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500 Server Too Busy Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/17/2004
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Almost as much as I enjoy Geocaching, I like building software tools that make the sport faster and more enjoyable. Usually I just build them for myself, but if other people find them useful, that's great too.

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates, but is within 2 miles.

The first thing I wrote was a tool to convert coordinates from all kinds of formats, then allow you to view a variety of maps for those coordinates.

After that, I wrote a tool that makes searching for stuff on Geocaching.com faster, especially on mobile phones.

Tired of entering coordinates for multis by hand, I wrote a Coordinate Grabber that will go to any web page and pull out all the coordinates so you can download them.

Expanding on that last tool a bit, I wrote a tool which calculates distances between coordinates or a lot of coordinates, making verifying locationless cache finds a lot easier.

I also maintain a collection of ExpertGPS calibrated maps.

Anyway, I'm always thinking about new tools that will make Geocaching more efficient. The thing that's annoyed me the most is those dang "500 Server Too Busy" error messages you sometimes get from the Geocaching website. I've finally decided to do something about it.

My latest tool is a sophisticated proxy server for geocaching. It caches pages, much like search engines do, but the site remains completely interactive. You can even log finds with using its log posting queue which eliminates all "500 Server Too Busy" messages you might see otherwise.

I was trying to think of a way to introduce people try out this new tool, and then idea came to me that I could place a cache for it. People try out the tool, which on successful use, would give them coordinates for the cache.

So, here it is, my ultimate 500 error eliminator tool, which I've called geoCACHE. (Get it?) Let me know what you think! Once you get it, you'll find the coordinates. You should get a full 15 digits for the coordinates.

The cache location is camo'd. It's a magnetic keyholder.

Enjoy, and let me know this or any of my other tools work for you.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[CACHE] Jul vf gurer n thneqenvy urer?? [PARKING] Yrtny cnexvat vf ninvynoyr qhr rnfg bs gur pnpur (jvgu n ybatre jnyx)

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)