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Blue Walk 7-- Blue Christmas Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

JBTsWife: I am archiving this series--it has had a great run. Let us keep Christmas and our loved ones in our hearts all year long.

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Hidden : 5/20/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

"I'll have a blue Christmas without you
I'll be so blue just thinking about you"--from "Blue Christmas"

This cache is the 7th in an 11-cache walking series placed over a 1.1 mile stretch located between Blue Course Drive and the Penn State Blue Golf Course.  The series is designed to be family friendly with easy to find hides placed near an established path or paved walk.  Each cache is named after a song with the word "blue" in it.  If you happen to be feeling blue, may the walk lift your spirits.

Much of the path goes through gentle woods of maple and oak trees but some sections are in full sun (when the sun shines).   From parts of the path you can see Mount Nittany.

Most of the caches have logs that are micros set within small or medium containers for waterproofing and easier finding. I've listed most of the sizes as micros since most don't have room for trade items. Please take your own pen or pencil. The hint below is a giveaway.

Elvis Presley cemented the status of "Blue Christmas" as a rock-and-roll holiday classic by recording it for his 1957 LP Elvis' Christmas Album.

For the "Blue Christmas" cache, you're looking for a micro contained in a larger container (for waterproofing) in a tree about 10 feet from the trail. I've listed the size as a regular for easier finding. While there is room for trade items, the space for them is not fully waterproof.
Enjoy your walk and Merry Christmas.

(Though my husband, JBT, knows nothing about this cache, I have asked him to be disqualified from the FTF lest anyone think he had advance knowledge.)

Congratulations to mattressgnome for the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Giveaway Hint] Ubyybj bs uhtr zncyr gerr ba fvqr gbjneqf Oyhr Pbhefr Qevir.

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)