Trapped Muskrats! Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Massquerade: I am regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no response from nor action by the cache owner within the time frame requested in the last reviewer note. The cache owner should retrieve any remaining cache contents at their earliest convenience.

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Hidden : 5/21/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a small Lock'n'Lock container hidden near one of the features of the Lexington Paint Mine conservation area.

Lexington Paint Mine conservation area consists of 48 acres, 2.3 miles of trails. This is an interesting little conservation area connecting with Burlington Landlocked Forest on one end, and Simonds Brook Conservation area on the other, both containing numerous geocaches. The Lexington Conservation Lands trail maps may be helpful to you.

Paint Mine hosts its namesake feature, a natural ochre deposit that historically provided pigment for paint. Today the old ochre mine is still visible on the property. Other prominent features include a 10 acre meadow called Hennessey Field, an old stone foundation, and a series of small ponds that were built during the 1930s to trap muskrats. After their abandonment in the 1950s, these ponds have slowly been reverting to boglike conditions.

Congratulations to sloth96 on the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx va gur irr bs n qbhoyrgerr bireybbxvat gur genvy naq zhfxeng cbaqf

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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