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SQ - Projecting "Back To The Future" Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

-allenite-: As there's been no response from the cache owner to my previous note, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. Please note that if geocaches are archived by a reviewer or Geocaching HQ for lack of maintenance, they are not eligible for unarchival.

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Hidden : 7/21/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The SQ in the cache name above signifies Spirit Quest, a project to distinguish those caches that are set in cemeteries or memorial gardens. We feel this is a good distinction to put on this type of cache and we like to do these types of caches. Please be respectful of the area, and observe their rules and posted hours. Michigan law states that you are only permitted to visit cemeteries dawn to dusk throughout the state unless other hours are posted. NOTE: The cache is not at the posted coordinates. You need to solve the puzzle to find the Cache. Also please be mindful of the area you are in and be respectful.

John Z. DeLorean was born in Detroit January 6, 1925. He was one of a handful of American entrepreneurs who had the audacity to form an American automobile company in the last seventy-five years, and like many others failed to compete successfully with mainstream companies in the end. DeLorean, in 1964, was responsible for the creation of the world's first muscle car the "GTO". He left GM in 1973 when he decided to start DeLorean Motor Car company in Northern Ireland. In 1981 his most famous creation was released, the DeLorean DMC-12, which is best known for its subsequent appearances in "The Back To The Future" movies. The car instantly garnered a cult following. The DMC-12's cult following and fame was not enough to save DeLorean's company because by 1983 his company collapsed due to producing only 8,900 cars in three years compared to mainstream car companies producing one million per month. DeLorean died due to complications of a stroke.

You will know you are in the correct location when you see the DMC - 12. You are looking for the first headstone to the north of the DMC-12. You will know you are at the correct headstone here when you see the name.
From this headstone, you will be projecting to the FUTURE. Using the 2nd and the 3rd numbers from her birth year, this will be the number of feet you are projecting.
Then for the degrees, you will take the first 2 digits of her birth year and add them to the first 3 digits of her death year.
You now have the information to Project to the Future.

There is a $5 FTF prize here that should cover your cost of doing this cache.


Congratulations to ekitt10 on FTF


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

SVANY YBPNGVBA: T4535

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)