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Cheboygan County - Letters From Home Letterbox Hybrid

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LettersFromHome: The postmaster has determined these letters are no longer deliverable. They have been returned to sender.

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Hidden : 5/16/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Parking for the caches in the "Letters From Home" series can be found at N43 02.850 W85 48.512 (Marne), N43 07.578 W85 52.886 (Conklin), and N43 11.031 W85 56.816 (Ravenna)

Cache is not located at the coordinates listed above. See below for further details


LETTERS FROM HOME CHEBOYGAN COUNTY




Cheboygan County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,152. The county seat is Cheboygan. The county boundaries were set off in 1840 and county government organized in 1853.



The name of the county shares the same origin as that of the Cheboygan River, although the precise meaning is no longer known. It may have come from an Ojibwe word zhaabonigan meaning "sewing needle". Alternatively, the origin may have been "Chabwegan," meaning "a place of ore". It has also been described as "a Native American word first applied to the river.



To find the geocache, you must follow these instructions:
1. Count the number of letters in the Ojibwe word for sewing needle. Multiply that number by 932 and let the product = Z.
2. From the posted coordinates travel Z feet on a true north azimuth of 283.4 degrees.
3. You will find what you are seeking stashed in a multi trunk tree.


In each geocache container you will find a stamp. Use this stamp to complete your Map of MI (related webpage above)



Remember to bring your own ink pad. No ink pads will be placed in any of the geocache containers in this series. Please be considerate of your fellow geocachers and use a wet wipe to clean the stamp before you put it back.


For more on Wayne County visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_County,_Michigan


For those that might not have tools to project waypoints geolifeline.com may be of some use to you.
There are 83 caches in this series. That is a lot to maintain so feel free to help by bringing along a spare bag and maybe a towel to dry out anything that gets moisture in it. Please keep the containers hidden from muggles. Thanks for playing.


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

zhygv-gehax gerr

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)