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20-for-20: Birthday Cake Letterbox Hybrid

Hidden : 4/24/2020
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


This Cache:


The posted coordinates take you to a post office, but not the letterbox cache. Use the information below to find where it is located:

 

 

Don't forget to take note of the code word on the logbook, too! You'll need it for the series final.

 


The Series:


This 20-for-20 Series was placed as a collaboration of MrBee&WillowTree, Superchucklez, 74vwBus, WHATS IT SAY COL 2, mrGreen317, OddMushroom, and Profbrad. We wanted to place a series of 20 geocaches to celebrate 20 years of geocaching. We hope you enjoy the various types of hides, all across JAGA-land: Micro, Small, Regular, Large; Traditionals, Multi-Caches, Letterbox-Hybrid, Wherigo, and those pesky Mysteries. Happy 20th Birthday, Geocaching!

On May 3, 2000, Dave Ulmer, a computer consultant, wanted to test the accuracy of GPS by hiding a navigational target in the woods near Beavercreek, Oregon.  He called the idea the "Great American GPS Stash Hunt" and posted it in an internet GPS users' group. The idea was simple: Hide a container out in the woods and note the coordinates with a GPS unit.

The finder would then have to locate the container with only the use of his or her GPS receiver. The rules for the finder were simple:  "Take some stuff, leave some stuff."

On May 3, Dave placed his own container, a black bucket, in the  woods, taking the location's coordinates to be N 45 17.460 W 122 24.800.  Along with a logbook and pencil, he left various prize items including videos, books, software, and a slingshot. He shared the waypoint of his "stash" with the online community on sci.geo.satellite-nav.

THE REST IS HISTORY!

(Historic text taken, mostly as-is, with minor edits, from www.geocaching.com/about/history.aspx)

Throughout the month of May 2020, look for five caches of this series to publish each weekend, with a "series final cache" to conclude the series on May 30. That's one new JAGA-land cache for each year of geocaching's history, plus "one to grow!"

Be sure to write down or take photos of code words provided in each of the series caches that will help you get the coordinates for the series final when it is available at the end of May.

See the entire 20-for-20 series list at http://20for20.jaga.group

As the geocache owner, I ensure that the above link is to a local geocaching group site that is active in the community and contributing to geocaching in positive ways. This link has not been checked by Geocaching HQ or by the reviewer.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

uvqr: pnivgl bs tvnag gerr; ybbx oruvaq gur "rireterraf"

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)