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Hail to VPPLAYER....1,000 Finds Puzzle!?! Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not located at the above coordinates! Do not search for the cache here!

This cache is for my former co-worker and friend VPPLAYER who deserves both credit and blame for introducing me to geocaching in 2012.  VPPLAYER was introduced to Geocaching while out visiting his son MadnessofMalkav.  Like any good mentor and coach, I have done my part to share that joy with others.

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He has a wife you know...
Last year my friend VPPLAYER went out west to visit his son, MadnessofMalkav, who took him on an adventure to find small pieces of paper...and not money!

I would’ve thought he was NUTS but my nephew dabbled in caching when it first started so I at least had a small clue what he was talking about when he introduced it to me. Ever since I had my first “Eureka” moment and made my first find I was hooked.

I’ve been fortunate to tag along with VPPLAYER and Mrs. VPPLAYER along bike trails, wooded areas and parking lots over the past year. His love of caching is addicting!

He has much more passion behind puzzle solving and now puzzle creating; so it only makes sense to honor him on 1000 finds with (what else!?!) a puzzle! I am in NO WAY a puzzle cacher so I enlisted professional help with this one through MadnessofMalkav and Team Monkeyboy. Thanks to all those who answered my pleas for help on this one but once I had this dynamic duo in place I wanted to leave the cache for the rest of you to find (after the honoree of course).

Beware the abundance of red herrings.

PKXCBSZKIFOFYOFUNQCEPGPNWRXXBEWATPFTBLCZSBQZYOPUNFXLAONWTAIWZCHLESHVLZCLEEMSKN
UACBNOLNAIBEUOUEQMSLABKMZNAMIFWNAPODFKEFYPOIJMSPNMYNADXALKZI YVEGYKNDIWSXHNAPUSOWDXALPZNJMZSYABTTMPOBCWNE2OUEQ0KYTEF0TUEQ0ONAIBE+TPO.!!!

 

NOTE-- the geocheck success page has a important update to the final coordinates.

 

 

 

Congratulations to VPPLAYER for FTF!!

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to gallaghd for STF!!

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Vtaber gur svyyre Chmmyr: lyrivffretbec gsvuf qan C sb lrx rug av avtro

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)