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Split Timber @ Sippo Traditional Cache

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ng8d: Confirmed - this cache has been muggled.

SORRY FOLKS! THIS CACHE IS CLOSED. THE MOOSE OUT FRONT SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU.

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Hidden : 1/2/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

First cache placed by NG8D and N8KEL, located in Stark County.

UPDATE 29 MAR 2005, 12:39PM: Cache has been modified:
  • New camouflage. Instead of relying on geocachers to replace leaves and bark each time, I have applied a layer of Camouflage Duck™ tape to the outside of the blue cooler. Handle is now removed, so it looks like a camo-colored tube.
  • New location. According to the log, a non-geocacher found the cache. Nothing was taken and the person put the cache back, but it stresses to me that it was WAY too visible. Location is about 50 feet away from the old location, closer to the lake.

Original location: N40 48.146, W81 27.034
New location: N81 48.131, W81 27.053

Be sure to bring your boots; a small hike up a hill, then another short hike through the woods is required to find the cache. Entrance to Sippo Lake (Marina area / Park Hours are dawn - 11pm) is at Perry Drive and Tyner. Take Tyner straight to the park's lot. Park in the left-hand spot closest to the entrance. Walk up the dirt path to the top of the hill. Cache container is a 15-inch igloo thermos camouflaged in camo-colored Duck™ tape.

Original contents: Log Book, Pen, 2 Pencils, 2 Pooh Bandaids, 1 Tan Armyman, 1 Green Armyman, Blue Bouncy Ball, 2 Green Tea Candles, Gray Plastic Network Punchdown Tool, NFL Team Helmet Stickers, Disposable Emergency Poncho, US Amateur Radio Band Allocation Chart, Travelbug TBHYNQ (headed for Myrtle Beach, SC).

Current contents: Log Book, 2 Pens, 2 Pencils, several Armymen, Blue Bouncy Ball, 2 Green Tea Candles, Gray Plastic Network Punchdown Tool, NFL Team Helmet Stickers, US Amateur Radio Band Allocation Chart, Pathfinder Joe travelbug, FunkyMonkey, Porcelain Beagle, Sebastian toy from the Little Mermaid, US Flag pin, yellow cookie cutout.

Coordinates listed should be accurate. Took 5 different LAT/LON readings and averaged them.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ba gur ynxr-fvqr bs gur uvyy, ybbx sbe gur gerr qbvat n "fcyvg". Ng tebhaq yriry.

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)