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Scenic Yachats #10 – Launch Your Boat Here Traditional Cache

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ThunderEggs: Regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no word from the owner in the four or more weeks since the last reviewer note was posted. If the owner wants to re-activate the cache, please contact a volunteer geocaching.com reviewer to see if that's possible.

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Hidden : 7/14/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The Central Oregon Coast is home to Yachats, Gem of the Oregon Coast with great walking, hiking, biking, scenic, and historical sites. Filling in a passport with 20 passwords from 26 possible caches will earn you the Yachats Geocoin , a beautiful coin designed by ThunderingRocks.


The location of this cache on the Yachats River is the tidal inundation zone, at this point it is possible to get a mixture of fresh and salt water at high tide.

The river begins at the Klickatat Mountain and in it's travels is joined by Grass Creek, School Fork, Keller Creek, Stump Creek, and finally by Neiglick Creek. The river is known for Cutthroat Trout, which as a native species may be catch and release depending upon the population numbers.

Just past this stop there is an opening into a large meadow that might have been where the Native Americans held at the sub-Agency tried farming. They had no success closer to the ocean and were starving since they were hunters and gatherers and not farmers. About twelve years after the sub-Agency was established, they were permitted to open a trail along the river to hunt and try planting corn, oats, wheat, and potatoes. Once they had established the agricultural communities the U.S. Government opened it up to white settlers for homesteading and once again they were forced to move in 1875.

If you are trying to complete the Scenic Yachats tour to earn the Yachats Geocoin make sure you record the password on this inside cover of the cache. The Passport can be viewed and printed at goyachats.com/Geocaching. See GC4FTEN for details.

You are looking for a 4x8 lock&lock container with natural camo. Watch out for blackberries and please re-hide carefully.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

onfr bs fznyy nyqre jvgu angheny pnzb

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)