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Walking Tour of North Conway Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/10/2005
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This tour of North Conway starts at the Visitor Information Office.
You will walk up one side of Main St. and down the other side
gathering information you will need to find the final cache.

1. NOTE: THE PHONE HERE IS GONE. USE YOUR HOME PHONE INSTEAD.

Start your adventure at the listed coordinates. What is the last seven digits of the phone number?

a. Multiply first 3 digits 0f phone # by 80
b. Add 1
c. Multiply by 250
d. Add the last 4 digits of the phone #
e. Add the last 4 digits of the phone # again
f. Subtract 250
g. Divide the number by 2. Do you recognize the answer?
h. Subtract the original 7 digit #
i. Answer = ABC DEFG

2.Head towards Mt. Washington. Stop at the lair of the keeper of the secrets of the Holy Grail(2a). You will find a 4 digit #(2b).
Answer= HIJK

3. Continue on, but you are low on gas. How many gallons of
leaded did you buy?
Answer = L

4. Continue on to a building on the National Register of Historic Places. Record its name as your answer.
Answer = M and NO

5. Continue on to to a shop that sells Nepali scarves and Tibetan crafts. You will know it by the ice axes on the door. In what year did the proprietor of this shop climb Mt.
Everest?
Answer = PQRS

6. Continue on to a Museum. How high is high?
Answer = TUV

7. Cross the street to another building on the National Register of Historic Places. What did Babe Ruth and Toni Matt have in common?
Answer = WXYZ

8. Go South to a former bank that serves cappucchino. Find the 4 digit number.
Answer = abcd

9. Go to coordinate N 44 (D)(d).(W)(X-1)(E) W071 (A)(Y+4).(P+6)(Z)(H)
What 5 digit # do you see?
Answer = efghi

10. Proceed to the final cache at coordinates:
N 44 (F)(d-1).(4*T)(Z-3)(L+3) W 071 (G)(e).(Q-5)(I-1)(g)
The cache is small and well camouflaged, but has room for very small trading items. It starts with a geocoin, logbook and pencil.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1. Vs gur svefg ahzore qbrfa'g jbex gel gur frpbaq. Vs gur frpbaq qbrfa'g jbex hfr lbhe ubzr cubar ahzore. 2n. Qnivapv Pbqr 2o. G6. Qba'g sbetrg gb ybt vg. 3. Lbh tbg vg ng gur tnf chzc. 4. Pna lbh ohl nalguvat sbe gung gbqnl? 5. Frpbaq Sybbe 6. Pbhyq lbh fgnaq hc. Nafjre vafvqr. 7. Nafjre vafvqr. Lbh jvyy unir gb ybbx. 8. H6. Qba'g sbetrg gb ybt vg. 9. Pnobbfr. 10. Lbh tbg guvf sne, abj svaq vg! Vg vf jvguva 30 srrg bs gur hahfhny fgehpgher sbhaq urer.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)