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Mormon Island Mystery Cache

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StealthCowboy: Too bad, I loved this spot with the big oak tree's..Not quite the same after the fire.....Time to put this to bed........

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Hidden : 2/19/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Since I've been attempting more puzzles lately I thought I'd finally do one of my own..

The cache IS NOT at the posted cords

38 41. ABC

A) What year did W.Sidney Willis and Wilford Hudson set out from Sutters Fort for some deer hunting? Second number in the year

B) How many Mormons flocked to the site? Second number

C) The first ball in Sacramento county was held Dec 25, ? Last number in the year

121 07.DEF

D) When was the Mormon Island Marker Placed? The last # of the year

E) When did a fire destroy the town? The last # of the year

F) When was the town of Mormon Island inundated by Folsom Lake? 2nd # in the year

There is a fee to get in area..I have yet to see the booth with a person in it, so it's up to you how to enter..

First time I was there I watched a red tail hawk, today was back checking things and saw a huge jackrabbit!

The Mormon Island Marker is before you get to the cache site

FTF Prize: Yep

Cache- Cammoed

Please use stealth when needed
No PO at the cache site, but near and in the gen area
Please watch for your usual slithery creatures and wildlife

CONGRATS TO WILLMOB AND 3RKEN FOR FTF!!

Checksum for ABC =22 DEF=22

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ghpxrq haqre, cyrnfr znxr fher vg vf pbirerq jura qbar

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)