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Alas, poor Yorick! Traditional Cache

Hidden : 9/24/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is in honor of Shakespeare. When you find the cache, you will realize why.


Drive on Rimrock Hwy 44. Turn on "Falling Rock Road". Park at second parking area, coordinates are provided.

As two clowns dig Opelia's grave, they unearth the skull of Yorick, court jester to the former king. This king's son, Prince Hamlet, just happens to be strolling through the graveyard with his friend Horatio, and he joins the first clown in a round of morbid jokes. Hamlet's spirits, however, are dampened by the smelly skull, whose grim visage belies the prince's vivid memories of the frolicsome rogue. In his characteristically associative fashion, Hamlet takes the sickening contrast between the Yorick he imagines and his disgusting remains as a leaping-point into sweeping philosophical conclusions about the common fate—decay—of both kings and court jesters.

Hamlet does not say "Alas, poor Yorick, I knew him well"!

He says “Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite
jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath bore me on his back a
thousand times, and now how abhorr'd in my imagination it is!
My gorge rises at it.”

                                                  

I would love to see a picture, but not required. So, feel free to take a picture with you and the cache. Have fun!!! Future cachers, keep the cache a surprise, and avoid looking at any picture posts of the cache. Please return the cache and secure properly for the next cacher!

Congrats to momof6furrballs on FTF honors.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gehfg lbhe TCF!

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)