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{CC} The Great Quarter Past Five Mystery Cache

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Cold Cache Crew: The 10th year is in the books.
If you haven't already you'll have until April 15th to submit your answers for the prize.
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Hidden : 8/26/2020
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:



The Great Quarter Past Five is a character who appears in Rudolph's Shiny New Year. He is a friendly camel who lives in the Sands of Time on the way to Father Time's castle. Equipped with a large clock in his hump that is always stuck on 5:15, he gives Rudolph and General Ticker a ride across the desert and protects his passengers from the plight of Aeon the Terrible.

As resident of those northern parts, the Great Quarter Past Five has intimate knowledge of the giant bird, and relates his story to Rudolph, who quickly learns that he must find the baby Happy before this villainous vulture does.

 


The winter series theme this year involves characters from the classic Rankin/Bass Stop-Motion animation TV Specials that first aired in the 60's, 70's, and early 80's.

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Cache can be found by solving the following puzzle regarding the history of the Cold Cache Crew.

A – 2nd year for MI Barrel Makers, TJPost, Addham, -N8theGR8- & spartanalum
B – 2nd year in which Boxman Crew was part of the group
C – 10th Anniversary
D – 1st year of the group of -N8theGR8-, spartanalum, Kneel Moore, Caveboy_Ken, Laker91 & BoxmanCrew
E – The year in which N8theGR811 and spartanalum joined the group

F – The season in which bretina humbly bowed out
G – The OG year
H – When the crew consisted of bretina, MI Barrel Makers, TJPost, Addham, N8theGR811 & spartanalum
I – 1st year in which Boxman Crew was part of the group
J – The season in which spartanalum changed names to JustJ

N 42° AB.CDE W 085° FG.HIJ

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To celebrate this year's hides, there is a bonus (final) cache so make sure and collect coordinates at each of the qualifiers to find the final, Bumble.
Also listed at each hide is a keyword to keep track of for a special ten year prize. Once you have them all, enter them here: Google Form
If unfamiliar with Google Forms, please contact us via email, cold.cache.crew@gmail.com for further instructions.
There are a limited number of prizes. Entries will be accepted through April 15th or while supplies last.


2021 Winter Series - "Cold Characters" caches

Yukon Cornelius Winterbolt The Great Quarter Past Five
Snow Miser Sir 1023 1776 (Sev)
The Little Drummer Boy Jingle Bells S.D. Kluger
Rudolph One Million B.C. Jangle Bells
King Moonracer Jack Frost Hermey
Heat Miser Happy (Baby New Year) General Ticker
Frosty Father Time Vixen
Donner Lady Boreal Clarice
Misfit Toys Burgermeister Meisterburger Kris Kringle
Big Ben Aeon Sam the Snowman
Coach Comet Charlie in the Box Spotted Elephant
Bumble

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

uggcf://jjj.trbpnpuvat.pbz/c/qrsnhyg.nfck?thvq=693r103o-5q91-44p2-oqr9-9757pp074627&jvq=1q928s16-qos8-4q08-9410-q91qoq6q809o&qf=2

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)