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MCCD Finds 1000+ Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

At the end of 2016, I finally crossed the 1,000 finds milestone.  In honor of this I have hidden a special one for all to find.  In order to find the combo to gain access, you will need to read below and learn a little about the face behind McHenry County Conservation District.


STPEHANIE is the IT Specialist/Administration for the McHenry County Conservation District. She began the annual and ongoing Cache Your Way Program. Read the information about her below and dechiper the clues to determine the combination!

Stephanie been with has worked for the district since 1999. She's had a couple of different positions and an accident led me to my current position as I was no longer able to do my original outdoor job.

She loves the outdoors and has a degree in Natural Resource Management. She obtained several IT certifications for her current position.

Personal interests (other then geocaching) include traveling. I love going on cruises but my favorite foreign country to visit is AUSTRALIA. She often travels to Florida as her parents retired there. They love to visit Disney World together. Stephanie's favorite ride is the HAUNTED Mansion.

She has one dog: a rat terrier, chihuahua basenji mix. His name is Jax (GeoJax). Stephanie has one sister who is her main geocaching partner. Stephanie's sister borrowed her dogs name and her ID is GeoJax222.

Upon hitting 1000 finds, Stephanie decided to separate it a non work related account, NutterButter222. The 222 is the day she adopted Jax who she often refer to as my NUTTER Butter.

The combo is a letter lock. The clues for the letters are as follows:

1. The first letter of the name of the MCCD employee who started the Cache Your Way program.

2. The second letter is the first letter of her favorite Disney ride.

3. The third letter is the first letter of her favorite foreign country to visit 

4. The fourth letter is the first letter of her dog's nickname.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pbzob = na nooerivngvba sbe na Vevfu anzr gung zrnaf "Byq Evire"

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)