TREEmendous #15 Multi-cache

This cache has been archived.

Mongo: As there has been no response from the owner for an extended period of time I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the near future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 4/10/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache has been changed to a multicache! See below for instructions.

Also, the final location has been moved 5' East and 5' UP.

Number 15 in a series of notable trees spanning the greater St. Louis bi-state region, celebrating the United Nations International Year of Forests in 2011.

Thanks to the Missouri Botanical Gardens!
Treemendous #15


A brief introduction: Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is a tree in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States but has been widely planted and naturalized elsewhere in temperate North America, Europe, southern Africa, and Asia and is considered an invasive species in some areas.

A little more about the tree: Black locust is a medium-sized tree, growing up to 80 feet tall. It is recognized by its leaves and paired spines. Black locusts prefer sandy or rocky soil and are most often found in old fields, open areas, woods, and beside streams.

Fun Fact! The name locust is said to have been given to Robinia by Jesuit missionaries, who fancied that this was the tree that supported St. John in the wilderness, but it is native only to North America. The locust tree of Spain, Ceratonia siliqua or carob tree, which is also native to Syria, is supposed to be the true locust of the New Testament; the fruit of this tree may be found in the shops under the name of St. John’s bread.

Near the starting coordinates you can find a really BIG year, you need this number to reach the final.

To find this cache now, add 46 to the big year to get your distance in feet.

To get your bearing to the final, take the check sum of the big year and times it by 10.

Now project a waypoint from the listed coordinates to find the hidden matchstick holder.

The final is just off the trail, but watch your step when retrieving it.

Permission for this cache received.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va gur "B" bs n gerr oenapu.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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