GCT31B PAPERLESS CACHING - TECTONIC GEOMETRY (Unknown Cache) in British Columbia, Canada created by mrking

This cache has been archived.

mrking: This spot is to great for a cache that takes so long to work through. Archiving so someone else can better use the spot.

Mike

GCT31B ▼

A cache by mrking Message this owner

Hidden : 1/19/2006

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

I decided to make this a puzzle cache and have you do all the work while on the computer instead of in the field. The find should be relatively easy once you solve the puzzle. Cache is in a large ammo can with lots of space for good swag. Please keep the swag decent if you can.

The cache is NOT at the above coordinates, if they were you would be swimming out to them, but is within 3km.

Before the earths crust was divided into the present day continents, the early inhabitants were highly advanced and had been placing “geometric circles” on its surface for millennia. The exact reason is not known, but present day scientists believe they were used as advanced statistical markings to see how fast the earths crust was separating.

It just so happens that there is a local area where three centre markings were found. However the centres are now covered under the waters of the Pitt River.

A radio transmission, believed to be 1,000,000 years old, was intercepted with the following data:

W1: 10U E 521113 N 5457912; R0.3
W2: 10U E 521359 N 5457566; R0.6
W3: 10U E 521023 N 5457122; R0.3

Further in the transition were two other numbers referred to as ‘beta’.

B1: R0.5
B2: R0.5

It is your job as an archaeologist to determine the use of the strange 'beta' values.

The origins of these beta values are currently undetermined. However, it is believed that the ‘beta’ centres are located at the intersection of a path between the first data points and the original R values, but this is yet to be proven.

The only other data that was saved was the following writing. Scientists translated most of it except for two words (in blue):

“The benchmark centre is located at the

most

of W4 and W5 R values.”

We trust that you can solve this puzzle to reveal the location in which the ancient inhabitants had marked so many years ago.

The cache is located at the “benchmark centre”

Note that the cache is located in a very popular and well used area. Choose your time wisely to avoid getting caught.

FTF Prize: 2MB Palm Zire (used) with charger, leather case, USB cable, stylus and CD with Palm Desktop, GSAK, Cachemate and Google Earth.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle:] Hfr n znc naq crapvy pbzcnff (gur barf lbh hfrq nf n xvq gb qenj pvepyrf) be znc fbsgjner naq cebkvzvgl pvepyrf. [Cache:] Lbh'yy svaq vg bapr lbh frr gur fcbg. Ybbx nebhaq pnershyyl. Vg'f n ynetr pnpur.

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)