Whatever Happened To Mother Goose? Mystery Cache

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grossi: I stopped by this afternoon to retrieve the container. Many thanks to all who found this puzzle cache over the past seven years!

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Hidden : 9/24/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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If you're traveling by car, Ronald Bog Park needs to be accessed while driving from west to east on NE 175th Street in Shoreline. The opening coordinates for this puzzle cache will lead you to the parking lot. Shoreline parks are generally open from dawn to dusk.

The Mystery of Mother Goose

Once upon a time, there was a viciously territorial goose that guarded over a large brood of ducks at Ronald Bog Park. For whatever reason, the goose had unquestioned authority over all living creatures who dared to set foot or paw within this park's boundaries.

From a distance, it was somewhat endearing to see how fiercely Mother Goose protected the brood; however, up close and personal, it was intensely unpleasant. Many logs in three now-archived caches (X Does Not Mark The Spot, Carolyn Grace's Multi-Cache Mania, and The Ponies) made reference to this insane goose. I was never able to do anything other than dart in to retrieve the cache or waypoint, and then beat a hasty retreat as the protective goose charged after me with ferociously flapping wings and a hissing, snapping beak.

A few months ago, I noticed how placid the bog seemed, duly noting the lack of Mother Goose and most of the ducks. For the first time ever, I was able to walk all the way around the park.

Still, I wonder: whatever happened to Mother Goose? It's a mystery...and so is this cache.

In what year can the term "Mother Goose" be traced to Loret's La Muse Historique?
That year equals ABCD.

In what year did Charles Perrault use the phrase "Mother Goose" in a published collection of fairy tales?
Let that year equal EFGH.

In what year was Mother Goose Day established?
That year will be IJKL.

M = G-F

The final cache is located at N 47 45.MDE, W 122 19.JMA.
Be sure to bring your own pen.

So, what do you think happened to Ronald Bog's Mother Goose?

Additional Hints ()

[hide]: ernpu va haqre jbbqra ornz

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)

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