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SAUNA Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 12/31/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Winner of Austin Geocache awards in "Best individual theme" category! We invite all fellow Geocachers to sauna. PLEASE TELL IN YOUR LOG HOW WARM THE STOVE WAS! The hide is ammo can in Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park about 3/4 mile from parking lot. You can get within few yards of it by walking on trails.

As HUMS origins from Finland, we want to invite all fellow Geocachers to sauna. Sauna is very important element in Finnish culture. It is estimated that there are at least 1.6 million saunas in Finland today. Compared to the population of 5 million it certainly is a world record, but it only reflects the essential role of the sauna in the Finnish way of life. Sauna bathing does not only clean the body but also purifies the mind. The bather's frame of mind after a leisurely relaxed sauna ritual could be best described as euphoric. It is like a rebirth; all unpleasant feelings fall away and you feel at peace with the whole world. This is what Finns mean by the care of the soul received in the sauna. To understand a bit more about sauna, go to see Finnish Sauna society pages http://www.sauna.fi/articles.html and come to sauna. We have left it in Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park for you to enjoy. Please tell in your log how hot the stove was. The optimal temperature is 80-100C, about the same what optimal Texas summer is measured in Fahrenheits. Please do not fill sauna with items so other Geocachers can enjoy it's pure spirit. Trackables are welcome to have a bath.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ynfg gjb lneqf jvyy trg lbhe ohgg qvegl

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)