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The Great Big Baked Potato! Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/25/2014
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES,

but you will need the posted coordinates to solve the puzzle.

PLEASE BE GENTLE WITH THE FLORA WHEN MAKING THE FIND!

 


THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES,

but you will need these coordinates to solve the puzzle.

The posted coordinates will take you to a plaque by the trail. This spot has two uses: first, you will exit the trail here to make the find, and second, you will need to wish Bob a Happy Birthday at Bob's place.

To find the final coordinates you will need to do a little research first.

Find out what YEAR the "Great Big Baked Potato"  made its first journey across the country.

That year will be AAAA

Subtract 1888 from AAAA, and add this number to the last 3 digits of the North coordinates.

Next,

you will need to find out what YEAR the last train ran(same year as the tracks were abandoned) on the tracks that the Foothills Trail now occupies.

That year will be BBBB

Subtract 1967 from BBBB, and subtract this number from the last 3 digits of the West coordinates.

Now you should have the coordinates for the final.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

CONGRATULATIONS TO FRISBEE'R FOR A NICE QUICK FTF. WELL DONE!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

chmmyr: gur fnzr envyebnq ena gur terng ovt onxrq cbgngb naq ohvyg naq gber qbja gur yvar sbe gur Sbbguvyyf genvy. Pnpur: Va gur zvqqyr!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)