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MPPCC#6: Bonus Cache Mystery Cache

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deepdish23: This series had a good run, time to move on and open up the area to new caches. Thanks to everyone who has found the caches.

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Hidden : 8/2/2012
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to The Mayeski Park Puzzle Cache Challenge. This challenge consists of six caches located somewhere in Mayeski Park.  To find the coordinates to the caches, a puzzle has to be solved.  These puzzles are typical puzzles used in Unknown caches.  They are:  Cipher, Internet Lookup, Math, Word or Number Puzzle, Hidden Message, and Gathering information from other caches.

The previous 5 puzzle caches in this series needed to be solved and found to get the final coordinates of this cache.  The final coordinates for this cache are: N39° 27.X  W77° 02.Y

 Where X = A + B - C + D - E

A,B,C,D, and E can be found in each of the other puzzle caches in the MPPCC series.

To find Y, a little twist will be used to see what you remember from the other puzzles:
Y = (cpqwcmmxvqxhinqem) * (ADTR:WSMFY:ASPTL) + (<C rounded to the nearest whole number) * (last number on the fifth row of the fallen phrase puzzle) - M

Mayeski Park is open from sunup to sundown. The parking coordinates are listed below. The trailhead can be seen from the parking area. The trails are unpaved and can be muddy after it rains. As with all forest hides, the typical obstacles are present, poison plants, ticks, large spider webs. The coordinates were taken under heavy tree cover and some of the coordinates had to be calibrated several times until a reasonable set of coordinates were generated, so they may not be 100% accurate. Each puzzle hide has either a hint listed below or in the puzzle that will help you limit your search when you approach ground zero. None of the hides are meant to be high difficulty.

This cache is located more than 300 feet from any trail. In this part of Mayeski Park, the bushwhacking is minimal. The most ideal path to the cache is to take the bottom trail and start your bushwhacking when you are between 350 and 400 feet from GZ.

There is an unactivated geocoin for FTF.

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


Congratulations to Hixon for a FTF for all 6 puzzles in the series.


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Gur purpxfhz bs gur jrfg pbbeqvangrf nsgre gur qrpvzny cbvag vf guvegrra. Uvqr: Ovfba ghor vafvqr ubyybj cneg bs snyyra ybt nobhg 30 srrg njnl sebz onfxrgonyy evz. Ybbx ng fcbvyre cubgbf.

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)