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Home is Where the Heart Is: Roo Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

MainePublisher: All geocache placements must have a responsive owner. The cache owner must be able to respond to issues that come up and to submit an "owner maintenance" log to remove the "needs maintenance" icon.

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In this case, Groundspeak has sent an email to the cache owner with no response. The cache owner did not respond to any of the cachers hoping to find the cache and did not respond to the reviewer note so the cache is now archived.

The cache location is now open for any Geocacher to place a new cache, including the original cache owner.

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Hidden : 8/19/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Roo is a surrogate sibling to Alpine, as her mom was killed when she was a newborn & at the Rescue, Alpine's mom took her in as part of that litter.  Al & Roo came and joined our menagerie where they remain very bonded & are such delights. 


This series of 7 caches was hidden to honor our happy home of formerly unwanted, stray and rescue pets. Each brings a unique personality to the mix and we tried to match the hides with each. Mom went to college here and we still enjoy this great trail system and magnificent views.

Depending on where you want to start the series, or if you only want to do particular ones, you can park at the Athletic Building (1st on the right on road), and go up trail in field, or you can park up at main building of the college, take the lovely path at N42.52.091 W073.13.126 or you can park at the college and enter at the trail system map (mentioned above) at N42.51.930 W073.13.143

PLEASE REHIDE THE CACHES WELL.

Here's some information on the property:

The Everett Estate at Southern Vermont College is located on 371 private acres in historic Bennington, Vermont. The most significant feature of the Estate is the Everett Mansion, built as the summer home of business entrepreneur Edward H. Everett, and now the home of Southern Vermont College. The Mansion was constructed between 1911 and 1914 to be the grandest home in all of Bennington, and it certainly lived up to its reputation at an original building cost in excess of $2 million. Architect George Totten, an internationally recognized craftsman from Washington, D.C., designed the building in the style of the English/Norman feudal castles of the 14th century. The Estate served as Mr. Everett's summer residence until he died in 1929. In 1952, Everett's wife, Grace, sold the Estate to the Order of the Holy Cross for use as a novitiate. In 1974, Holy Cross exchanged properties with the Sisters of St. Joseph, and later that year, St. Joseph College became Southern Vermont College with no religious affiliation.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

uvqrl ubyr

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)