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Fort St. Chair Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/19/2021
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


First-ever geocache. Explored the geocaching scene with my good friend spudyr, who is adept and experienced in the hobby. After I encountered the activity firsthand, I became totally enthralled with the pastime. We worked very hard to gather, assemble, and hide the cache, so please treat with respect and ensure to report muggles via private message to myself as soon as possible. This cache had a previous life as a pill bottle and is wrapped in duct tape to assist with camouflage efforts.  Located in a seldom-traversed creek valley in Lower Aberdeen; exercise caution when hiking along the edge, although the trail is very wide. The "trailhead" of sorts exists in the form of a concrete barrier, located just up the driveway of the nearby apartment complex, and beside the dumpster. A step over a fallen tree is necessary, but this is extremely easy. DO NOT enter the gully directly from the road; the drop is exceedingly steep, and the cache is not located at the creekbed. With good skills, any geocacher will recognize its location from the main trail. The naming origin is derived from the very intriguing tree-fort which was built but evidently abandoned long-ago. Housing makeshift monkey bars, a rope swing, and, the namesake of the cache, a molded-out recliner chair, it's a very interesting spectacle that can be easily viewed from the trail. Once again, only view the fort from the trail; don't attempt to access it as the creek, extremely steep drops, and the mossy, rotted wood supporting the structure pose an extreme liability. 

Please replace anything you remove, ensure that the bottle is sealed after closing, and remember: it is a pill-bottle; be conscious of child-safety measures when attempting to open it. 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx sbe gur genvy, gb ab ninvy.

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)