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The Mystery Machine Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/4/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES. This is a trivial matter.


There is something spooky happening and the local police haven't been able to figure it out. So, they have called in Mystery, Inc. to help solve the case.

The gang of five arrives in their usual conveyance and immediately begins looking for clues after splitting up into two groups. Soon, they determine that something creepy has been going on near a local neighborhood. Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby are asking for your help. If you can locate the cache, maybe they can unmask the mystery of the disappearing bovines. Beware, there are stories of an eerie, glowing coyote who haunts these parts. Zoinks!!

Hopefully you can help unmask the true culprit and share some Scooby snacks. To get you started, see the attached photographs for some clues. Then, if you need more, use the following clues to determine the cache location.

A = The number of consonants in Shaggy's actual first and last name.

B = (The number of members in Velma's split-up group, usually) x (The number of letters in the name of the original actor who does Shaggy's voice, squared) + (The third digit in the year that Scooby Doo first aired on TV)

C = (The number of letters in the first two words of the original production company name) - (The number of letters in Fred's last name)

D = (Double the number of letters in Daphne's first and last name) x (The number of paws on Scooby) x (The number of letters in Shaggy's actual first name)

N 37 4A.B
W 121 5C.D

Beware of the locals in the area. They are in a spooked MOOd after all the goings on of late. See photo clues. There are also stories about a "secret" pond nearby. If you go by the pond, you'll approach from below, through the "crime scene," but if you go along the fire trail, you come in from above.

**The cache is a cleaned out peanut butter container. If you have peanut allergies, beware in case some of the oils didn't get completely washed out. Scooby gang trades are available for the first few to find and there is room for small bugs.**

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Checksum: A + B + C + D =] bar gubhfnaq gjragl fvk

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)