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C04 - What Sexagesimal Time Is It? Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 10/11/2007
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

PLEASE NOTE: Coordinates above are for the parking area and not for the location of the cache. Solving a puzzle is required in advance.
Summer or winter, people can park at N45 48.524 W77 16.643, which is the parking lot for the ski trails. It is not a long walk from this point.
PLEASE NOTE: You do NOT need to move any rocks in order to find the cache.

Now for the good part, in order to find the cache, you will need to solve the problem below. The picture below is of a clock.

WHAT TIME IS IT?



The answer to this question is in the form of HH:MM:SS.

Solve the equation below for the final location of the cache.

HH + 38 = AA

MM + 387 = BBB

MM - 32 = CC

SS + 930 = DDD

Cache is located at N45 AA.BBB W77 CC.DDD

Happy Hunting.
This cache is a small container that has a good seal to keep out water.
Good for small trade items and geocoins. Original contents are metallic thread, monkey toy, log-book, pencil, and other small trade items.
NO spoilers in the logs about how to solve this puzzle. Any spoilers will be deleted.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

CEBOYRZ: Hfr gur vagrearg sbe lbhe frnepu. PNPUR: Oevat fbzr EBPX zhfvp gb yvfgra gb juvyr frnepuvat sbe gur pnpur.

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)