GCP1CE Westward Ho (Traditional Cache) in Iowa, United States created by Spothors

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A cache by Spothors Message this owner

Hidden : 5/23/2005

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is a self-guided trip through the exhibit hall of the Western Historic Trails Center. The cache is listed as 1.5 for difficulty only because of the time it takes to do it. The area is completely accessible and is open 9AM to 6PM from May 1 to Sept 30 and 9AM to 5PM Oct 1 to April 30.

The Western Historic Trails Center was built by the National Park Service and is owned by the State Historical Society of Iowa. Itinterprets four historic trails: the Lewis & Clark, Mormon Pioneer, California and Oregon. This cache will require you to walk through the exhibit area and answer questions that will help you decode the message that will lead you to the cache. Go to the unit that is listed in the clue. The clue # corresponds directly to the decoder key. Insert the letters above the numbers in the message. You will end up with the final clue. 1 12 12 7 11 1 12 11 7 14 11 2 4 12 8 9 6 3 5 13 9 4 12 1 10. Welcome! Clue 1 First Unit (Map): First letter of the name of the place where the California Trail ended. Clue 2 Second Unit (1880): First letter of the name of the people who inhabited these lands before Euro-American expansion. Clue 3 Second Unit (1880): First letter of the name of the place the government moved the American Indian Nations Clue 4 Second Unit(1937): What is the seventh letter in the second word of the name of the trailer camp? Clue 5 Reservations: What is the first letter of the name of the tribe of Indians who received payment from the government? Clue 6 Kanesville/Council Bluffs: What is the first letter of the name of the means of transportation to move overlanders across the Missouri River? Clue 7 Winter Quarters: What is the first letter of the word Brigham Young named his followers? Clue 8 Indian Council: What is the first letter of the Indian Tribe who erected the medicine sign of a skull atop a stone cairn? Clue 9 Trappers’ Rendezvous: What is the first letter of one of the groups that came to the rendezvous. Clue 10 Ferry Crossing: What is the fifth letter in the word that describes the person who repaired the wagon wheels? Clue 11 Trail Camp: What is the third letter in the number of months Harriet Ward says it has been since she left her home? Clue 12 Rail Camp: What is the first letter of the nationality of the foreman checking the engineering specifications? Clue 13 Homestead: What is the first letter of the name of the state where the Reinhardt Porath family lived? Clue 14 Road Camp: What is the first letter of the new American symbol? Now you have the answer to where the cache is hidden. Go find it! Good luck!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nfx gur zhfrhz thvqrf gb rkcynva vs lbh qba'g haqrefgnaq ubj gur pyhrf jbex. Or fher gb gunax gurz sbe gur uryc. Cyrnfr ivfvg gur bgure pnpurf ba gur JUGP tebhaqf.

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)