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Ancient Cottonwoods Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 7/11/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located in a grove of giant cottonwood trees. At close to 400 years old, these trees are reported to be the oldest known cottonwoods in the world. They range in height from 30-50 metres.

Trailhead at N 49d 23.530' W 115d 00.954'
Due to the high forest canopy GPS reception is not ideal. That is why we rated this cache a 2. Please be sure to bring along the clue in case you may require it.
Contents are in a clear rubbermaid container.
Original items include: a first to find quilted bookmark, child XS t-shirt, compass carabiner, Canadian flag patch, Fernie ski pin, chinese coin purse, bear bell, tube of beads, small tape measure, mini flashlight, and of course a log book and pencils.
We hope you enjoy this short walk through a unique forest.
August 5, 2005: Due to the construction of a fence along the trail, we have changed the location of the cache slightly (coordinates have been changed above to reflect this move). Thanks to Scottie for alerting us to this situation.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Orarngu n irel zbffl fghzc va gur ybbc.

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)