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Your Towers Are Weak, Old Man Traditional Cache

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ZorkFox: Very well. I lack the time and inclination to maintain this cache, as well as the necessary tools, workshop, materials, skill, cunning, et cetera.

I thank the redoubtable reviewer for reminding me of my duty. This area is now clear for another cacher to implement a find, but I ask they make certain to contact the park rangers. The rangers are very much in favor of geocaches, and will help seekers to find them, as well as contact the hider in the event of a mishap… assuming you place your contact details in the cache.

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Hidden : 2/4/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The container is stealthed and hidden at a well-known local landmark. At certain times the muggle population may be overwhelming and you're better off returning at a time they find less salubrious. If you're a local, you've probably been here many times; kids love it.


The old water tower has been converted into a lookout tower and is fully enclosed from top to bottom (though they remove the window frames during summer months to keep it cool). Despite the cache name, the tower is not in any way weak: in fact it has recently been renovated to replace some old wood, and the stairs are so sturdy they almost don't creak even when hundreds of people thunder up and down them over the course of a year. Groups and events often reserve the attached picnic area, and kids have a playground to the southwest for when they're tired of bounding up and down the tower stairs.


[ The tower beckons… ]

The terrain rating on this cache is to reflect that it is not within easy reach, though it is easily spotted with a flashlight: it may require a reach-extending tool or some very easy climbing to obtain.

I love Star Wars. The container is a small, Darth Vader-colored, waterproof Rubbermaid container with a logbook, two Star Wars-themed prizes (which I'm told are valuable to the proper collectors) and a small onyx ring of the "promise" variety for any romantic cachers out there.


[ Your towers are weak, old man! ]

The original contents also included a Little Mermaids geocoin I picked up during a short trip to Florida called PSU Fan's Blonde Bayou Babe Geocoin.

  • Please bring your own writing stick.
  • For tall cachers, the terrain might be 2; for shorter cachers, it might be 3.
  • Please be careful! Despite the relative safety of the tower, it's still possible to hurt yourself by falling. You don't need to stand on the railing at the top of the tower.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur uvtu tebhaq fubhyqa'g unir urycrq Bov-Jna gung zhpu, ohg vg fubhyq xrrc guvf pnpur bhg bs gur unaqf bs nalbar jub vfa'g Wrqv rabhtu gb ernpu vg.

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)