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A Visit to Sumas - A Country Border Town Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/14/2021
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


A VISIT TO SUMAS - A COUNTRY BORDER TOWN

This cache is the bonus cache associated with the "A Visit to Sumas - A Country Border Town" adventure. To obtain the coordinates for this cache, you will need to complete the adventure which will provide you the coordinates to this cache. THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED COORDINATES! You can access the adventure via the QR code below:

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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CACHE SHOULD ONLY BE FOUND DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS! The cache has been placed with the agreement that cachers would be searching for the cache during daylight hours only. Please respect the property owner's wishes. Hints for where the cache is located, will be provided in the location completion messages for each adventure stop.

This will not be your "typical" bonus cache. I wanted to shake up the bonus cache experience and try something a little different. Thus this bonus has an additional puzzle element to it. Upon completion of the adventure, you will get a clue as to where the cache is hidden as well as 3words found in the journal entries after some of the adventure stops has been completed. Please note that NOT all journal entries will have keywords. Regardless, you will want to pay attention to the journal entries and make note of the keywords. The puzzle element of this bonus cache is what to do with those 3words?  It should not be too difficult to figure out ///. Hey look at that? I have given you a number of clues so far. Another hint could be found somewhere else on this cache page. I am sure you know where to look.

One last thing. Sumas has been devastated by a historic flood which flooded a majority of the town. This flood occurred a day AFTER this cache was originally listed back in November 2021. This flood took the original cache and likely sent it into Canada. The cache was never found by anyone. Anyway, feel free to help out the town by patronizing one of the few businesses that has managed to survive the flood and remain open. I am sure they will appreciate your business.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Creuncf lbh fubhyq purpx Tbbtyr be gur ncc fgber. Gubfr 3jbeqf pbhyq pbzr va unaql va svaqvat n pnpur! Uvqr: Cbfg arne ohvyqvat hc.

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)