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Fossil Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/20/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This geocache is for 6 year olds or older. Questions are based on the book: Dinosaur Hunter by Elaine Alphin. The setting of the book is Wyoming 1880s.

Q1. Ned found the skeleton of a small animal once, what was it? A1. _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Q2. What chore must Ned complete before hunting for dinosaur fossils? A2. Check the _ _ _ _ _ _ in the south and west fields. 7 8 9 10 11 12 Q3. Who owns the ranch next to Ned's Pa's property? A3. Mr. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Q4. Who looks for fossils with Ned? A4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Q5. Was Mr. Reed trustworthy? A5. Y or N _ 35 Q6. What type of dinosaur did Ned find? A6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Q7. What is Ned's last name? A7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 The coordinates are to a location less than a quarter mile from the trail head. At the coordinates, you should be on a fairly flat portion of the trail. Location of cache (you may need your parent's help): Within 49 41 51 12 length, & to the 9 2 14 27 48 is a 36 19 6 40. 44 45 50 22 26 38 5 21 that, and sixty 7 8 32 5 away is a 36 19 6 40 without a 43 4 50 Enter at the equine entrance, at the end of SE Homan Road.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

40 srrg sebz genvy, orgjrra fghzc naq snyyra gerr oruvaq onex

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)