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He Ne Terra-Toma Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/6/2004
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Claremont is the home of my alma mater, Pomona College, known for the fact that Harvard brags that it is the Pomona College of the East. See http://www.pomona.edu

The listed coordinates are for Marston Quadrangle, at the heart of the Pomona campus. To move from there to the actual geocache site, strolling with a song in your heart, you have to determine the coordinates of the cache.

AA = Crests (1959) PLUS [Johnny Burnette (1960) or Ringo Starr (1974)] PLUS Lou Christie (1963)
B = Billy Preston (1974)
C = Vogues (1966)
D = Paul Evans (1959)
E = Clovers (1959) or Searchers (1965) MINUS The Danleers (1958)
F = Three Dog Night (1969 or 1971) TIMES 4
GG = Chuck Berry (1958) PLUS Gene Pitney (1963) PLUS Gary US Bonds (1961)
H = ? and the Mysterians (1966) MINUS 88

Plug the results into the following coordinates:

N AA BC.DEF
W 117 GG.BDH

When you are near the cache site, as always, be aware of geomuggles because you will be at a very public location. It is especially busy on Sunday mornings when the Farmers' Market/Sunday Morning Coffee and Brunch crowd is out and about. The cache is 1 step off the sidewalk.

August 2022 Note: I am sad to see the inspiration for this cache move to Montclair because of rent increases. However, the Dude abides and the cache remains..

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

As for the title of the cache, See https://www.pomona.edu/news/2001/01/09-pomonas-greatest-hits

With thanks for inspiration from Joel Bellman

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur vf urer sbe n gurzrq ernfba. Nfvqr sebz gung, ab uvag, fb cvcr qbja.

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)