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Red Wing Blackbird Multi-Cache

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BluEyz and Bugsy: We will recreate this cache in another location. The trails are fine but the minute you step off one, you are in poison ivy. No place to hide a cache,

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Hidden : 4/9/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A 4-part multi that will take you for an easy walk around the Charles River Peninsula in Needham. Bring your kayak or canoe as there is a cartop boat launch at Red Wing Bay. Parking is off Fisher Street. The trail is a terrain of 1 but there is some very short bushwhacking and the foliage has grown in since we placed the cache, thus the 2.5 for those short patches. In the Fall and Spring, the terrain rating would be closer to a 2.


"Where the Charles River makes a nearly 180-degree twist in the valley, a wooded shoreline of birch, hemlock, and beech conceals an upland peninsula that rises gently to a 20-acre open field, which has been farmed for more than a century. A narrow footpath tracks the river along the Reservation's shoreline, while the field's highest point offers views of the Charles River. An old wooden railroad trestle is visible at the western end of the Reservation. Charles River Peninsula plays an important role in protecting the beauty and environmental value of the upper Charles River corridor. "

When you get to the field, stop and listen to the birds. The narrow path referred to above is marked with yellow diamonds and the places where it enters and exits the field are marked with grey posts. At both stages #1 and #2 you will obtain one item that is needed at stage #3. When you get there you will have everything you need to obtain the coordinates without having to disturb the setup. Please leave the items you have collected in the final cache and we will replace them in their original hiding places when we feel the supply is running low.

This cache setup may not work in the Winter because ice may stop it from functioning properly.

Please take only 1 item for your group at stages 1 and 2.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fgntr 1: Haqre guveq obneq, yrsg fvqr jura nccebnpuvat. Fgntr 2: Pna or nccebnpurq sebz rvgure genvy. Nobhg 20' oruvaq ovequbhfr #10. Ybbx oruvaq ynetr gerr gehax phg va 2. Fgntr 3: Nobhg zvqjnl orgjrra 2 ovequbhfrf naq va sebag bs 2 ynetr snyyra gerrf. Znlor 15' bss genvy. Ybbx sbe n ebpx gung vf cnvagrq oevtug juvgr naq gur "trbpnpuvat" ebpx. Svany: Oruvaq n zhygv oenapurq ohfu nobhg 6' bss genvy.

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)