GC3MARN Madison Parks: Wirth Court Park (Traditional Cache) in Wisconsin, United States created by bif_n

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Wis Kid: As there has been no owner action in the last 30 days, I am regrettably forced to archive this listing.

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Hidden : 5/27/2012

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

35 mm film cannister hide. Please hunt for this cache from the Wirth Court Park side as there is a railroad track that is still active and the park is shielded from the railroad track by a fence where the cache is hidden. There is a path clear to the geobeacon, so bushwhacking may not be needed to get a quick hootie hoot with your find. BYOP (Bring your own pen).

Congrats to the Commander for his FTF on Memorial Day!

Madison has a great park system. The variety and proximity of parks to neighborhoods provides access to free fun and green space for everyone. I am placing this cache to highlight this park and bring people to it to enjoy it, and maybe even take out a bag of trash (cache in, trash out) to keep the park beautiful for everyone!

Please hunt for this cache from the Wirth Court Park side as there is a railroad track that is still active and the park is shielded from the railroad track by a fence where the cache is hidden and all along the side of the park.

Wirth Court Park is a neighborhood park listed on the City of Madison Parks Department webpage as an address of 2801 Saint Paul Avenue and also at 61 Waubesa Street.

Park hours are 4 AM to 10 PM. No night caching please, the park is close to many houses, so please don't spoil the cache for others, thanks :-)
The park is 2.24 acres of land, There is no restroom and there is drinking water. A basketball court is available and a backstop for playing ball too.

The park is located behind the Goodman Community Center. Neighbors commonly refer to this park as the "Hippo Park" thanks to a Sid Boyum hippo sculpture located in the park.

KaBOOM! is a non-profit organization that helps local communities build a playground in just one day with the help of 200 volunteers. Madison Parks, Goodman Center, Kraft Foods/Oscar Mayer and the local community are coming together to build a new playground at Wirth Court Park on October 6, 2011. The playground will be built from the ground up in one day with the help of hundreds of volunteers.
Website: http://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/kids/KaBOOMbuild.cfm

The playground is now built and you should come and check it out.

Please replace the cache exactly how you found it, this area gets muggled a lot (sadly)
I am a teacher and I like to provide extra credit for my hides.

For extra credit do any of the following (or all of them, why not! Have fun!)
1. Include a picture of the hippo sculpture with you, your GPS, or a stuffed animal of your choice
2. Make at least 5 baskets at the basketball court
3. Climb to the top of the climbing equipment and slide down the rail in the middle (like a firefighter)
4. Clean up some trash you find at the park

I look forward to reading about your adventures
Extra credit logs will be eligible for a prize to be drawn randomly at a local caching event that is to be determined.
Extra Credit goes to
(1) grcarlson
(2) tmy
(3) Team Kauai
(4) siamesedrummer

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)