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Down by the Old Sewage Plant Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 1/20/2006
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Down By the Old Sewage Plant


Isn't that a romantic title for a cache? It applies to this one though, which is hidden in a Durham City Park that was once Duke University's Sewage Treatment Plant.

The plant has been shut down for a number of years and the city has restored the site as a park. The actual "park" area is fairly small. There are picnic tables, benches and restrooms as well as a few former sewage plant structures that have been sealed up and spruced up with a coat of paint. Kids will have fun exploring and climbing on these structures.

The rest is trails and wetlands, so the usual compliment of waterfowl and deer are around. The Sandy Creek Trail terminates at this park, but it will, at some point in the future, meet up with the New Hope Creek Trail.

Your hunt takes you on the Sandy Creek Trail, for a short distance if you park at the City Park or about a half-mile if you park at Pickett Road.

Parking for the Pickett Road trailhead is:

N35 58.531, W078 57.975

For the Park, it's:

N35 58.049, W078 58.087

Take care when you get close to the hide, you'll need to watch your footing. This one will not be a good idea just after a heavy rain.

Please be sure that you place the cache container back where you found it so little muggles don't find it while playing in the area. It should be placed out of sight.

This is a log only cache. Please bring a pen.

Most of all, have fun!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh jba'g or hc n perrx ba guvf bar, whfg evtug arkg gb vg. Lbh'yy fgnl qel hayrff gur perrx vf ehaavat uvtu.

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)