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Water Garden Traditional Cache

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Chrisandra: Well, now the micro's gone missing. And to do so someone would have had to get on their hands and knees and peel it off from under the boardwalk about a foot in. Needless to say, we're pretty much through with this one. Which is a shame because it's a nice park, but I guess its proximity to Boone High School and other youth activities (not the least of which is simply hanging out) proves Wadeview Park to be a less than ideal location for a geocache. Oh well, at least a few of you had fun with this one for the three whole weeks it was there.

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Hidden : 2/7/2005
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Microcache (formerly a big fat traditional cache until the thieves made away with it) located in a neighborhood park in the City of Orlando. Park closes at sunset.

In 1997, the City of Orlando built a Periphyton Water Garden to remove pollution from Lake Wade. The Periphyton Water Garden is a stair-step concrete structure covered with a surface that fosters the growth of algae, called periphyton. Water from Lake Wade is pumped up a hill and allowed to flow over the algae and back to the lake. The shallow flowing water promotes the growth of the naturally occurring attached algae. As these algae grow, they trap nutrients and other pollutants. Each week the algae is harvested from the water garden and trucked away from the site. This algae-based biomass can be used to produce an environmentally friendly packaging material, or can be spread on park grounds or ballfields as a fertilizer.

Enjoy the lovely scenery but be wary: stealth may be required if they're biting or if it's a nice day for a swim...

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)