Gogebic 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:
2.5 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 GOGEBIC COUNTY


Map of Michigan highlighting Gogebic County


Gogebic County is the westernmost county in the Upper peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,427. The county seat is Bessemer.


The county was set off and organized in 1887. It had been part of Ontonagon County. The name is said to be derived from the Ojibwe word "bic" which most references interpret as "rock." Alternatively, it is claimed to be derived from Lake Agogebic, later changed to Lake Gogebic.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,476 square miles (3,820 km2), of which 1,102 square miles (2,850 km2) is land and 374 square miles (970 km2) (25%) is water.


To find the geocache, you must follow these instructions:
1. Read through the description of Gogebic County. Let A = the last digit in the population per the latest census. Let B = last digit in the year the county was set off. Let C = First digit in the number of square kilometers of water in the county. Let D = The number of letters in the Indian Tribe plus two.
2. Travel at a bearing of 338 degrees for ABCD feet.
3. You will find what you are looking for in a clump of trees.


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.


For more on Gogebic County visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogebic_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)

pyhzc bs gerrf

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)


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