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Further up, Further in Traditional Geocache

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MtnGoat50: Sadly, I think it's time to let this one go. What was once a rarely used trail along a pretty stream has become a thoroughfare and camping area. Not the sort of place I want to bring people to or visit myself any more.

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Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

For all of you that said you wanted to come back to this park after doing the other Finch cache, here is your chance.

This cache is located "further up and further in" from MemoryLapses' cache that we all know and love. The container is a large green ammo can filled with a ton of goodies. The original contents are:
  • Crescent wrench
  • photos
  • stickers
  • magnets
  • playing cards
  • moby CD
  • moulin CD
  • A new found glory CD
  • lego toy
  • dare plate
  • banana bendy
  • INWC scout patch
  • INWC scout-o-rama patch
  • EMT patch
  • NRA patch
  • pest control patch
  • yogi patch
  • screw driver
  • rubber worms
  • belt buckle
  • nose sharpener
  • toy compass
  • 8-ball key chain
  • skull magnet
  • wings
  • plastic cat
  • wierd dice
  • plastic baby
  • archer figure
  • coffee stamps
  • There are also 5 travel bugs

  • Please only take one TB per visit. A little bushwacking is required, but not too much. Bring your good waterproof boots as you may need to cross a stream. A few of you might think that there is a better route to the cache, but those other routes might be via private property. As far as additional hints, I was getting accuracy of about 60 feet and the actual hiding was done by my 11 year old. Reception was very spotty, due to the tree cover. We passed all the obvious hiding spots and placed it where you might not think to look for a cache. Also, it is on the bigger side of the ammo can family. You can also try these coords as a back up...N. 47° 38.304 W. 117° 28.295. These are from my GPSr and the official coords are from my sons GPSr. We were only about 10 feet apart. Good luck.

When I adopted this cache my intention was to keep it as original as possible. I feel a cache should always have the most accurate coordinates possible so I have updated the coordinates with some I averaged using my 60CSx, which I believe are very close (much better than the alternate ones mentioned in the original text).

Here are some other tips that may help you have an enjoyable hunt:

Start your hunt from the Corey Glen parking area. This will put you less than 500' from the cache. The road is open mid-week until 3PM during the Spring, Summer and Fall. If the road is closed, park at the main Finch parking and walk up to Corey Glen (it's a very pleasant hike of about 1/2 mile through the Arboretum).

From Corey Glen follow your GPS staying on trails and staying generally to the left. Don't enter the brush and stream until the last possible spot.


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[original hint]bire gur evire naq guebhtu gur jbbqf....guvax yvxr na 11 lrne byq. [new hint] Gur pnpur vf ybpngrq ba gur AJ onax bs gur fgernz (gur fvqr njnl sebz gur serrjnl). Vg'f va na nern jurer gur onax vf nobhg 3' uvtu naq iregvpny be fyvtugyl pbapnir, va n fznyy ubyybj pbirerq jvgu ebpxf naq fgvpxf.

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)