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RIP Yermo Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/23/2002
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Easy to find. Cache is a ammo box. High clearance 2WD vehicle required.

This the 2nd of my RIP series. This is the old Otis cemetery, the town of Otis is now known as Yermo. Gen. Harrison Gray Otis was the founder of the Los Angles Times and the town of Otis was not more then a wagon yard. In 1905 Otis was renamed Yermo, which means desert. There are just a few marker here.

The cache should be reached from the east over a fair dirt road. 4WD isn't necessary but high clearance is. If you stay on the main road you can drive to the foot of the hill of the cemetery about .11 miles from the cache. If you wish help in following the road, I have included a waypoint by waypoint directions from the East from the Minneola offramp in the clue. You can look down on I15 and the waystation from the cache.

The original contents were: Log book, 2 #2 pencils, sports whistle, bottle of water, deck or cards, Rand McNally Trip Maker CD, ear plugs, slide whistle, and a small bottle of simple green.

If it's dark when you go here it would be VERY wise to watch out for this ditch (see logss for 8/4 & 8/9). PLEASE BE CAREFUL AFTER DARK!!!! THIS CEMETERY NEEDS NO NEW RESIDENTS!!!!!!

Caution!! As with any desert Cache, NEVER put your hands in or under any rocks or containers that you can't see fully. Always turn over rocks with a stick before picking them up. Things that like to bit and sting love to hide and wait just for you!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[From the East, exit I15 at Minneola Rd. and go north.] Ghea yrsg ng Fhaevfr Pnalba Eq. (a34 55.153 j116 46.304) ghea evtug ng gur cbjreyvar (a34 55.081 j116 46.599) ghea yrsg bss gur cbjreyvar eq va nobhg 1/4 zvyr (a34 55.351 j116 46.602) orne yrsg ng gur L (a34 55.314 j116 46.872) ghea evtug whfg orsber gur przrgrel, juvpu lbh pna frr ba gur gbc bs gur uvyy gb nibvq gur qvgpu. cnex naq jnyx sebz urer vg'f nobhg .11 zvyrf AJ gb gur pnpur.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)