GC44KR9 Beit Zait Geo-Trail: The Dam 1 (Traditional Cache) in Israel created by jdevor + TamarS

This cache has been archived.

jdevor: Looks like thorns have grown around this hiding spot, so it's much more hazerdous than it's meant to be. I'm archiving, and renaming the nearby "dam" cache, which seems to be doing better.
- jdevor (CO)

GC44KR9 ▼

A cache by jdevor + TamarS Message this owner

Hidden : 1/19/2013

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is the third cache along the Beit Zait Geo-Trail, just before the Ein-Kerem Dam.
The Beit Zait Geo-Trail is a series of geocaches running along the Motza Valley bike trail, near the beautiful Beit Zait Reservoir area. It is best to visit during the winter and spring, when the Reservoir is full of water. The containers are large micros -- so they will likely be too small for a TB. Bring your own pen!

Beit Zayit (Hebrew: בֵּית זַיִת, lit. House of Olives) is a moshav in Israel located seven kilometres west of Jerusalem, at the edge of the Jerusalem Forest. Nearby is the Beit Zayit Reservoir (Ein Kerem dam), which was built to store winter flood waters, but generally dries up by the early summer.
Beit Zayit was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Yugoslavia, Romania and Hungary. Later, immigrants from Egypt also settled in the village. Its economy was based on fruit orchards, vegetables, poultry and other farm products. In 2007, it had a population of 1,300.
A village named Beit Zayit is mentioned in the book of the Maccabees, but it is believed to have been further north, possibly at the site of the Arab village of Bir Zeit, north of Ramallah.

Note: The Beit Zait Geo-Trail is a subsection of the Jerusalem Ring trail. This point corresponds with 22.1km along the Ring trail.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq gur jnyy.

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)