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Tour de Carlsbad Multi-Cache

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Alpine Reviewer: As I have not received an update from the cache owner, I am archiving this cache to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you (the cache owner) wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, please contact me, and assuming it meets the guidelines, I will be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 11/16/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Here is a fun 3-part cache that will provide a history lesson, a short hike, and some great views of the area. This part of New Mexico needs more caches, and Carlsbad is chock-full of great potential locations.

Part I: The coordinates above will take you to a site that was important to the settlement of the town of Eddy (now Carlsbad). You'll be standing in front of a large sign.

Part II: Calculate the coordinates for this leg of the cache, based on answers you derive from the sign. Here are the clues:

A = C minus E
B = Number of miles multiplied by 2
C = Last digit of second year mentioned on the sign
D = C divided by the number of owners of the VVN Ranch
E = Third digit of the first year mentioned on the sign
F = D

Plug in your answers here to complete Part II:

N 32 26.A C E
W 104 16.D F B

Now go to these coordinates and find the final coordinates for Part III. You're almost there! Please replace as found.

Part III is a one-gallon camouflaged plastic screw-top container. Original contents include a logbook and pens, Megan TB, a Nolan Ryan baseball card, and lots of other goodies.

As always in the desert, beware of snakes!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

haghearqfgbarabyrnir

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)