GC3878Z Dr. W.E. Gibson's Ginkgo (Multi-cache) in Washington, United States created by lahontan and GeoGern

This cache has been archived.

Cascade Reviewer: As I haven't heard from the cache owner, I must regretfully archive this cache.

If you decide to work on this cache, or have any questions at all, please email me at cascadereviewer@gmail.com. If you are able to fix the issues and the cache still meets all of the guidelines, it's possible that I could unarchive it at that time.

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A cache by lahontan and GeoGern Message this owner

Hidden : 4/22/2004

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This used to be Cache GCJ8T3. It is the same cache container in the same location but revived under a new maintainer.

The following is the description written by lahontan in 2004 and still applies to this new listing.

A little bit of local history and arborculture in one easy multi-cache. Visit the coordinates listed and use the information you find to solve for the final cache location.

Read the plaque, looking up what is the address of business directly to the south of (or behind) the plaque = ABC

Number of times "Ginkgo" appears on plaque = D

Last year of Dr. Gibson's public service = EFGH

Final =
N 47 3A.(B+6)(G+7)9
W 122 02.A(GH-17)(D+4)

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Final:] Fgnl ba gur fvqrjnyx, whfg oruvaq oenapu ba gur tebhaq ol ebpx jnyy.

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)