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Unknown CacheSolitree

A cache by CrystalFairy     Hidden: 7/29/2006

Size: Size: Small (Small)     Difficulty: 3.5 out of 5     Terrain: 3.5 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)


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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.??? 
In Gauteng, South Africa

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Solitree - A lone tree!
This cache is NOT at the above co-ords. In order to find the location you will need to solve the following puzzle.

A famous hunter / gatherer (you), treasure finder, and geocacher, has, after weeks of searching in a dangerous nature reserve, stumbled upon the legendary lone tree of King Inja! At the base of the tree is a pit, which rumor has it is trapped, but contains all of the Kings gold and valuables... You carefully lower yourself into the pit and find only a scratching on the wall, but no treasure. The scrathing say the following:

The real treasure is located at

3662 45459 385 96322 5519 385 26393198 3955

Once you have deciphered the clue above, apply the following formula. Let [1,1] be the first letter of the first word and [3,5] be the fifth letter of the third word converted as followes A=1, B=2, C=3 etc...

S26 AB.CDE and E27 FG.HIJ

where
AB = [3,1] - [1,2]
CDE = ([7,7] * 2 * [4,2]) + [2,4] + 3
FG = (([1,4] + 1) / 2) * ([5,1] / 2)
HIJ = ([6,2] * [2,3] * [7,8]) - 1

There is a small entrance fee to get into the place and you should make a day of the trip. You should be able to get to the cache using a normal car (provided it has a reasonable clearance), but a 4x4 or 2x4 will make it a lot easier.

 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

Gur fbyhgvba vf gur uvag!(Decrypted Hints)

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 August 26, 2007 by RobZed (22 found)
3rd TF, getting there!
Easy Find,
Took $10K left ZA equivilent :)
ok much more than equivilent
TFTC


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 August 12, 2006 by River God (288 found)
Really cool. First STF !!!! Getting closer.... Great location. Came prepared in 4X4. TFTC

T Green bangle
L $10,000

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Photo 12/08/2006
Photo 12/08/2006

 August 5, 2006 by Fier (249 found)
Our second FTF today!! Enjoyed the '4x4' drive to find the cache, definetly not a road for a city car. TNLNSL

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 August 2, 2006 by erik88l-r (2424 found)
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Current Time: 2/9/2010 6:38:25 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (2:38 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 9/19/2007 12:44:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time (7:44 AM GMT)
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum


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