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4-16 Traditional Cache

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mar416: Time to archive this one and open up the area. The original "structure" no longer exists as trees are down, and the cache itself no longer intact. For anyone who cares, the hint referenced 4-16 as square root: originally there was a tree suspended horizontally forming a "square" and cache was placed at the roots of one of the corners.

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Hidden : 4/16/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

I succeeded with my personal goal of clearing all of the traditional caches in Northampton Park by my birthday 4-16-14, and have celebrated by placing a new one.  My second hide in this park, Paradise Found was my very first. 

I’ve been thinking about setting up my birthday cache for several months, with an idea brewing about how to make the date special.  I scouted Northampton with Mayah the Wonder Dog for just the right spot; tromping through snow, slogging through mud.  This is actually perfect spot #3; the first I couldn’t reach safely, and the second was too close to someone else’s perfect spot.  But I think this one fits the bill just fine.  The cache is at the listed coordinates. Best to take the trail from parking at n43 11.055/w77 52.444; 15-20 minute hike in. Trail comes within about 40 feet north of GZ. Reading the cache name as "4, to 16" should help once in the vicinity. You are looking, first, for a natural, essentially 2-dimentional "structure;" which has proven to be obvious only to me (shows up nicely in snow, obscured with foliage). The cache itself is a cammoed bottle about the size of a chapstick tube. Please return to hiding place. Second on log will be considered first to find, given the need to modify original listing. My apologies to those who made prior attempts.

FTF Wheelygood, with assistance from CO. Following modifications, found by the team of GadgetCHC, Stump14 and Steve5349

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

"4, gb 16" vf n zngu grez; pbafvqre gur 2 jbeqf frcnengryl.

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)