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Sean Malone: Gold Mining Gnome Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/16/2024
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


IMPORTANT! There is absolutely no need to force or break anything at GZ to find the container. If you accidentally break something, please tell me and I'll do maintenance. You're looking for a Regular-sized container hidden in the bush at the eastern side of the Canadian forest. You'll need to walk downhill through the bush to locate it. The roads are unsealed and rutted. If it's been raining think twice about driving a 2WD car. There is verge parking.

Meet Sean Malone: the Gold Mining Gnome from County Clare, Ireland. Thousands of Irish miners toiled in the Ballarat region during the gold rushes. Only one was a garden gnome, our hero, Sean Malone. He arrived in Ballarat in 1855, bought some gold panning tools, a tent and a one-year Miner's Right for £1. He's been on the run from the authorities since 1856.

Happy Geocaching!

 

N.B. I might have made up that story about Sean Malone.

FTF honor goes to  lionjrb on 26 April 2024.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh'er trggvat ubggre!

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)