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Where Shall We Park? Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/17/2006
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Highway 43 provides one of Alberta's routes to the north. The route is a long one and physical and mental exercise are recommended.  Get a bit of both here:

The County of Grande Prairie has a series of parks that allow tourists and locals a taste of the outdoors while providing some local history and a flavour of the area. This park was created on land donated in the early 1920’s by one of the early homesteaders: Hans Hommy.


Solve the crossword puzzle image to reveal the true location of this cache.
Across
5. We are always searching for a-----
6. Children of all ages love to find --------
Down
1. The adjacent river is named after a native tribe - the first people to reside here.
2. Often ... camouflaged especially in high traffic areas.
3. TheCounty of Grande Prairie was the first in -------
4. Greek word meaning "the study of Earth and its surface features."
Once you have solved the crossword; replace the letters with their correlating numeral: a=1; b=2; c=3 and so on... have fun!
N 55°16.? ? ?' W 119° 30. 6 0 ?'
Replace the ??? marks with these numbers in the following sequential order:
1st? = First number of 1st word down; 2nd? = Fourth number of the 5th word across
3rd? First number of the 2nd word down; 4th? = Sixth number of the 2nd word down
Park at the posted coordinates and cache at the puzzle results. When placed the cache contains: a FTFC, logbook, writing utensils, Canadian geocoin 4599 (track at www.geocoins.ca), turtle, Nunavut Toonie, Year of the Volunteer dime, bug in a box and a Canadian hackysac.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uhznaf unir bpphcvrq guvf fcnpr sbe zber guna 9,500 lrnef! ab pyhr urer...ohg ubj pbby vf gung vasbezngvba!

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)