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Z's Favorite #2 Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 9/11/2005
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Second in the Z's favorite thing series. Cache is not at the posted location. Please answer the following questions to discover the cache location. Please note: The cache is on public ground, outside the fence. There is NO NEED to enter the site to get to the cache!

NOTE: Difficulty raised to 4 stars based upon cachers difficulty in finding the hide. The puzzle iteself should be easy with some Internet research.


Cache is a black bison tube with gc.com logo. BRING YOUR OWN WRITING IMPLEMENT.

cache location N37 36.abc / W122.28.def

where:
a = (sum of the digits of the year sanchez adobe became a landmark)-18
b = (sum of the digits of the year the city of pacifica was named)-18
c = (sum of the digits of the 7 digit pacifica police fax number)-17
d = (sum of the digits of the channel number for the pacifica public access channel)-2
e = (number of public libraries in pacifica)+5
f = (number of California highway 1 exits in pacifica)-4

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[puzzle:]abg nyy rkvgf unir enzcf. Cnl pybfr nggragvba gb gur fvtaf nybat 1 qbja sebz 280. [cache:]Nobhg 6' bss gur tebhaq. [6 digit checksum:]gjraglavar

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)