IHO: Lava Lizard Traditional Cache
Hidden : 1/6/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is located on the Boulder Loop trail (my personal favorite) in Daley Ranch. I have placed this cache so it can be accessed while standing on the trail. Please place it back as you found it. Park in the dirt parking lot at the end of La Honda Drive. It can be used for both Dixon Lake and Daley Ranch. Both parks are open daily 6AM to dusk.

Lava Lizard is one of three reviewers for Groundspeak that are responsible for most of the Geocaches that get published in Southern California. They volunteer their time (meaning no pay) so that all of the caches you look for, or hide, can get published. Without them there is no Geocaching so I have hidden caches in their honor for what they have contributed to my one and only hobby.

BACKGROUND:
Not much is known of Lava Lizard. I cannot find any Wikipedia page with a biography or any other back ground information. However from his/her profile page we know he or she is a member of Genus Microlophus. Wikipedia has this to say about the Microlophus:

There are twenty two recognized species in the genus, and nine of these are endemic to the Galápagos Islands where they are popularly known as lava lizards. The remaining are found in the Andes and along the Pacific coast of Chile, Peru, and Ecuador. The distribution of the lava lizards and their variations in shape, colour and behavior show the phenomenon of adaptive radiation so typical of the inhabitants of this archipelago. One species occurs on all the central and western islands, which were perhaps connected during periods of lower sea levels, while one species each occurs on six other more peripheral islands. All have most likely evolved from a single ancestral species. However, as usual for Tropiduridae they can change their colour individually to some extent, and members of the same species occurring in different habitats also show colour differences. Thus animals living mainly on dark lava are darker than ones which live in lighter, sandy environments.

I am just thankful that one of these reptiles found their way to our habitat and help facilitate my favorite past time. Thank you Lava Lizard for all your work. I for one very much appreciate your vigilance in keeping caches within the proper guidelines and within an arms reach of the trail.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ebpx cvyr

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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