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PB's Trees (not Lee's). Mighty oak (Marlborough) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/6/2019
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Puzzle cache so the start co-ordinates are false, no need to go there except for the ‘sign’ of another oak.

To find the cache, find the answers to fill in the gaps below, from the usual type of source (W******** or G*****).

When placed, bison contained log paper only.

Cache can be found at S41° 3A.BCD' E173° 4E.FGH where:

A = This is necessary to the survival of any given oak species, as only one in A0,000 acorns results in an eventual tree.

B = The Angel Oak is a southern live oak located in Angel Oak Park on John’s Island near Charleston, South Carolina. The Angel Oak is estimated to be in excess of 400–B00 years old, stands 66.5 ft (20.3 m) tall, and measures 28 ft (8.5 m) in circumference

C = each acorn contains one seed (rarely two or three) and takes 6–1C months to mature

D = Assembly gathered in Takovo by knez Milos Obrenovic during 181D declared start of Second Serbian Uprising against Ottomans under such an oak tree.

E = The Minchenden (or Chandos) Oak, in Southgate, London, is said to be the largest oak tree in England (already 27 feet or 8.2 meters in girth in the nineteenth century), and is perhaps E00 years old

F = The Major Oak is an F00 to 1000-year-old tree located in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire. According to folklore, it was used by Robin Hood for shelter.

G = A gold oak leaf indicates an O-G (major or lieutenant commander),

H = The Bland Oak in Sydney, Australia, planted in the 1H40s, was the largest tree in Australia after it was split in a storm early on New Year Day 1941.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ba n fgevat, nobir lbhe urnq. Cynpr onpx va gur ‘i’ nsgre fvtavat

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)