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Near the Taxi Stand Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

bobf: This cache has had 447 finds in its 14 year life. I am archiving it in hopes that someone will replace it with an even more interesting hide! -bobf

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Hidden : 12/17/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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UPDATE June 26, 2019: BART has just finished building a delightful little park here incorporating a swale whose purpose is to encourage run-off water to seep into the local ground rather than flood our sewer treatment systems. We are seeing a lot of these in the Bay Area recently.

This parkette includes a number of what I like to think of as benchettes, no doubt to make them a less comfortable place to sleep than a real bench would be. I notice that the bases of the benchettes can be lifted up for hiding a geocache, and that is just where this cache will be found now that the BART landcapers trimmed the lower branches off the tree we were using.

You will also notice that the cache name is no longer appropriate, as the taxi stand became a bus stop and it now looks like it will be just more parking spaces. The original name is kept for continuity, and you can still see where the curb shifted to make room for the cabs.

You may also notice that the parkette includes a log that one can use to cross the swale if one is sure-footed. I am happy to report that I tested the log for you and it was solid. I urge you to test it yourself (if you dare!) after you find the cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Svyz pna haqre gur fxveg bs gur abegureazbfg orapurggr

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)