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Simply Gorges Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 8/2/2004
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

I had to upgrade the difficulty on this cache. It wasn't meant to be hard, but it can be tough to get a good clear reading in some spots, so be patient and remember, if it looks like you're getting close, you probably are!

NOTE: The cache is not affected by the condition of the walkway on Echo Bridge. You can still complete all stages without a problem--at least without a problem caused by the walkway. Heh-heh!

The purpose of this cache is to get you to see some of the highlights of one of the “hidden jewels” that geocaching so often brings to light. (At the risk of sounding immodest, I would like to point out another of those highlights, my other cache here in the gorge, Rising Gorge.) A couple of places are steep, and there's a fair bit of walking, so I would leave small kids at home, unless you really like carrying them Although there's a lot of poison ivy in this area, it's not a problem in any of the hiding places. The coordinates are for the first of three waypoints. You will see some numbers here. Add them together. Subtract 289 from the total. That will give you the missing digits for waypoint #2: N 42 18.880 W071 1_.___ Waypoint 2 is notoriously hard to pinpoint, because your GPSr will get weird echoes off any nearby large object. Use your Geocacher's "Spider Sense." At waypoint 2 you will find the coordinates for waypoint #3, the actual cache. When you find it, you will have seen (some of) the highlights of one of my favorite green spaces.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[First waypoint]: Guvf vf n zbahzrag. Gur ahzoref ner lrnef. [Second waypoint, Clue #1]: Jura lbh trg gurer, qb gur unccl qnapr, naq erzrzore gb pync lbhe unaqf! [Second waypoint, Clue #2 (ONLY IF YOU'RE REALLY STUCK)]: Ybbx haqre gur envyvat. Wrrm!

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)