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Greenbelt Hideaway Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/3/2005
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Someone recently responded in one of my cache logs: "I've never seen so many greenbelts as there are in Davis!" Well, I just found another one hidden away (to me anyway!), and there are no caches anywhere near here! Therefore, here is a cache that will let you enjoy this area. Good for kids too!

One of Davis's community swimming pools is here, so take a plunge if you like. Like most Davis Greenbelts, it is near a school, where there will be frequent muggles during opening and ending hours.

The above coordinates will take you to a pathway leading to this greenbelt. From here you will proceed westward on this path, and begin a scavenger hunt to fill in the coordinates for Stage 1 of this multi-cache! Clues are not necessarily in the order listed. The coordinates for Stage 1 are:

N 38*33.ABC & W 121*46.DE1

Note: Please re-attach Stage 1 Cache exactly as found, or it could possibly get out of reach for the next cacher!

All clues are visible from the pathway, although you may have to leave the pathway to actually read some of the clues. If you do so, return to the path at the point where you left. Adjacent light pole numbers may designate some areas. Replace the coordinate letters by finding the following clues! Most of these clues are fairly easy.

A. Find a street naming pole with two street names on the same pole. On the same pole there is a sign containing a Davis Municipal code. The number you want is the first digit of that code! All 3 signs are now missing. There is a 3 digit number on the pole. Double the first digit

B. You will find a light pole along this pathway near a spot (< 5 ft.) where you can read the word "IMPERIAL" that is not on the pathway. Subtract its number from the number on the pole found at: N 38*33.236 & W 121*46.475

C. When you come to a small playground on your right, find the number of letters in the first name of this park. From this number, subtract the number of letters in the last name of the person who homesteaded this property.

The plaque may no longer be in place?

D. There is a sign indicating material that "degrades our town" The number for "D" is the number of letters in the sixth word (sans - ) of the instructions to prevent this!

E. Count the number of large panels in a structure under which you will pass.

F. The fifth digit of the code # on a "No Fires Permitted" sign (Sign not facing the path.).
Sign has been missing since I started caching. The digit is given

Stage 1: micro cache contains the coordinates for the final cache!
Final: A 5" diameter plastic container and filled with an assortment of things including:

Log with Pen & Pencil
Plush Koala Bear keychain.
Assortment of small toys & trinkets. 

Take your time to enjoy this Greenbelt area and have fun!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Culfvpny Fgntr 1: Va urqtr, unatre, nebhaq sbbg nobir tebhaq. Culfvpny Fgntr 2: Yrsg bs fntr. Pbbeqvangrf sebz CF1 znl or 10-15 srrg gbb sne jrfg?

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)