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FMGT: Totally Tubular Traditional Cache

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Geocaching HQ Admin: We hope you enjoyed exploring the Fargo-Moorhead area. The Fargo-Moorhead GeoTour has now ended. Thank you to the community for all the great logs, photos, and Favorite Points during the 3.5 years. It has been so fun!

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Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is part of the Fargo-Moorhead GeoTour, the first official GeoTour in the states of Minnesota & North Dakota.

To participate, download a passport here or pick one up at the Fargo-Moorhead Visitor Center. Use the passport to track your progress in collecting “code words” at each location. Find 20 of the 24 Fargo-Moorhead GeoTour caches to earn an official GeoTour coin, and find all 24 caches to earn a virtual souvenir from HQ. 

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This method of placement has been approved by Concordia Facilities Management and should be a quick find but may require a second thought as to how to retrieve the log. As always, stealth will go a long way to keep cache placement a secret. There are no TOTTs required, and you do not need to pull the beacon out of the ground to access the cache.

This was placed with permission near Old Main, an academic building built in 1906 during the early years of Concordia College. Established in 1891, Concordia was founded by a small group of Norwegian-American Lutherans. From its start in a second-hand building with three professors and twelve students, Concordia has grown into a highly regarded liberal arts school that recently celebrated its 125-year anniversary. 

If you look to the south of GZ, you'll see the Campanile Bell Tower, placed in the heart of campus. The legend of the bell tower, constructed in 1991, is that if a person walks under it alone, he or she will be alone forever. If two people walk through the tower together, they'll be with that person forever.

Special thanks to Trycaches for the help with this container. If you enjoyed this cache, I'd recommend a visit to Gilby (North Dakota) where Trycaches has hidden many fun and unique geocaches.

If you're interested in learning more about the Concordia Cobbers, download the (free!) Geocaching Adventure app and check out "On Firm Foundation Grounded: A tour of Concordia"

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ybbx sbe n fznyy xabg ba gur bhgfvqr bs gur pnpur naq 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)