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New Years Day 2022 - Dickerson Mine Park Puzzle Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/19/2021
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Happy New Year 2022 and Welcome to the Dickerson Mine Park!!!

This geocache was made available as part of a New Years Day event held on January 1st, 2022! 

Ready to test your knowledge about the history, and how New Years Day is celebrated in the United State of America? Well here is your chance! Just answwer the questions below, and place them exactly in the same order (no spaces) into the Certitude puzzle checker. Good Luck!

First, New Years Day falls on January 1st and marks the start of the New Year according to what calendar: A) Julian B) Gregorian C) Hebrew D) Islamic ???

Second, what bear do people think they become when they run into frigid waters on New Years Day: A) Grizzly B) Black C) Panda D) Polar ???

Third, one of the most famous American New Years Evve traditions is the dropping of the New Years Eve ball to celebrate the ushering in of the New Year! When did the ball first drop from atop of the One Times Square building: A) 1907 B) 1908 C) 1910 D) 1904 ???

Lastly, what famouns college football game parade is traditionally held on New Years Day: A) Sun Bowl B) Citrus Bowl C) Holiday Bowl D) Rose Bowl ???

The geocache you are looking for is found off of the Yellow Trail in the Dickerson Mine Park. Remember, please not remove the geocache from its hiding spot. Again, remember to place you answers into Certitude in the exact order of the questions listed above.   


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

You are looking for a camoflaged bison tube hanging from a very small tree approximately 30-40 feet West and uphill of the trail. With all of the iron located in the ground, especially in this area, the GPS accuracy varied, and even affected the Geocache Placement App on my phone as well!!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx sbe gerr gung ybbx yvxr n ynetr ghavat sbex be n fnqqyr! Trbpnpur vf "unat"-vat bhg arneol @30-40 srrg Jrfg naq hcuvyy bs gur 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)