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Stella Octangula Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/27/2011
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a mystery cache. The listed coordinates are NOT for the final cache, but they will give you a good idea of where I first worked when I graduated from college and made the trip out east many years ago. The actual cache is within 2 miles of these coordinates. You must solve the puzzle below to determine the final coordinates.

The cache is located on conservation land with a well marked trailhead and trails that are good for hiking and biking. You should follow marked trails most of the way to the cache. It is located far enough off the trail that you will not have to worry about being stealthy, but you will have some very light bushwhacking at the end. Information and a very good map of this conservation land can be found online.

7/5/2011 UPDATE: I visited the area again today and found that a new trail has been cut since I placed this cache, and this trail brings you much closer to the cache. Your hike is probably half of what it used to be, and the bushwhacking is maybe a fifth of what it used to be. Given the high tick count this year, this is definitely a good thing. However, the cache location is now visible from a trail, so you may have to be a little more stealthy.

To solve this puzzle, you will have to do a little paper folding. After folding it you will notice that there are two triangle sides that have the letters N and W on them. Start on those triangles and follow the arrows until you hit the last one in that series. The N coordinates are only on the blue triangles and the W coordinates are only on the yellow. Follow the directions below.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Congratulations to OleSeeker on the FTF!

You may want to scale the image to be a little larger when printing because it is difficult to fold small things.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx hc va n "trbfrafvoyr fcbg"

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)