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9 Lives - Redux Multi-cache

Hidden : 12/23/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

In celebration of 10-years of geocaching - I'm bringing back the very first cache I found.  Thank you paul2tele for getting me going a decade ago.  This is the original cache listing description with a slightly different final.

The sign has gone missing, but there is a bench at WP1 where you can sit while doing the math with the information found there.


Parking at 47.33.046 / 122.02.943. Use the walking trail underpass to get to the north side of the street.
 

It struck me that there are two reasons that this cache could be titled “9 Lives”, so I had to create it. The coordinates take you to an informational sign. Take a moment to read about the history of the area, and use the following information to complete the coordinates for the final cache.

Decade in which the first settlers arrived = ABCD
Year in which the city replaced the blackberries with native vegetation = EFGH
Aerial photo date = JKLM
Date of Charley Baxter photo = NOPQ
Number of bird species shown = R

Final coordinates:
N 47 3(J+E).B(R-N)(Q-P)
W 122 0(A+P).(F-A)(K-C)M

Checksum for missing North coordinates = 17, for West = 13
The final has moved about 10m. Add .002 to the North and .009 to the West, after the checksum

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abg uvtu

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)