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Peppermint Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/7/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

I've been wanting to put out a power trail for some time now and I finally got around to making it happen. The trail consists of 22 caches that are either traditional or mystery type caches. All are in the theme of "Culinary Herbs and Spices".


The caches in this series are not park-n-go's. They are best done by biking or parking your cache mobile and searching for them on foot.

Please do not rotate caches, each one is uniquely hidden and labeled.

As always, be mindful of traffic and muggles.

If you chose to use your cache mobile please park where it is safe and legal.

The cache is not located at the posted coordinates.

In order to find the cache you must first solve the puzzle below:

N 38 40.ABC

A. Peppermint is a herbaceous rhizomatous perennial plant growing to 30–(A)0 cm tall

B. According to the German Commission (B) monographs, peppermint oil (as well as peppermint leaf) has been used internally as an antispasmodic (upper gastrointestinal tract and bile ducts) and to treat irritable bowel syndrome

C. Dried peppermint typically has 0.3–0.4% of volatile oil containing menthol (7–4(C)%)

W 121 15.DEF

D. The chromosome number is variable, with 2n counts of (D). 2nd number first digit

E. Commercial cultivars may include Clone 80-121-(E)3

F. In what year was Peppermint first described by Carl Linnaeus? Last digit


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Congratulations to Blondvoodoo for FTS!

Congratulations to LewisClan77 for FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle]: Jvxv [Cache]: Uvag vf va pregvghqr

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)