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Friends, Roamin' Countrymen - Plus or Minus an Ear Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/13/2008
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

[The coordinates above are not for the cache location. The cache is within 2 miles of posted location]

This cache was inspired by cwren's "What's a Cache Between Friends?" [GCZ774]. That cache was tied geometrically to catnap's two "Bring Your Best Friend" caches, as is this one.

Start at "Bring Your Best Friend, Too" [GCJ0VG] and go due north, staying on exactly the same line of longitude, until you are 1804.55988 smoots (plus or minus an ear) from "Bring Your Best Friend" [GCEDC7]. This should bring you within 30-50 feet of the cache location, depending on the accuracy of your calculations and your GPS's mood.

Note: In winter, cache container may be frozen in place and not removeable. For the other seasons, be careful - the immediate location of the cache is free of poison ivy, but there may be poison ivy growing around that location.

The cache is a camouflaged log-only micro (bring your own pen). Make sure you screw the cap back on squarely so that the cap sits flush against the container (it is easy to get it threaded on crooked).

[Congrats to Bigrock95 on FTF!!!]

Note: Hint is for the cache's location, not for solving the puzzle.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qba'g tvir hc, xrrc lbhe abfr gb gur tevaqfgbar, naq fgvpx gb vg. Lbh jvyy yvxryl arrq gb ybpngr guvf bar ol gbhpu. Ernpu bire naq qbja haqre ynetr bowrpg.

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)