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Emu #8 CofA Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/28/2016
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Welcome to the ‘Australian Coat of Arms’ Geo-Art. This will be released in stages. This stage is the Emu. Each puzzle is different and is ‘hopefully’ designed to help you learn a little about different types of puzzles. Some will obviously be a little harder than others but should be doable with a little patience. You will find plenty of puzzle solving tools in your toolbox.

The cache is NOT at the published co-ordinates.

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail.

The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, when completed, will be a 160+km recreation trail from Wulkuraka to Yarraman. (two small sections are currently not complete, funding has been made available to complete these sections.) It will follow the old Brisbane Valley railway line and provide walkers, touring cyclists and horse riders with an opportunity to experience the history and landscape of the Brisbane Valley.

The trail is for walking, cycling and horse riding only. The trail surface is gravel and unsuitable for road bicycles or personal mobility vehicles. NO motorised vehicles of any type are allowed.

Allow 4 hours plus if you are doing the complete series on a MTB, a full day if walking.

As with any outdoor walk, take plenty of water as there is NO water along the BVRT, (only in the towns nearby, ESK) and sun protection as it can be very hot along the BVRT with some sections having very few trees to hide under.

MAGPIE ALERT

Also note that MAGPIE season is September through to November and magpies do nest along parts of the route. So take care.

 

The Puzzle.

You will need to solve the below puzzle to work out the location of the cache itself.

 

QGM OADD XAFV LZW USUZW SL LZWKW UG EAFMK GJVAFSLWK KGMLZ ROWA KAWTWF YJSV WAFK KAWTWF HMFCL FWMF FMDD VJWA WSKL WAFK XMWFX ROWA YJSV ROWA NAWJ HMFCL KWUZK WAFK FWMF HMFCL WFBGQ LZW OSDC GJ JAVW SFV HDWSKW LSCW HDWFLQ GX OSLWJ HMFCL 

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jung ahzore pnpur vf guvf?

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)