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A Walk In The Park Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/29/2004
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Take a short easy walk by the Animas River and enjoy the river, trail and wildlife. The above coordinates are the START POINT

>>>The original microcache has been removed by someone unknown- I have revised the location and moved ot to a safer location--A few suggestions from fellow Geocachers to make this eaiser to find- So I have adjusted the hints to make them easy to find....9-12-2004.

1. Drive to Durango Skateboard Park. Park at N 37.16.644 W 107.53.014
1A. An alternate pace to park is the Riverfront Park- Behind the Main Durango Fire Station N37.16.701 W107.52.868

2. Walk to the Metal Bridge at 37.16.644 N and 107.53.014 W

3. You will need 2 clues to locate the CACHE

4. Walk the trail to FANCY LADIES Information Site at 37.16.657N and 107.52.923W

5. To get the NORTH Co-Ordinate of the cache location- answer the following question:

A. How many small boxes are numbered in the hand drawn map.... Answer is _______

B. The answer to 5A is the last digit in 5C

C. The NORTH coordinate is 37.16. 6 3 X

6.To get the WEST coordinate continue walking NORTH on the trail to the ELECTRIC REVOLUTION Information Site 37.16.739N 107.52.808W

7. Read the sign and answer the following question:
A. In what year was a Power line run to Animas City ________

B. Answer is ____________

C. Subtract 949 from the answer in Question 7A

D. Answer is _________

E. The WEST coordinate is 107.52. X X X

8. Walk to 37.16. 6 3 ___ NORTH

9. Walk to 107.52 ___ ___ ___ WEST

10. Remember it is a NOT a MICROCACHE-In a Small Tupperware container.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Arne jngre-haqre 3 ebpxf-ba gur rnfg fvqr bs gur evire 30 sg bss gur przrag genvy - 18 srrg bss gur qveg 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)