6/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:





Welcome to the Signal Series!
This series of caches is directly based on the first Signal Series that was located just northwest of Lafayette, IN.

The Back Story
Back when we were somewhat new to geocaching I came up with the idea to write something in the landscape with geocaches. (little did I know the idea had probably been done before) I thought writing my name would be a tad bit selfish and decided to do something that would appeal to all cachers. Signal the Frog. They were all traditional caches where I was able to place them and those that landed on private property were unknown caches with a simple math puzzle to determine the coordinates. The original series included 42 geocaches and, with a little prepwork, they could all be found in one day. Big numbers back then...especially for the area! Unfortunately, we had to move and no one was willing to adopt the entire series so it was time to end it after a good run.

The Second Series
I've always missed having the original series. It was a big hit and seemed to draw people from all around. And when we heard that some people around here even drove down for it, we knew it was time for a comeback.

It wasn't easy finding a large area that was devoid of caches in Western Michigan but you'll find that the series covers approximately 30 sqaure miles between Caledonia and Wayland, MI. It also covers 3 counties.

I also knew that if I were to bring the series back, I'd have to go bigger and better. In SSII, you'll get 59 caches (including the kickoff meet and greet). Again, with some preparation beforehand, you'll be able to hit all caches in one day. And, this time you'll get 6 cache types as well!

These Caches
Most of the containers are camoed pill bottles. They contain a logsheet only inside a ziplock bag. Make sure you BYOP. Make sure you seal the bags up well; the pill bottles are not fully waterproof. I will be maintaining these caches, of course, but please bring extra logsheets/baggies/etc with you on this run to replace anything you may find wrong between my upkeep runs.

You will also encounter a few small sized containers and they are noted on the corresponding pages. Any Puzzle caches in this series, like before, are simple and can be done before your run is made...for easy planning. The 2 Wherigo caches are also "play anywhere" so you can do them beforehand as well.

This Cache
While Signal the Frog was stopped at the posted coordinates for #50, he decided he needed to stop for lunch and knew of a good place to take a break. So heading north on Patterson Rd for about 2100 feet, he then turned right. Going down this road, he again made a right turn down the first drive that wasn't private property. Making a pass by a little university mascot he got to the parking lot. Just then, a sign and small brown shack caught his eye and he went to have a look. However, Signal had a moment of small attention span and the creek behind the sign drew him down to it. He made a huge frog leap across that and remembered he had his GPS on him. Turning it on, he found the coordinates he needed and just simply went to N 42° 45.933' W 085° 31.570'. There he stopped for lunch and left a momento behind with an ink pad and stamp inside. Please leave those there and rehide better than you found it.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

haqre ebbgf bs qrnq fgnaqvat gerr...BU! Naq lbh zvtug jnaan oevat fbzr obbgf

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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