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North Branch Canal Cache Multi-cache

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Hidden : 8/27/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is placed with permission of PPL. Thanks, John for working with me. Located in a nice Park, provided by the locale power company. The terrain is on part of the old Tow Path and should be accessible to everyone.

This cache starts by exercising the heart and mind. Answer these math questions to find stage 2.
N 41. 0 _._ _ _’ W 076. 0_._ _ _’
A= Short Loop= 0.___ miles, B= Medium Loop= 0.___miles, C= Long Loop= __.__ miles.
N= (A+B+C)x2+0.430= _._ _ _’ W= (A+B+C)x3-0.029= _._ _ _’
At Stage 2 you will need to answer a few more questions to find stage 3.
N 41. 06.ABC’ W076. 07.DEF’
N 41. 06.__ __ __’ W076. 07.__ __ __’
Stage 2 questions
A= What is the date the North Branch Canal was started?
A=____
1= 7/4/1828
2= 6/4/1829
3= 7/1/1827
4= 8/1/1830
B= What is the name of the river at the north end of the canal?
B=____
1= Susquehanna
2= Delaware
3= Lackawanna
4= Juniata
C= How old were the Mule drivers?
C=___
1= 10 to 12
2= 13 to 15
3= 9 to 10
4= 15 to 18
W076. 07.DEF’
W076. 07.__ __ __’
D= How many letters are in the name of the number 8 Lock? D= ___
E= What month did the last canal boat travel on the North Branch Canal? E= (_ _-3)= __
F= Construction was started on the North Branch Canal in what month? F= ___
Stage 3 will take you off the tow path a short distance on another path. (easy walking)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[S1] Urneg Jnyx, [S2] Abegurnfg bs oevqtr, [S3] Oveqvr jurer ner lbh

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)