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So Long, Frank Multi-Cache

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Kirbert: It's gone, and the bushes it was hidden in are gone.

The good news is there's a nice patch of woods just north of this spot. Anyone looking to plant a replacement So Long, Frank geocache would do well to plant there rather than right along the road as I did.

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Hidden : 2/26/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A Tallahassee landmark?


First and foremost: the muggle situation here is such that I suggest that you do NOT attempt this cache during normal working hours, 8-5 on weekdays. Evenings and weekends should be much, much better.

Cache is a large camo-painted plastic screw-top jar with room for travel bugs. Although a multi, this cache should be very quick -- essentially a drive-by. It's also very convenient to I-10, perfect for that geocacher just passin' through.

The coords above will bring you to the middle of a road. The house on the east side of the road was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Now, I don't happen to be a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright -- in fact, I think he was a lousy architect. But there's no denying his fame (helped by Simon and Garfunkle) and there's no denying that his designs are distinctive. I'm sure many geocachers would like the opportunity to look at his work.

It's private property, though -- you'll need to look from the road. You can drive farther south and around a bend and get a look from another angle if you wish.

I'm betting that, when this house was built, it had a commanding view of Lake Jackson. Now there's an entire neighborhood built on the flats, and you can't even see Lake Jackson from here.

To get to the cache itself: The address to the Wright house is a 4-digit number right there on the mailbox. Add 6169 to this number and use the resulting 4-digit number as the last four digits of the latitude: N 30° 2X.XXX. Add 5670 to the same 4-digit address to obtain the last four digits of the longitude: W 084° 1X.XXX.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ntnvafg gur jnyy.

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)