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View of the Refuge from Buena Vista EC #3 EarthCache

Hidden : 11/5/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

This is one of a series of EarthCaches along the Upper Mississippi River.
Enjoy learning about these wild places on the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. This area is open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.

Post a picture of yourself holding your GPS with the Lock and Dam seen on this stretch of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Send your answers to UpperMissRefuge@gmail.com

What geological process occurred above the Lock and dam that removed all the islands?

What river features do you see downstream of the Lock and Dam?

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jung grez vf hfrq gb rkcynva ubj evireonaxf ybbfr gurve fuberyvar? Jung qb lbh frr orybj gur qnz gung lbh qba'g frr nobir gur qnz? Pbhyq lbh zbgbe lbhe obng guebhtu gur oraqf?

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)