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Hidden : Saturday, April 1, 2017
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

What: 5.5 mile kayak CITO on the Silver Springs Run

Alernate: CITO at either the launch site, or the landing

Where: Kayaking from Silver Springs State Park to the takeout 5.5 miles downstream

When:  Saturday, April 1st, 2017, from 9:00am to about 2:00pm

Bonus: Hopefully, we'll see monkeys!


No, we're not talking about the candy bar which makes grumpy celebrities act human.

As anyone familiar with Lewis Carroll knows, "Snicker-Snack" is the sound a Vorpal Sword makes, when battling a Jabberwock. Sadly, I don't own a Vorpal Sword, so I must rely on my trusty grabber.  My goal is to battle detritus, which often gets left behind by wayward rednecks. With the recent rains, it is hard to guess how much trash we'll collect, but at least we can say we made the effort.

Those without boats should focus on detritus in the State Park, (posted coordinates), and the landing, (additional waypoint).

The tentative plan is for kayakers to meet at the launch waypoint at 9:00am.  We'll drop boats at the park, drive as many cars as possible to the landing, then shuttle back to the launch.  We'll splash boats, then commence combat with the aforementioned detritus, till we reach the end.  We'll gather at the landing around 2:00pm, to compare trash piles and tell lies.

Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought
— So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! and through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qba'g trg rngra!

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)