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The Sign of Man Multi-Cache

Hidden : 5/26/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

While visiting the nearby Barrett Canyon Stash, GC1B54F, we were surprised to see a slender, concrete flume on the western canyon wall. It extended just a short distance to a deteriorated end.


Even more surprising later was seeing the end of the same flume on the top of the narrow ridge, an unlikely spot to see another sign of man, when we always hope to be in an area devoid of man's presence.

In looking closely at the flume we noticed a literal sign of man, a person's name scratched in the cement wall, followed by the month, day and year. The date was much older than we expected.

At the posted coordinates, find the name and date. Then follow these directions to determine the last three digits of the cache latitude and longitude.

Latitude: Add the first two numbers of the year. Add the last two numbers of the year. What is the difference between the two sums? Add 40 to the difference. Subtract the total from the posted latitude.
Longitude: How many letters are in the month? Add 40 to that number. Subtract the total from the posted longitude.

The cache is a cammoed decon container.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs gehax.

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)