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Fox Forest: The Tower Traditional Cache

Hidden : 8/15/2006
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Directions:

On Rte 202/9 take the exit for Main Street, Hillsborough and Fox State forest. From the lights in the center of Hillsborough take Center Road northwest approx 2 miles to the parking lot on the right at the headquarters of the Fox State Forest Research Station.


Caroline A Fox Research and Demonstration Forest:

The Caroline A. Fox Research and Demonstration Forest (Fox Forest) has been the State of New Hampshire’s forest research station since 1933. The forest is a gift to New Hampshire from Miss Caroline Fox of Arlington, Massachusetts. Miss Fox spent her summers here and had an interest in forest management issues. Before her death, Miss Fox also donated to the State a trust fund to finance forestry research projects. Presently the forest contains 1,445 acres, the Henry I. Baldwin Forestry Education Center and a farm house/office.. Brochures and trail maps for the 22 miles of trail system and entire property are available at the Fox Forest Headquarters.

Monroe Hill Tower:

Monroe Hill Tower originally known as Memorial tower was built in 1934 to be intended for fire detection. On the summit, a concrete base or step exists with an illegible date on it. It is speculated that the original tower fell (either by nature or man) and the people of Hillsborough constructed the current tower using steel from the original fixture. Memorial tower was quickly neglected by stations at higher elevations such as Crotched Mountain, Monadnock and Kearsarge (South).

The Cache:

The cache is a clear 11 cup Lock–n-Lock container containing various items for trade.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq n obhyqre gur fvmr bs n fznyy ubhfr.

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)