Near a Canyon Mystery Cache

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retiredprof: I am 76 years old, with some health problems, and cannot maintain caches as I used to. So, RIP little cache...

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Hidden : 3/21/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is hidden in SE Yuba City, but not at the posted coordinates. To determine the location of the cache, you must jump into the puzzle below. [cache off-set 40 ft West on 8-3-15]

1. deep, narrow scenic gorge southwest of Denver (last letter, -1)
2. 10 miles W of Lake Tahoe, it was filled by a reservoir in 1966
3. submarine canyon 100 miles east of New Jersey coast (+1)
4. E of Bakersfield, Democrat Hot Springs and Miracle Hot Springs (+1)
5. a dramatic and dangerous canyon in Yosemite (last letter)
6. gulch in the red rock canyon in the Escalante River drainage
7. white-water rafting on one of the ____ of the American River
8. ghost town at the eastern end of Titus Canyon (+3)
9. the most noteworthy site in the Kaibab National Forest
10. Pulga, Storrie, and Belden are located here (-1)
11. the Bonneville Lock and Dam are in this gorge
12. narrow gorge on N edge of Black Hills National Forest (last letter, +1)
13. between Big Grassy Mountain and Whitehouse Butte
14. EK tried to jump it, in the Magic Valley of S Idaho (5th letter)

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jvxv; yrggre B=mreb

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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