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I'm Stumped Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/17/2012
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   large (large)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is hidden in Lake Chicot. You will have to paddle to get to it. It is in a part of the lake that is not accessible by motor boat. The coordinates above are not the coordinates of the cache but are the coordinates of the canoe launch. The actual coordinates can be found below.

The name Chicot come from the French meaning stump. And you will see about a zillion of them during your paddle. Lake Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana and came into being in the winter of 1942-1943 when a dam across Chicot Bayou was closed and the water was allowed to rise flooding the area of about 2000 acres. At the spillway the lake averages about 7 feet. The channel has an average depth of about 11 feet.

Most of the basin was originally a cypress-tupelo gum swamp an woody vegetation consisted mainly of bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) and tupelo gum (Nyssa aquatica) The park covers over 6,400 acres of rolling hills and water in South Central Louisiana. The cool, clear waters of Lake Chicot have yielded record freshwater catches of large mouth bass, crappie, bluegill and red-ear sunfish. Fishermen will enjoy the convenient boathouse, three boat launches and boat rental facilities.

Hours of Operation: Site is open daily. Gates open at 6 a.m. and close at 9 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and at 10 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and days preceding holidays.

April-September,entrance station is open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; October-March, entrance station is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entrance Fees: $1 per person; Free for Seniors (62 and older) and children age 3 and under

The cache is near The 8-mile canoe trail. If you don't have a canoe. Canoes can be rented. Canoes $5 per hour or $20 per day includes paddles, life jackets Additional life jackets can be rented for $1 each where available

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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)