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Echoes of the Ancient Peoples Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/27/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is not at the posted coordinates!! (so don't look there) - it is somewhere in the Conejo Canyons Open Space area.

You will need to decode the following material in order to find it!


So where is this cache?

Pah´-hā Wah-chah´
Po-koo Wĕh-hā Mah-ha´hr-káv-e-ah Pah´-hā Wah-chah´

(Wā–hāś-mah-hahŕ + Po-koo) Wā–hāś-wah-chah
Mah-haŕ Pah-vah´-hā Wah-chah´ Pah´-hā Mah-haŕ

A while ago, I found a multi in Seal Beach entitled Walking Among the Ancient Peoples which provided a different language for numbers. I thought it was a great idea, and I used that scheme for this cache.

Now, if you want, you can go to Orange County, and find the multi-cache, along with the numbering scheme, to solve this -- but probably not. Since the informational plaques are on boulders at the site, what better place to put a picture of the informational plaque(s) than in the cache descriptions of my series "Rocks are our Friends!" (or some variation of those words/acronyms in the cache names). Also included some general information about the Gabrielino as well NOTE: You don't have to actually find any of the caches!

Dollar coin for the FTF, and a travel bug to move along. Cache is a taped and camo'd plastic fiber container. The final is located in the Conejo Canyons Open Space. One access point is the new bridge that was installed in January. Refer to Western Gate to the Western Plateau (Conejo Cyn#1) for how to get to the trail. Cache is located within 20 feet of a newish single track bike trail up on the Western Plateau.
Watch out for pieces of cacti lurking by the cache and on the nearby trails
Please note that this Open Space area is open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM



You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

*****Congratulations to fastflyer and crossbow spartan for FTF *****

Happy Caching! A cache a day keeps the doctor away


Feedback is always appreciated on the difficulty/terrain ratings, cache descriptions, etc - thanks.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

EnbS, vaqrrq Nqq 0.002 zvahgr gb Yngvghqr

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)