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Crazy California #8 - Pizza That Delivers Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 3/31/2016
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is part of a geo-art series dedicated to interesting facts about California. The caches in this series are all within the La Purisima Mission hiking trail areas. Bring a pen/pencil to sign log sheets, tweezers for any tiny caches, small items to trade, and hiking necessities (food, water, sunscreen, etc.). Beware of poisonous plants and wildlife. Please take care of all caches and replace exactly as found to ensure they last a while.

When Chef-Owner Ed LaDou opened Caioti Pizza Cafe in North Hollywood in 1986, he planned to share what he had learned from world-class eateries like Spago, where he almost single-handedly invented the now famous California Pizza.  Surprisingly, it was one of his salads that put his restaurant on the map.

The restaurant moved to Studio City in the late 1990's, and sometime in 1993, an overdue pregnant woman entered the restaurant and ordered the romaine and watercress salad with balsamic dressing.  She went into labor the next day.  After she told an overdue friend what happened, her friend went and ordered the same salad, and the same thing happened.  The rest is history.  A local legend and many babies were born after that.  They get pregnant women in the restaurant every day; sometimes 20 or more.  When they come in, the staff don't even ask, they just bring out the salad.

The salad may do nothing more than calm nerves, but it is believed that balsamic vinegar may cause uterine contractions.

Cache:

Small Camo'd Container. Not at posted coordinates. To find the coordinates, you must solve the following:

Selenium, Zirconium, Carbon, Neodymium

Hydrogen, Calcium, Iron, Hydrogen, Thorium

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Tebhaq, haqre oenapurf, nobhg 2 fgrcf sebz genvy.

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)