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Fellowship of the Ring Multi-Cache

Hidden : 3/28/2002
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache will require knowledge of the first book of Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy. You will have to answer questions, solve puzzles and search for intermediate caches on your way to the final cache. If you believe yourself up to the task then grab your dog-eared copy of 'Fellowship of the Ring' and let's get started!

If you enjoy this cache you may continue the quest on The Two Towers and Return of the King and The Hobbit

Your goal during this first phase is to reach the cache at N37°AA.BB1 W122°CC.DD0 where AA, BB, CC, DD are determined below.

You will begin your journey at N37°15.140 W121°59.120.

E = the house number of this corner house (with the pastoral setting painted on the mailbox).
F = Bilbo's age at the long-expected party.
G = the number of members of the fellowship who wore blindfolds while walking through Lothlorien.

AA = F + G - E

Now proceed to N37°16.821 W122°02.000. Frodo crossed the river named on this street sign. If he crossed -

    - on a horse then BB = 07.
    - by ferry then BB = 23.
    - over a bridge then BB = 41.
    - by boat then BB = 59.
    - by wading then BB = 86.
CC = the number of hobbits in the fellowship.
DD = the date of the day after Frodo's birthday.

Bring along any magic rings you need to dispose of and feel free to e-mail me for assistance if you get stumped during your wanderings.

The cache you seek in this first phase is a tennis ball tube with camouflage tape. The final cache originally contained:

    Foxtail ball
    Glow in the dark bouncy ball
    2 Disney Adventure puzzle books
    Rock climbing game CD
    Castle Wolfenstein game CD
    Lord of the Rings card game
    Mickey Mouse travel bug
    Some rings
    Log book and pencils
    Geo-cache letter

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fgnl ba gur znva genvy hc gb gur ivrjcbvag. Nsgre nqzvevat gur ivrj ghea nebhaq naq sbyybj gur biretebja genvy sbe n pbhcyr bs uhaqerq srrg. Gur pnpur vf ba gur hcuvyy fvqr naq nobhg gra srrg bss bs gur genvy ng gur onfr bs n ohfu. Ybbx sbe gur terra fgernzre gvrq gb gur oenapurf.

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)