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010 - Mid North Coast Wander - Springboarder Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/30/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is part of the “Mid North Coast Wander” series of 201 caches. The series will take you on a magnificent journey highlighting this spectacular region. Starting at the base of Middle Brother and finishing at Pilots Beach Dunbogan; this 160 km trail is truly quite stunning and we are sure you will have a wonderful time touring the area.

Refer to 001 – Mid North Coast Wander for the full details of this cache series.



The Notches you can see in the trees along this trail are known as "springboard notches". They were cut in to allow the timber feller to fell the tree from up a bit higher on the trunk. This was done for a few reasons -

To get above the undergrowth, or in colder areas to get above the snowline!

The lower timber was often of poor quality.

And to avoid the (wait for it)BUTT SWELL.


The label on the bottom of the pic says "felling a gumtree, 462 Kerry Sydney".

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ba gbc bs gur ohgg fjryy

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)