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Ha Ling Viewpoint Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/15/2021
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


A quick stop along a paved walking trail.  You have a nice view to the South of Ha Ling Peak (2,407M).  Lots of history behind the naming of the peak but the most accepted version is that in 1896 a cook working for the Canadian Pacific Railway was offered a bet of $50 that he could not climb and plant a flag at the top of the peak and return within 10 hours.  It seems the cook whose name was Ha Ling was up to the challenge and made it up and down within 5 hours.  Problem was nobody believed him as the flag was not visible from town and the time taken seemed unrealistic.  Not to be deterred Ha Ling took some of his coworkers along and brought with them a larger flag that was visible from the community.  The mountain was unnofficially named in his honour (sort of) and for many years was known by this uncomplimentary name.  Almost exactly 100 years later they finally changed the name officially to honour Ha Ling for his achievment.  It remains to this day one of the more popular hiking trails in the area and most summer weekends the parking lots are overflowing with people heading to the summit.  

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Srapr cbfg arne ynetr pbavsre

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)