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The Pine Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/10/2022
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the given co-ordinates

Please take a writing implement to sign the log - you will also need a long TOTT to retrieve and replace the cache

Please be careful when extracting and replacing the - try not to drop it in the water!!

pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus of the family Pinaceae.

Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae.

The Plant List compiled by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanicla Garden accepts 126 species names of pines as current, together with 35 unresolved species and many more synonyms

The American Conifer Society (ACS) and the Royal Horticultural Society accept 121 species

Pine may also refer to the lumber derived from pine trees

Pine is one of the more extensively used types of wood used as lumber

The pine family is the largest family within conifers, and there are currently 818 named cultivars, or trinomials, recognized by the ACS.

Pine trees are evergreen

Pines are long lived and typically reach ages of 100–1,000 years, some even more

Pines are monoecious having the male and female CONES on the same tree

Each CONE has numerous spirally arranged scales, with two seeds on each fertile scale; the scales at the base and tip of the cone are small and sterile, without seeds.

At maturity, the CONES usually open to release the seeds

To find the co-ordinates, please complete the following jigsaw:

https://www.jigidi.com/created.php?id=VPSMV0CQ

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)