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Avian Abode: Saum Creek Avian Series Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/8/2023
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Welcome to the Saum Creek Greenway trail! This cache is not at the posted coordinates, but it is somewhere along this trail. You need to bring your own writing implement.

The Saum Creek Avian series of caches takes you on a 1.5 mile stroll (round trip) along a wooded path behind a residential neighborhood. This series highlights some of my favorite woodland birds that you might encounter on this trail.

GCA8BKM "Spotted Towhee"
GCA8BNP "Red-Breasted Nuthatch"
GCA8DFM "Black-Capped Chickadee"
GCA8DH2 "Pileated Woodpecker"

This puzzle cache requires you to find the other four caches in the series. To determine the final coordinates of this bonus, you need to remember the color of the four cache containers and assign the following number values to each:

  1. blue
  2. black
  3. green/brown camouflage
  4. green
  5. silver
  6. purple
  7. gray/black camouflage
  8. gold
  9. red

Then substitute the color's number for the corresponding bird from the cache title into the coordinates listed below. The cache can be found at:

N 45 22.4[chickadee][towhee]
W 122 44.[nuthatch][woodpecker]3

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq, urnq uvtu, 30' fbhgu bs cngu

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)