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Moosehead Gave Me Pink Eye! Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/8/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is NOT located at the Published coordinates

Background:
It was just over ten years ago when I learned my trade. The internet was new territory with lots of new technologies to explore. Some were simple, like making your words more colorful. Others were more involved, such as playing sounds and animations.

I was inspired to do research and find a way to produce this little guy for my webpage:

His name was Moosehead, after the imported Canadian beer. I actually prefer Molson, but that doesn't make a very good nickname!

The name was altered over the years because of so many other Mooseheads out there in cyberspace. That's when the "z" was introduced. This was a new trend of the younger generation, to use the under-utilized letter "z" whenever they could, like with the term "whazzup".

My current nickname was a result of certain websites that required a nickname to have numbers as well. I flipped through a few TV channels and found my number from the 20/20 news program.

The Puzzle:
Here is what happens to most cachers who try to solve my puzzles:
Before During After

Terrain is difficulty 2 due to muddy spots and fallen trees on the trail.

Park at the parking lot to the S-SW where one can find all sorts of provisions. Do not park at the private residential lots which are closer to the GZ.
Follow the sidewalk behind the lot which will lead to the trailhead.
Stay on the trails, cache is located 50 feet from an unmarked trail.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zl hfhny glcr bs uvqr.

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)