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Horse Crossing Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/7/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a puzzle. Taking notes or making a diagram on paper as you walk is highly recommended, but it is a good one for kids.

Over the years some signs have been added and removed. This creates a problem with the puzzle so if there is a problem, after you have double checked your numbers, please let me know so I can take a look.

 

Legal parking for this and other caches in the area is at the tennis courts, just west of the coords. My hides are set up for a long walk around the neighborhood on the trail. There are no private property or fences involved, no trampling growth, no fence climbing, ABSOLUTELY NO ILLEGAL PARKING!

 

Bring your own pen and paper. Walk on Paseo Del Prado from Paseo de las Palomas to La Cumbre.

Take careful notes of the yellow horse crossing signs on Del Prado. NOTHING else.

You will need this information to get the true coordinates of this cache, which is easy to find at the end of the walk.

 

Coords are: N 33 5A.BCD and W 117 46.EF9

 

This is what you need to know:

A- How many arrows are on the east (non trail) side of the street?

B- How many yellow individual signs (not posts) are on the west side? now add 1.

C- How many total arrows are there?

D- How many crosswalks are there painted at La Cumbre?

 

E- How many times did you see the word "xing"?  now add 2.

F- How many horses with a rider are there? 

 

I have added a coordinate checker:

http://www.geochecker.com/index.php?code=2acabb9335d3cb59690505f5935b3ed6&action=check&wp=4743325a4d5757&name=486f7273652043726f7373696e67&visitcount=1

 

I would appreciate it if DNF's are logged so I know to check and see if the container is missing...it happens.

Please contact me if you run into problems. This was my very first cache and I  m only a gallop away (when I am home). I would rather give help than have a disappointed puzzle cacher. Over the years since I have created this cache 1 sign has been added and 3 removed. All at different times.

 

There is an uncirculated California State quarter for FTF. Container is Camo and larg enough for a few small trackables. Please make an effort to replace the container as well as you found it.

 

Congrats to all those who found my cache before 9/16/11- without the checker and to H2O KLAN for being FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ng n qvssrerag xvaq bs uvgpuva' cbfg. Vg vf ABG uvqqra va n snxr fcevaxyre.

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)

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