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25 x 68.35 Challenge, Discover the District Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/8/2025
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


CACHE IS NOT AT POSTED COORDINATES
CACHE IS AT N 38° 46.821′ W 76° 59.143′

Welcome to the 25 GeoArt Challenge Trail! This series along the gorgeous Henson Creek Trail celebrates the 25th year of Geocaching with twenty-five 25-themed challenges. D/ ratings will relate mostly to the challenge difficulty while the /T rating represents the terrain challenges you will face. 
Note: This is NOT a power trail; some of the terrains will be, er, challenging. As in: tree climbs, creek crossings, balancing acts, swamp traversing, thorns, mosquitos, etc... Please know your limits.

This Challenge: 25 x 68.35 Challenge, Discover the District

Qualifications: Find a total of 25 caches hidden in the District of Columbia. Why 68.35? That's the current total square mileage of our nation's capital. At time of this cache's publication there were 285 caches in the District, four for every square mile. Not bad! Has to be the United States' most densely cached state/region. Currently have zero in D.C.? Just head to the National Mall and earthcache/virtual it up.

The Find: Cache is a cylindrical clear container located in the crook of a tree.

Logging and Checker: You are free to find this cache at any time but if you would like to log it as a find you must qualify. There is a checker below or click this Project-GC Challenge checker link. Logs marked as found without the necessary qualifications will be deleted

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

plyvaqevpny pyrne pbagnvare ybpngrq va n gerr pebbx

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)