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The Spotted Dog Traditional Cache

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Kosh Naranek: No response from owner. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the current guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 6/18/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Sam Merrill Trail; Echo Mountain area. 2.9 miles one way. 1400' elevation gain. Trail well maintained but can be difficult in afternoon heat.

Part of the "White City" as it was known, this site once housed a 13-inch telescope and the world's most powerful search light. The observatory was the last structure to be destroyed, which happend in 1928. Most of the rest of the city was destroyed in by a series of fires and windstorms in 1900 and 1905.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur ehvaf naq erzanagf bs gur bofreingbel naq gryrfpbcr zbhag ner ybpngrq oruvaq Rpub Zbhagnva, 1/4 zvyr hc gur evqtr gb gur yrsg, orlbaq gur 1fg genvy-urnq fgbar znexrq, "Fnz Zreevyy Genvy, Zg. Ybjr Pnzctebhaq 3, Zg. Jvyfba Eq. 7."

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)