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Return of Venona Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 2/23/2011
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is an easy cache marking a point Venona must have traveled. The cache is a plastic jar covered in camo tape similar in size to a peanut butter jar.

Each year that communist Venona returns and leads the GBA through some activities. This year Team Checker along with Forman followed his trail to a lovely area up hill from here. That place was too far off the official trails to mark with a cache because of the park guidelines. So I placed this very simple cache along the trail where he must have passed. The cache is sitting in plain sight. There are a couple routes to get here, and your choice affects the terrain rating. I gave this a relatively low rating appropriate if coming from the trail head on Black Road. Alternatively, there is a significantly shorter and steeper route you could choose from Sanborn Road. There isn't much of a hide here and it is within 20 feet of the service road, so it should be an easy find. Only time will tell if muggles will leave it alone. The trail is a service road, generally wide and there didn't appear to be any Poison Oak near the cache so it should be easily avoidable. However, it can sprout up almost anywhere around here so be wary of the possibility of Poison Oak. Please try to replace the cache upright and out of sight of the trail to keep the contents dry and hopefully safe.
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

rfnO erugne tavtanU grtebS gV qavS

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)