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Crazy California #24 - Devil's Gate Reservoir Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 4/1/2016
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is part of a geo-art series dedicated to interesting facts about California. The caches in this series are all within the La Purisima Mission hiking trail areas. Bring a pen/pencil to sign log sheets, tweezers for any tiny caches, small items to trade, and hiking necessities (food, water, sunscreen, etc.). Beware of poisonous plants and wildlife. Please take care of all caches and replace exactly as found to ensure they last a while.

The Devil's Gate Reservoir is a dry, brush filled flood channel in Pasadena's San Gabriel Mountains.  This is the scene of some strange and nefarious events.  On March 23, 1957, 8 year old Tommy Bowman was hiking with his family in the area, ran a few yards ahead of his family, turned a corner and disappeared.  Despite searching the area and calling his name, his family was unable to find him.  A 400 person search party spent a week looking for him in the rough terrain, including helicopters, bloodhounds, mounted patrols and professional trackers, and after the week the search was called off and the disappearance never solved to this day.

Another child disappeared three years later.  6 year old Bruce Kremen got tired while hiking in the same area with his YMCA group and he fell behind.  The group leader instructed Bruce to return to the camp, which was visible from their location and about 300 yards away.  The group leader returned to the rest of the hiking group, and at some point in that 300 yards, Bruce disappeared, never to be seen again.  Some say the area is cursed, and others believe local occultists conducted rituals that led to the opening of a portal to another dimension and that portal is in the Devil's Gate area, snacking on unsuspecting kids.

Cache:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates.  To find the cache you will need to solve the following for N34 40.ABC W120 25.XYZ

A = No adultry

B = No other gods

C = No other gods

X = No adultry

Y = No name in vain

Z = Honor Mother and Father

Here's a geochecker:

The cache is a small camo'd container.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Tebhaqrq haqre oenapurf arne sebag fvqr bs gerr gehax.

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)