GCM3Q5 A Mile Down the Dark Side of Route 88 (Traditional Cache) in New York, United States created by MagicRat345

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GCM3Q5 ▼

A cache by MagicRat345 Message this owner

Hidden : 11/20/2004

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The north shore of Oneida Lake has a number of caches, so it's time for some equal time for the southside.

A quick trek through Chapman Park on the shores of Oneida Lake between Bridgeport and Lakeport — not too far from the confluence of Madison, Oneida and Oswego counties.

This area is brimming with activity during the "non-snow" months where the soccer moms and dads rule. But venture a little deeper and you'll find baseball fields, tennis courts, basketball rims, a playground and a beach area. It's also open during the winter for snowmobiles and ice fishing.

The prize is a short bushwhack in from the beach area. A longer walk if you come during off hours and the park gates are closed. The route to cache can be done as a wooded trek through the forest or a craggy walk along the shoreline rocks as if you were in the Hamptons or Cape Cod. (OK, it's a reach but work with me here, people.) Either way, the sound of the waves lapping onshore provides some peace of mind during your ag-o-nizing search.

An assist on this cache goes to Breaking Away, who provided the bulk of the materials for this hide with their "cache-within-a-cache" that I found at the now-defunct Crafty Swan.

A gold star to anyone who figures out my running theme.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur fdhner ebbg bs Arjgbaf fdhnerq vf Arjgbaf

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)

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A Mile Down the Dark Side of Route 88 Traditional Cache

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