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Rt66 Zuzax Traditional Cache

Hidden : 8/30/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Black film can hidden off Route 66 in Zuzax, NM.

Herman Ardans opened a curio shop here on US 66 around 1956 and made up the name Zuzax so it would capture people's attention and also so it would be be the last entry in the phone book. When asked by his customers about the origin of the name, he would frequently tell them it referred to the Zuzax Indians. Ardens eventually got out of the business and his curio shop is gone, but I can still remember seeing the sign on the building in the 70's and 80's. (Thanks to Tux and to "The Place Names of New Mexico" by Robert Julyan, revised edition.)

*** Congrats to Team Tuxawuxa for FTF!!! ***

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

irel arne ovt ebpx, haqre yvggyr ebpx

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)