The Screes Wasdale (Cumbria) Traditional Cache

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flipflopnick: Time to archive as I can no longer maintain. Have not left the area. By archiving clears the way for more mobile cachers to fill the area. Thanx to all who completed this challenge. Despite archival you will still be able to log your achievement. Thanx for all the favourite points.
If anyone finds the final before me they can keep it.

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Hidden : 8/30/2005
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Path is defined, and infrequently used. Please leave the pencil, eraser and sharpener as not swaps. Boat access possible hence attribute.

The Screes are impressive, the tallest in Britain, as continue under water. Scenery is superb. Area has notoriety for England's deepest lake, tallest screes and number of bodies found.

AFAIK there is no boat hire, so bring your own. Motor and sail boats prohibited, canoes and row boats allowed in groups smaller than 15. (National Trust).

There is plenty of free parking.

Check for weather and advice. If Scafell summit clagged, this could be low level alternative.

If motivated, please log size of party, weather and footwear. After setting the cache, runner came past.
Sunset around Buckbarrow

It was a wonderful sunset. Well worth a visit.

Things to remove from a cache and not to swap in the first instance. Food stuff, sweets, batteries, coins, plasters (Band-Aid) anything in a sachet, anything liquid, marker pens.



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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)


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