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Welcome to Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Mystery Cache

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

Size: Size:   large (large)

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Geocache Description:


Cache #1:  Welcome to Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery

 

**This series of geocaches is a partnership between Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery (LNFH) and BSA Scouts from Troop 7 and Girl Scouts from Troop 4235.  All caches have been placed with permission from LNFH.**

 

Welcome to Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery!  To find the coordinates for this geocache, you’ll need to look for clues in the information on these websites.

https://www.fws.gov/leavenworthfisheriescomplex/LeavenworthNFH/IndexLNFH.cfm

https://www.fws.gov/fish-hatchery/leavenworth/visit-us

 

*Each answer is 1 word long.  To figure out the value of the letter of each statement, count the letters in the word you wrote for the answer.  Example:  The word “Fish” would have a value of “4," since the word "Fish" has 4 letters.

 

We hope you have fun searching for this cache and enjoy your day at the Hatchery!

 

#1 – LNFH is located along the beautiful ___A___ Creek.            A = ___

 

#2 – Spring ____B____ Salmon are raised at LNFH the first 18 months of their lives.                B = ___

 

#3 – A native fish species of the Pacific Northwest is a jawless fish called Pacific __C____.                  C = ___

 

#4 – Walk for Wildlife: The trail here at LNFH is an easy and enjoyable 1 mile loop trail, perfect for families and nature enthusiasts.  This “Watchable Wildlife” site is part of the Audubon Society’s Great Washington State ___D___ trail.

                        D = ___

 

#5 – LNFH Pollinator Garden:  This award winning garden has over 200 milkweed plants to target support for ____E____ butterflies.

                        E = ___

 

#6 – When LNFH was built, it was the largest fish hatchery in the world!  It’s main building is on the National Register of ______F______ Places     F = ___

 

Cache Coordinates:

N 047° 33. (D-2)  (E-5)  (B-A)   W 120° 40. __A__   (C-3)  (F-A)

*Thanks to Quiltist2 and Barking Frogz for their help with the edits on this cache!* smiley

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur jrofvgr pna uryc lbh jvgu nyy nafjref!!

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)