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Southern Mountains Overlook Traditional Cache

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guamgirl46: After two typhoons in 6 months, Mawar and Bolaven, the island is slowly recovering, but things had to be prioritized. Clearing overgrown grass alongside roadways is only slowly being addressed in many areas. Thus, locating guardrail caches seems more like a hike through the jungle just to find the guardrail. And while trees that impeded traffic were addressed as soon as possible, it will take awhile before those alongside many roads are cleared and damage from them falling is addressed. But, nonetheless, trying to check the status of my caches, overall, I am surprised that many are in fine shape.

      Sadly, this cache disappeared.  Time to archive it and rethink how to more securely place it.
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Hidden : 3/6/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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This cache was placed as part of the 4th annual “Put on Your Easter Bonnet” event held each Spring. To attend, check geocaching.com for new Guam caches or join the Guam Geocachers’ Facebook page. And if you enjoyed this cache, please consider awarding it a Favorite Point.


Enjoy the view and the breeze at this overlook. And if you’re unfamiliar with how this mountain range came to be, read on . . .

“Shaped like a footprint, Guam was formed by the union of two volcanoes. The island has two basic geological compositions. Two-thirds of Guam, the central and northern features, is primarily raised limestone with several volcanic formations at Mount Santa Rosa and Mount Mataguac. The southern features are basically volcanic with an elongated mountain ridge dividing the inland valleys and coastline. The highest point is Mount Lamlam with an elevation of 1,334 feet.

The island of Guam is a territory of the United States lying in the western Pacific. Guam is the southernmost island in the Mariana chain. These islands lie on a subduction zone — a region where one tectonic plate (the heavier Pacific plate) is driven under another (the lighter Philippine plate). Subduction results in an oceanic trench forming on one side and a mountain range forming on the other.”

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ab arrq gb lnax. Chyy tragyl.

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)