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Lewis and Clark 1st Steps into Louisiana Purchase Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

Team AZMO: It looks like this one is missing again (it would have been an easy find for a cacher with over 20,000 finds under their belt). It has had a tendency to walk away a lot over the years.

We are going to archive it. The memorial is still well worth a visit but keeping a container at the final location is proving to be too much of a challenge for us.

Thanks to all that have visited.

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Hidden : 11/25/2004
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache begins near the Charleston, MO area at an informative new park. The second stage of the cache is about 8 miles away located within 5 feet of a road. Retrieving the cache is the only part that might require any physical effort. The cache container is a magnetic key holder with a log only. REMEMBER TO BRING A PEN OR PENCIL!

The first waypoint of the cache will bring you to an interesting outdoor visitor center commemorating Lewis and Clark's first steps into the Louisiana Purchase. (See the link for the cache page for more details.)

A few questions need to be answered in order to get to the cache:

a = How many columns are there?

b = How many Native Americans are depicted in the Murals?

c = How many flag poles are there?

The final cache location is near the hometown of someone very special to me. The locaction of the cache is a place that she used to enjoy looking for turtles and watching out over the fields.

Final Cache Location:

N36 49.1[b+3][c+4]
W89 19.[a]1[a]

Extra fun waypoint:
N36 49.514
W89 19.654
Stop here to ring the bell in memory of Nana!

Update 05/10/2015: Cache has been replaced. It is now a little more hidden than before. The D/T has been updated accordingly. PLEASE replace the cache just as it is hidden. This will hopefully prevent fishermen from finding it.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur vf ybpngrq va gur haqrefvqr bs gur FJ pbeare bs gur oevqtr. Vg vf oruvaq gur ornz. Zntargvp xrlubyqre.

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)