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Uh Oh!! A Bison in a Tree Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/29/2024
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


CACHE IS NOT AT POSTED COORDINATES 

ENJOY THE PUZZLE

surprise Uh Oh! surprise

  • An exclamation used to indicate shock or dismay, primarily used in the English language.   The sound that geocachers make when they find certain kinds of geocaches...for example...in the lava rocks, along a cliffside or perhaps a bison tube in a tree! **See also Oh No! and Oh Hell No!

 

Don't you just hate trying to find a camouflaged bison tube in a tree?  We sure do!  Around and around we go; looking high, looking low. That is, if we are sure that we have the correct tree ($#@?!)  in the first place!?!  This is a tribute to the first puzzle caches I solved by West Coast Weenies who had a puzzle cache called "How Observant are you?" https://coord.info/GC4N4Z9 and Big Eddy who created a  puzzle called "Eldercaching Magazine" (GC11NAD).  Though they were tricky and hard, I persisted, finally caving in and asking the COs for a hint or two, inorder to make the final solution and get the smiley.  I really enjoyed it.  So thank you for your years of geocaching and for placing fun geocaches. 

 

Solve this puzzle to get the final coordinates.     Enter the full coordinates in to the checker in this format to see how you did.   N 12 34.567 W 876 54.321
Remember to grab the Bonus code for the surpriseUh Oh!! Bonus cachesurprise coming soon. 
There may be addional hints hidden on this cache page.   Happy Hunting. Hunt until you see red (at eye level) and then you will make the find.  Feel free to contact the CO if you need a nudge.
 

 

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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)