Beit Zait Geo-Trail: Zait Traditional Cache
jdevor: Alas, looks like it's gone :-(
Hiding caches in trees is something I strongly discourage, so even though this one wasn't actually inside the tree, people searching for it might damage the tree anyways. So perhaps it's for the best that I simply archive it.
- jdevor (CO)
Beit Zait Geo-Trail: Zait
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This cache is an offshoot of the Beit Zait Geo-Trail, on the way from Ein Kerem to the beautiful Beit Zait Reservoir area. It is best to visit during the winter and spring, when the Reservoir is full of water. The container is a glass jar hidden in an olive tree (Zait) - 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.
This hiding spot was inspired by ssabw's "Peace from Jerusalem" (GC4VV5X)
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Va n ubyr ng gur onfr bs gur gerr
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