The Year of the Sheep Traditional Cache
-
Difficulty:
-
-
Terrain:
-
Size: 
(micro)
Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions
in our disclaimer.
The Chinese zodiac year of 2015 is upon us!
You are looking for a small, flat container with log and pencil.
Use hint as gps is variable under trees.
As Chinese New Year arrives, questions have been asked about which animal this year symbolises. Many have claimed that the New Year starting on 19th February 2015 will be that of a 'Sheep' while other literature has called it a 'Goat's Year'. Some still refer to it as the year of the 'Ram'. There seems to be confusion on what exactly to call the 'horned' animal associated with the year. Each of the 12 years in the Chinese zodiac cycle is represented by an animal further associated with five elemental signs. The word used in Chinese for 'Sheep' is 'Yang' but there is contention that the very same word can often be used to describe other horned animals such as a goat or a ram. This could perhaps be the reason some scholars have chosen the expression 'The Year of the Horned Animal' while describing this year. However, there seems to be general consensus that the animal associated with this year, most likely, is 'Sheep'. You will find many of these at the cache location!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Bayl gerr jvgu fznyy ebpx ng vg'f onfr. Va yvar jvgu pneevntr/40zcu fvta, sbhegu gerr onpx sebz ebnq.