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Swimming With The Sok Ness Monster Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 6/24/2011
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is a paddling cache on Lake Natoma near Negro Bar. Unless you are the Sok Ness Monster, swimming is not recommended.

The cache is at the listed coordinates. But opening the container requires gathering information while touring nearby places to see the lake as the SNM sees it when it surfaces to nibble unwary toes.

Question 1, near N38 40.801 W121 10.677: What is at the end of this tunnel in which I sometimes sleep?
1. Nothing but blackness.
2. Rocks and rubble
3. There is no tunnel
4. Wooden wall

Question 2, somewhere on the way to question 3: There is an area having many danger signs. What lives at this location?
1. Poison Oak
2. mountain lions
3. Swallows
4. Turtles
5. Rock-throwing trolls

Question 3, in the back waters near N38 40.431 W121 11.306: How many large tree species living near here look like they are not native to this area?

When you have the answers, use them at the listed coordinates to unlock the cache container and log your find.

To help prevent vandalism and theft, please do not include any information about the container's appearance in your log or spoiler information about its location. Please also remember to lock and rehide the container after signing the log.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur FAZ qbrf abg pyvzo gerrf, nf sne nf V xabj.

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)