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No Raccoons No More - Or are there? Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/28/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is located on one of our favorite weekend boating destinations, Plumper Cove Marine Park on Keats Island. We can get there in 40 minutes from Horseshoe Bay in our boat, but it is also a short kayak from Gibsons or Langdale. Once on the island, the cache is an easy walk. The 5 star rating is because you need a boat to get to the island.

About ten years ago, Keats Island had a huge population of raccoons. They would raid campgrounds and climb onto the boats in search of food. They were a nuisance. Then as if over night, they all vanished. Disease ran rampant through the hundereds of raccoons, and they all perished. The island was raccoon free for a few years, until last fall, while walking along one of the trails through the campground, we spotted two of the little critters. They're Back!

The reception is not that great through the trees. You will most likely need the clue.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pebff gur oevqtr. Pnpur vf va gur byq tebjgu fghzc ba gur evtug fvqr bs gur genvy.

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)