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Sooner or Later - A Maze Multi-cache

Hidden : 5/18/2002
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Go to Waypoint 1 (N45° 25.862 / W075° 33.814). There you will see a 4 digit address. Place a decimal point between the first and second digits from the left to form a number which has the format X.XXX . Add this number of minutes to each of the N and W coordinates of the following: N45° 22.961 / W075° 32.001 . The result will be the coordinates of Waypoint 2. Go to waypoint 2.

At Waypoint 2 you will find an item which has a checkerboard pattern. Determine the total number of squares OF ALL SIZES in the checkerboard pattern. (The corners of the checkerboard are rounded but you must consider the corner squares to be square just like the rest of the small squares.) Take this number and put a decimal point in front of it to make a number with format 0.XXX . Add this decimal fraction of minutes to each of the N and W portions of the following 3 sets of coordinates: N45° 25.699 / W 075° 34.572 ; N45° 25.630 / W075° 34.385 ; and N45° 25.426 / W075° 34.444 . The results are coordinates of 3 different positions. You must choose ONE of these for Waypoint 3. Go to Waypoint 3.

At Waypoint 3 and all following waypoints (except the cache) you will find a black tag with 2 sets of coordinates on it, with format 0.XXX. Choose only ONE set of coordinates. The first number is the decimal minute portion which must be added to N45° 25.000 to form the North coordinate for the next waypoint, and the second number is the decimal minute portion which must be added to W075° 34.000 to form the West coordinate for the next waypoint. Go to that waypoint.

Continue on in this manner until you reach the cache. The cache is in a camouflaged L&L container.

If you are very lucky, the cache will be reached fairly soon. If not, you may be in for a lot of walking! Please keep track of how many waypoints you visit after the checkerboard and then mention this number in your log on the cache page.

Let's see who arrives at the cache using the least number of waypoints after the checkerboard!

PLEASE do not include spoilers in your logs. Logs with spoilers will be deleted immediately. If you believe there is any problem with the cache setup, please advise me privately by e-mail so that I may fix them if necessary.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cngvrapr vf n iveghr.

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)