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Hog's Back Falls Multi-cache

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JFandC: That was a fun one. The area will be free for someone else to place one.

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Hidden : 10/25/2004
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Go at the posted coordinates. You will find two signs on the history of the falls.

A saga of try, try, and try again.

a) What was the height of the original stone arch keywork? Keep the last digit.
b) To ensure that the water never flowed over the dam; its height was increased by how many meter(s)? The answer is 1 digit.
c) When was the 1830 breach in stone arched keywork dam sketched? Keep the last digit.

Hog’s Back Falls: Formed and re-formed

d) When was the picture of the “Eastern shoreline” taken? Keep the last digit.
e) When was picture #5 “view from down stream taken”? Keep the third digit.

The cache is located at N45 22.ABB W075 41.CDE

The cache container is hidden at the base (inside) of an old maple.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur orfg jnl gb npprff gur pnpur vf gb jnyx ba Ubt’f Onpx hagvy lbh frr n ab cnexvat fvta ba n ynzccbfg. Lbh jvyy svaq n ‘genvy’ sbyybjvat n ebpx sbezngvba. Ng fbzr cbvag gur cngu jvyy yrnq lbh gb gur gbc bs gur ebpx sbezngvba.

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)