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Woody Mystery Cache

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retiredprof: I am 76 years old, with some health issues, and am not able to do maintenance like I used to. So, RIP little cache...

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Hidden : 10/11/2011
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is hidden along the Feather River about 15 miles south of Yuba City, but not at the posted coordinates. To learn the actual coordinates, you must investigate a folk singer/songwriter of yesteryear. The hike to the cache is about .62 miles.

1. in the mid-1940s he recorded the folk song "_____ Gap"
2. his song about the "Italian Hall Disaster" (sum of 1st, 3rd, & 4th digits)
3. he was inducted into the _____ Hall of Fame in 1997
4. renowned folk singer/songwriter who was influenced by him, Bob _____
5. he was known as the Dust _____ Troubadour
6. his well-known song about a river in the Northwest (3rd word)
7. his most famous song, "This Land ___ Your Land" (-1)
8. in 1939 he wrote the "Ballad of Pretty Boy _____" (-1)
9. his song about nameless migrants who died in a plane crash (1st word)
10. he and his mother died of this disease
11. he wrote of dust-bowl hardships in his song "___ Re Mi"
12. he was born in this town
13. year of his birth (last two digits)
14. his son _____ is a folk singer of note

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

yrggre B = mreb; u't ybj, onpx bs fznyy gerr

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)