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Moose Turd Pie Mystery Cache

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4wheeler: It has gone missing for the third time. Looks like it is at the end of the line. Everybody off.

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Hidden : 12/12/2004
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is not located at the posted coordinates but is near the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad and Transportation Museum.

 

Years ago I used to listen to a late night radio program by Dr. Dimento who played unusual records. One night I heard a record by Utah Phillips called "Moose Turd Pie." It is the story of a railroad worker who got stuck being the cook because he complained about the food. He doesn't want to be the cook so he cooks up a moose turd pie so someone will complain and that person will become the new cook.

The story rang a bell with me and I have used it ever since, when someone complains about something, they get to do it.

Utah Phillips now lives in the Nevada City area and has a geocache near by, Marble Orchard.

To find the actual coordinates for this cache, listen to the story of Moose Turd Pie
and answer this question: "About how tall is the railroad worker who eats a bite of the Moose Turd Pie?" Now convert his height into inches and add that number to the decimal portion of the N and W coordinates given.

Please rehide it carefully.

Update: Utah passed away on May 23, 2008

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jung qb lbh guvax lbh jbhyq or ybbxvat sbe?

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)