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30th of July 🐱 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/30/2011
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Phred's birthday is the 30th of July! He's FIVE (36 in Human years)! He already has a trackable and a fan page; so this time HE gets to hide a cache! Watch out... he is sneaky! Do NOT look for it at the posted coordinates; that would be dangerous and unwise!

It took some serious planning and a lot of brute force to get this GC number for Phred. GC30XXX is so fitting for him since his birthday is on the 30th! And as you know, XXX is thirty in Roman Numerals.

Phred was born on July 30th, 2006 and adopted by me on October 5th, 2006. He loves to eat moths. He can be in a deep sleep but if you say, "Moth"; he comes running! He prefers Miller Moths. Sometimes I call him Monkey because his meow sounds like one. He is part Cat, Monkey, Dog and Human. He sits, fetches, chews on sticks and recognizes many words. He knows the difference between the words 'treat' and 'food' and while giving him treats; if I say, "ONE more", he knows it is the last one and walks away afterwards.

He has about a dozen toys under the stove and/or refrigerator at all times. He loves playing with laser pointers and can tell the difference between when I shake my keys versus when I shake the laser pointer. He also loves cuddling and watching movies with me. Some of his favorites are: The Number 23, 28 Days Later, 500 Days of Summer, Ocean's 11, Gone in 60 Seconds, 17 Again, 50 First Dates, and 13 Going on 30 (another 30...).

My friend fell in love with Phred the first day I brought him home, so she went and adopted one of his brothers. They have seen each other a few times but I doubt they know they are related. His brother catches rabbits but as far as I know, Phred's biggest catch was one Garter Snake. He was so distraught when I wouldn't let him kill it and I let it go. He loves it when I bring him home fresh catnip that I find along the Cherry Creek Trail. I am sure you now know more than you ever wanted to know about Phred... so I'll let you get back to solving HIS cache!

PS: Pay no attention to the "No Dogs" attribute.
Whose cache is this? Phred would be a disgrace to Cats if he didn't add that.

Baby Phred next to Mouse and also him diving off his tower onto my bed (still does this).



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Sorry, nice try but Phred is one smart kitty!

aethiopica was the First to Find Phred's cache!!! He is well-pleased.


Phred's cache made it to #14 on Geocheck's "15 Toughest Nuts" list!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guvax bhgfvqr gur "Yvggre Obk" naq OBYQYL tb gb gur nafjre!

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)