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GEST 3: As I walk through the Valley of Death Letterbox Hybrid

Hidden : 11/2/2005
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

3rd in a series of 6 Letterboxes.

Your entire journey of this 6 part series will take you on a 4.7km hike. Find the Letterboxes in order, which will allow you to hike the entire loop of the Great Esker Side Trail of the Bruce Trail.

Parking and trailhead can be found at:
N43 40.786 W79 57.989

Read the entire cache page to get the necessary information for finding this Letterbox.

The posted coordinates are not the location of the Letterbox, but within about 20 meters. The posted coordinates is the point on the trail (also possibly marked by a red piece of yarn) where you would turn 90 degrees to your LEFT and leave the trail in a perpendicular direction from the trail.
**Letterbox is in the remains of a tree appendage.

Continued from GEST 2: Follow That Esker (GCR6QD)

Finally I get to walk down hill. Boy does this ever descend quite deep. Down, down, down I go. And it starts getting a little creepy down here. I would certainly hate to be here alone in the middle of the night. My heart is pounding, but is it from the eerie feeling I am having, or just from the descent into the valley, or maybe I am just getting a bit hungry. I need to sit down somewhere and rest. I sit there contemplating about what has taken place so far. Although I didn’t start out the day alone, I am alone now, but yet again I feel as if I am not alone. Have you ever been alone and yet not alone? It sure can be lonely.

Ok, snap out of it. I better get moving again. This place is just a bit too creepy. I continue walking and walking, but I get this strange feeling that I have passed this peculiar looking tree a few times already, and there it is again. Ok, this time I mark it and continue on. Oh no, there is the tree again and it has my marking on it. It certainly doesn’t feel like I have been walking in circles, but yet I keep encountering the same tree and I am still in this valley. I hear a noise and turn to my left to look. I don’t like what I see and start to run as fast as I can and then with a big leap of faith I begin to see what appears to be sunlight shining down ahead, so I proceed.


Continue on to GEST 4: Hey Lady, Don't Bug Me! (GCR6QF)

Additional Information about this series:
--Each Letterbox contains a stamp, marker and log/stamp book. You can use the marker to colour the stamp or bring your own ink pad. Stamp the log book with your personal stamp. Stamp your personal stampbook with the stamp from the Letterbox. Bring your own writing instrument if you want to write any additional information in the log. DO NOT take the stamp.
--All containers are 500 ml or 1 litre jars.
--As always, hint is very specific, so only decrypt it if you are having trouble finding the Letterbox.
--Please make sure the container is COMPLETELY hidden and standing upright when replacing it.
--I recommend reading these pages and doing the series in order.

Enjoy your Journey!


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va n ynetr snyyra oynpx ybbxvat ybt. Ybt vf arne gur fgnaqvat gerr gung vg sryy bss bs. Gur gerr vgfrys vf zvffvat n ovt puhax. Nobhg svir zrgref sebz gur genvy.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)