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HLG Pothole Virtual Cache

Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:

Hidden Lake Gardens is a 775 acre Botanical Garden managed by Michigan State University. The entrance to Hidden Lake Gardens is located at N 42° 01.348 W 084° 06.454 on M-50, east of the US 12 and M-50 intersection south of Brooklyn. There is $3 per person admission fee to get into the park. There are 6 miles of paved roads that take you on a scenic tour of the park. There are also many hiking trails. Before you exit the park, be sure to check out the arboretum.

*PLEASE NOTE* It would be worth your while to check out the park's open hours and availability of roads before heading out. The hours vary according to the season, and in winter the roads through the park may not be plowed. The very best time to visit this park is in the springtime when the flowering trees are in bloom. It is awesome!
The cache is located just 25 feet from a parking area along the scenic drive. Consider taking the 15 minutes hike that starts at the location of this cache.
Admission fee : 5$

To validate your find :

You need to post in your log a picture of the Hidden Lake Gardens time board that you will find at the entrance (waypoint coordinates) WITH YOUR USERNAME VISIBLE, CLEAR AND READABLE written on the medium of your choice (paper, hand, phone, t-shirt, etc...).
Pictures taken with only yourself, your GPS or your Logo/Avatar are not accepted as well as photoshopped/edited pictures with your username inserted afterward.

You also need to send me the answers to these questions (posted coordinates) : 
1 - What is the other name of this site ?
2 - What formed the pot hole ?
3 - What organization sponsored the planting of this particular area ?
4 - In what year ?

Failure to follow these instructions will lead to your log deleted.

Thanks to Yin Yang Pony for letting me adopt this virtual cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh jvyy arrq gb jnaqre nebhaq gur vzzrqvngr nern gb svaq gur nafjref gb nyy bs gur dhrfgvbaf.

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)