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Squires Cache #3: Rodent's Post Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/11/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

As part of the Squires Mini series.  Here we present Squires Rodent's Post.

Likely a fairly quick CandD micro if the parking area is not covered in snow.

tweezers will help with the logbook!!

 


Thornbury Township Facts

  • Settled in 1685
  • Named after Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, the birthplace of Ann Gainer Pearce. Pearce's husband, George Pearce, was granted title to 490 acres in the Township by William Penn in 1685.
  • Area 9.26 square miles
  • Population-5,787 (2000 census)
  • Distance to center city Philadelphia is 25 miles
  • Thornbury is 74% residential, 1% commercial and 10% industrial, and 15% institutional
  • Altitude: 350 to 400 feet above sea level
  • Favorite Activity of residents and visitors: Geocaching (this may or may not be a fact you decide)
  • Altitude 400 feet above sea level

Rodent Facts

  • Who doesn't know that Rodents love to chew
  • Rats can climb fence posts  (hint)
  • Rat can have 15 litters a year (not a hint)
  • Rats can jump at least 30 inches high but not at this location (this is also a hint)
  • Rat borrows can be .5 to 3 meters deep (not a hint)
  • Mice may use a bird nest box in the winter to nest in themselves (not a hint)
  • A least 1 small Fake Rat in Thornbury Township can Hide in a wooden fence post at trails end closest to the road (may not be a fact but it is definitely a hint)
Dedication on this cache is for sewerpipe whom we lost in the Spring of the year this was placed. He would have surely loved to check out this rodent cache! Special thanks/shoutout also to Unholy453 for placing second in the series of Squire Farm Caches!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Frr eng snpgf va qrfpevcgvba.

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)