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AMNHA: Salamander Pond (LLV) Traditional Cache

Hidden : 2/1/2018
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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CONGRRATS TO SOUTHERNFLIP AND JAZZMASTERS FOR A SHARED FTF!

This cache is created under the Arabian Alliance banner. It is currently being maintained and monitored by arabia and ckirbee.

AMNHA Geo-Path Series

AMNHA: Salamander Pond

Series: Lands Less Visited

Cache type: Traditional / Kid Friendly
Coordinates: N 33° 40.436 W 084° 07.162
Password: Located in the logbook

Cache Info: This is a medium sized plastic ammunition container.

The salamander pond is the result of quarrying. The low area, created by rock removal, fills with water during the winter and spring and at other times of abundant rainfall. Usually in the summer and fall, the water level gets very low.

During the late winter and early spring, salamanders breed in this and other ponds at Arabia Mountain, including the frog pond at the Nature Center. The Nature Preserve has two species of salamanders, the spotted salamander and the marbled salamander. During breeding, the female salamander extrudes a colorless gelatinous mass filled with dozens of eggs. The egg mass expands as it is extruded. The male salamander then fertilizes the egg mass. Please don’t touch an egg mass as it contains nature’s next generation of salamanders.

View of the Salamander Pond.

Park at the Arabia Mountain Nature Center Parking Lot on Klondike road. Take the bike path north and turn left onto an unnamed trail. Upon reaching the rock outcrop, proceed to the cache .

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Cell service will be limited in various areas on the AMNHA Geo-Path. If you are using your cell phone, you can download the cache info to your phone and travel the trails using the offline mode.

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Come explore the Arabia Mountain PATH and earn trackable prizes along the way!
The AMNHA Geo-PATH is a geocaching program spread along the entire 30+ miles of the Arabia Mountain PATH hike/bike trail. We have over 60 geocaches just waiting for you to find.

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See additional waypoints for parking coordinates, points of interests and trailheads.

Each cache is classified in one of following series:
Arabia Mountain Adventures
Lands Less Visited
Lithonia's Historic Hike
Panola Mountain Pathways
Past and Present Passages
South River Stroll

Download the passports to collect the passwords:
Geo-Path Passport
Lands-Less-Visited Passport
Past and Present Passages Passport


Hours:
Sunrise to Sunset

Parking Fee:
FREE for most of the AMNHA series locations
$5 for Panola Mountain State Park

Additional Links:
AMP Self-Guided PATH Tour Map
Arabia Mountain PATH Interactive Trail Map
Panola Mountain State Park Map
Trailmap - Access from Nature Center or South Parking Lot
Trail Location Map

Completed the passports?
Fill out the AMNHA Geo-Path Prize Form

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)