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California Counties Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 10/27/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is hidden a couple of miles south of Yuba City, but not at the above-listed coordinates. To determine the location of the hide, you must answer 15 questions about the counties in the golden state.

1. between Placer and Amador counties
2. NW of Siskiyou county
3. between Lassen & Trinity (last letter)
4. between Glenn and Plumas
5. between San Mateo & San Joaquin
6. between Lake and Sutter Counties
7. West of Trinity County
8. between S.B. & L.A. (use last letter)
9. just south of Solano County
10. least populated county
11. between Amador and Tuolumne
12. East of San Diego County
13. name of a common fruit
14. between Mariposa & San Benito (2nd letter)
15. between Kings and Madera (plus 2)

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

yrggre b = mreb

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)