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Herman's Heaven Traditional Cache

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

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache celebrates the life and loves of my father Herman Erlichson. It is located in Roosevelt Park in Edison, NJ. The hide is near the Butterfly Garden within the park and a short walk from parking.

My family and I visited Roosevelt Park regularly in the 1980s. We would cross over from Staten Island to NJ for the cheap gas, low sales tax and ample green space. 
 
In Roosevelt park we would enjoy a picnic lunch, walk around the lake and take time to hit some pitching wedge shots in the large open fields.
 
Herman Erlichson (1931-2012) grew up in Brooklyn, attended Brooklyn Technical High School, City College, the Sorbonne, Harvard University, Columbia University and Rutgers University. Along the way, he earned two doctorates, one in Philosophy of Science and one in Physics.  He published over 80 papers on various topics, but his true love would always be the outdoors, nature and his own family.
 
Google Scholar has a fairly comprehensive listing of his academic work:
 
The cache contains contains a poem, entitled River, which he wrote in 1969 when he was 38 years old. I suggest reading it while enjoying the beauty of the setting.
 
The cache itself is a micro canister and you should be able to find it if your GPS is accurate.
Be sure to bring your own writing instrument, as the log is the back of the included poem.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Unatvat sebz n qbjarq gerr fghzc, n fgnvayrff fgrry pnavfgre.

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)