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The Letter Box Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Ice and Wind: The cache owner has not responded, or corrected the problems with this cache, so I must regretfully archive the listing.

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Hidden : 3/17/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a smallish-sized cache with swag, log, and a pencil. Bring a pen for a more permanent log entry.


Welcome to Sprague, Washington, pop. 446. To get here you have traveled through the palouse:

and the channeled scablands:

Sprague got a little smaller in 2013 with the collapse of one of its red brick buildings, but there's still plenty to see. Davy Jones' Graveyard of Forgotten Trucks, The Two (grain) Towers, a grocery, and a church on the National Register of Historic Places:

Please enjoy your visit, and come back soon.

So. When is a letterbox not a letterbox? When it's The Letter Box in Sprague WA. Our rock-solid coordinates bring you to a lovely park-like lot on the main street through town.  Once there, the thoughtful geocacher will no doubt begin singing "One of these things doesn't belong here," as heard on Sesame Street, to themselves.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh'er ybbxvat sbe n ebpx gung unf ab rneguyl ohfvarff orvat gurer.

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)