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Ancient Mariners and Beginner Cachers Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Dogliest: The Ancient Mariner has had a long run -- just a few days short of six years.

There is ice and snow everywhere, but not a drop to drink. Rather than leave it disabled like an albatross, this cache will be archived.

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Hidden : 2/8/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is meant to be a fun and easy hunt for beginners along the way to Kincaid Park. The main challenge here is to be stealthy so that non-geocaching people ("muggles") driving in and out of this residential neighborhood do not see the cache and remove it because they don't know about geocaching.

Your GPS will lead you to an area ("ground zero" or "GZ") where there is an obvious interesting object ("beacon") for a hide there. The cache container you are looking for is an aluminum cylinder about the size of your thumb called a "bison" by geocachers.

The cache might not be in the first place you check, but you might find places that you cannot check without some tool (a "tool of the trade" or "TOTT"). You might want to carry with you a few tools for geocaching that commonly come in handy. At this cache, even if you don't have the proper tool, you can probably improvise something that will help you out. Perhaps experienced geocachers can list in their log entry a"tool of the trade" they carry around to inform beginners.

One important part of geocaching is to replace the cache the way you found it after signing your name. The hardest part is often getting the paper log back into the container. The trick on "bison" containers is to roll up the log and insert it into the cap first, because it is the smallest part of the container. Then the container can be screwed together easily with the log inside, and the next finder can easily remove it.

*** Please include in your log entry any suggestions and tips you have for beginners. ***

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fbzr crbcyr unir tbggra gb gur pnpur hfvat bayl gurve yhatf. V gevrq vg -- vg jnf sha!

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)