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The Oregon Clam Traditional Cache

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KoolAidWino: The Clam has ran its course. Maybe one day it will appear in its natural habit for all to visit again

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Hidden : 7/21/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

The Oregon Clam survives. A little strength is needed to lift her jaws open . Please do not go into the yard. This is also a place of business and here with permission. Show much geo respect for our hosts. Right next to the pole and reachable from the ground level, waist high. A daylight only cache. Parking has been added. Keep car out of road. Please don't park on the private property on other side of road. We thank you for you patience and understanding on this busy day of geocaching.


The Oregon Clam has been roughed up a couple of times. Last time she was hurt and broken good. Surgery repaired her and she is well now.
Please be gentle and best regards

DESCRIPTION:

To celebrate 15 years of geocaching Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory has created the Cache the Stash Challenge (CtSC) in the home of geocaching, the place where it all began The CtSC is actually a series of six community coin challenges that will be launched the morning of Saturday, Aug. 8th, 2015. Five hundred (500) coins have been minted for each of the six community challenges (Canby, Damascus, Estacada, North Clackamas, Sandy, West Linn). All six coins will fit together to for a puzzle cube. It's pretty cool... You can check it out here.

Here are the caches for West Linn challenge.

End Of The Trail GC5Z3GC Skyline Park GC5Z3G7 Sahallie Illahee Park GC5Z3G2 Palamino Park GC5ZCKH Oh What A View GC5ZCK3
Happy Trails GC5Z3GE Field Of Dreams GC5Z3GF Cedar Oak Park GC5ZH5Y Beniski Park GC5ZCKP Oregon Clam GC5ZXJZ

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Find the caches for each of the community challenges.
  2. Log them.
  3. Write down the code word found in each cache container on the corresponding Code Sheet/Passport.
  4. When you've completed a community challenge, or the entire CtSC, fill out the rest of the information on the Code Sheet/Passport and redeem it to claim your coin(s).
  5. In the event that a community cache is missing, or a cacher is unable to physically access a cache, up to three (3) non-challenge local area caches may be substituted. Instead of writing a code word on the log sheet, you are to write the GC # of the substitute cache(s).

Copies of individual Code Sheets are available on-line.

For the weekend of the Cache the Stash Challenge - Aug. 8-9, 2015 - you can bring completed Code Sheets/Passports to the Registration Booth at the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Oregon City (a.k.a. CtSC Field HQ). After Aug. 9th coins can be claimed here.

Note - We respectfully request that coins be limited to one per household. For a full list of CtSC Rule click here.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Arkg gb cbyr naq abg n glcvpny pbva punyyratr pnpur, pyrne zvaq naq guvax bhgfvqr gur obk

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)