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Deer (Buck) Island Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

Moun10Bike: I have received no response from the cache owner, so I must regretfully archive this. If it turns up or is replaced in the future, email me and I will review it for unarchival.

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Hidden : 4/8/2002
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

You may have been driving right by this park for years and not known it was down there.

You better hurry and find this cache. Al Borlin park is slowly eroding into the Skykomish river. There's a reason it's called Deer Island. I walked right by one the night before I placed the cache. Maybe you'll be lucky and see some deer, or beaver, woodpeckers.

The first location is a nice little bridge to this island park.

If you have time stop by this Pseudo-virtual cache. The signal wandered a bit. Sorry, no find points though.
N47 51.016 W121 58.043
Think of it as standing in the Heart of Generations.

Keep on eye out for antique railroad spikes on some of the trees. Hunters used them to make tree stands for hunting. Little touch of history.

The trail in this picture suggests the amount of erosion. Since it was taken the rest of the trail has fallen into the river.

This is what happened to the OLD second stage during the floods. The stump in the picture was one of the original stages. Now not even the stump can be found.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[1st stage nudge]Gur svefg fgntr vf n oenff qbt gnt va gur fvqr bs gur oevqtr.[1st stage spoiler] Ng gur Abegu Rnfg pbeare bs gur oevqtr, jurer gur gbaantr znexre vf, ybbx va gur raq bs gur genatyr yvxr pebff ornz. Lbh znl arrq gb trg qbja ba lbhe unaqf naq xarrf gb frr.[The second stage]Vf nabgure oenff qbt gnt ba gur fvqr bs n fghzc. [Final Stage Nudge]Gurer vf ab arrq gb znxr lbhe bja genvy gb gur svany fgntr. N fznyy ohg qvfgvapg genvy yrnqf gb gur svany ybpngvba. Bayl gjb lneqf nfvqr gur genvy. [Final Spoiler]Gur pnpur pbagnvare vf jryy uvqqra ng gur raq bs n ebggra ybt gung pebffrf gur genvy lbh nccebnpurq ba.

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)