Geocaching - It's a Wonderful Life Multi-cache

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Hidden : 4/23/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Genius Loci and I had just arrived at the cache "Bongo" where I was hunting for my 1900th find. The second I spotted the cache we both heard this loud and very distinctive {{{BONG}}}. It was so strange; we didn't know what to make of it. This sound was on our minds as we signed the log book and started walking back toward our car.

It was sunny, windy and very hot (85 degrees) for a spring day and so when we came to a bench there was an unspoken agreement that we'd sit for a spell. At first we were both very quiet, deep in our own thoughts about the sound we'd heard. Then, Genius Loci mentioned that he had heard a similar sound in the past but only on rare occasions. As he was describing the last time he heard it, I realized that I'd heard the sound before my self.

We ended up sitting for a long time reminiscing about caches we'd found where we remembered hearing the {{{BONG}}} and that's when we realized that every time either of us found a hundredth cache, we heard this sound. It seems strange but, the further we were from the Bong Recreation Area, the more distant the sound seemed.

It reminded me of Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" when young Zuzu Baily says "Look, Daddy. Teacher says every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings" and we all know it was Clarence who just earned his wings. Well, I earned my 1900th find and really enjoyed the fact that I found out where the {{{BONG}}} emanates from.

To find this cache proceed to the posted coordinates where you'll find yourself sitting where Genius Loci and I sat pondering this astounding phenomenon. To fully appreciate the nature of this discovery you'll want to be sure to visit the caches in the Bong Recreation Area when you will find one of your hundredth caches.

Final cache Latitude :
Add the total number of letters on the plaque and subtract 4, then multiply that by 111.56242

Final cache Longitude:
Multiply the four digit year on the plaque by 4.4104321

Please Note: The final cache coordinates will be in degrees and minutes and the decimal point will fall in the correct location. You will need to round up the digits after the decimal point.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur svany pnpur vf yrff guna n zvyr (nf gur pebj syvrf) sebz gur orapu naq gur pnpur vf npprffvoyr nybat n genvy gubhtu vg zvtug or gevpxl gur ynfg 20 srrg be fb va gur jvagre naq gur "be fb" vf zber yvxr 100-200 srrg va gur fhzzre. Lbh ner ybbxvat sbe n Ehooreznvq pbagnvare fgbpxrq jvgu fbzr gevaxrgf naq uvqqra va n glcvpny snfuvba.

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)


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