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Shelley's Community Garden Traditional Cache

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katydoodle: Let me archive this for now. There seem to be too many issues lately. I will stop by as soon as I can. I live close by and drive by frequently and I want to say for at least 2 years this never really seemed like an active community garden. I always thought it looked like a mishmash of stuff here and there. However, given the DNF's, I could very well be wrong! I apologize to those who have had trouble. I will also try to investigate the status of the land. Thanks for stopping by and I hope to update soon.
~ katydoodle

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Hidden : 1/24/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a hide in plain sight. This is a container designed to blend in with its surroundings.


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I drive by this spot quite frequently and have always thought, "Hmmm . . . too bad, there's such great potential here." Yesterday as I was driving by, I was struck by a sudden inspiration, which led me to think almost the complete opposite - great potential, perfect spot! Why is that? Well, now we're talking about geocaching here!

This hide is dedicated to another avid geocacher: my best friend of 20+ years, Shelley. We've known each other since high school and she's like a sister to me. AND, it was also Shelley who introduced me to this thing called "geocaching." I was hooked from the start!

Shelley works as a horticulture extension specialist out-of-state and I think she'd have some rather funny and choice words for this location. It looks like it's supposed to be a neighborhood community garden, which I think is a great idea and have seen a good number of them in the City of Chicago and suburbs that were quite lovely. However, "lovely," is not really how I would describe it here.

As old friends will do, we'll joke around and tease each other. So, knowing how much she loves plants, gardening, and the like, it's also a bit of gag for me to hide her cache here. Still, I think she'll get a real kick out of this. Oh, and she'll probably laugh and laugh about the prize for FTF.

That's right, there is a prize for FTF. A koozie awaits.

** Congrats to mgbmusic and Panther in the Den for FTF **

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur pbagnvare vf fvzvyne gb znal pbagnvaref lbh jvyy svaq urer. Ohg vs lbh ybbx pnershyyl, lbh fubhyq svaq vg gb or whfg qvssrerag rabhtu gb fgnaq bhg hcba pybfre vafcrpgvba. Frpbaq pyhr: guvf vf ABG n snxr ebpx uvqr.

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)