GC152TG Across The Nation (Unknown Cache) in California, United States created by jon

This cache has been archived.

jon_crowe: Unfortunately, construction has destroyed WP1 and the final location. So- sorry cachers! Hope you enjoyed it while it lasted!
Happy hunting!

GC152TG ▼

A cache by jon_crowe and GizFinder Message this owner

Hidden : 8/11/2007

Difficulty:

Terrain:

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

As usual, the final cache is not at the above coordinates, but in this particular cache, you need to solve the puzzle in order to find out where WP1 is.

This cache is designed to get you looking at a map, or an atlas or the internet, and learning about our nation.

This cache may require enlisting some help from cacher(s) in another state. You can then all claim credit for finding the cache.

Directions:

1. Read this whole thing so you don't mess it up.
2. Solve the puzzle below.
3. Go find WP1, which will have the coords (in puzzle form of course) to WP2.
4. Either go to WP2 to obtain the coords (in puzzle form of course) to the third WP location, or contact another geocacher to go to WP2 for you. Work as a team if you need to.
5. Go to the final WP and sign the log for you and your team mate. Log it.

Please replace ALL containers back EXACTLY as you found them (or better) to make sure that this cache remains in operation as long as possible.

PUZZLE for WP1:

Example puzzle: Which one of these is not like the others?
1. Grand Canyon
2. Phoenix
3. Mount Rushmore
4. San Fransisco Peaks

Answer: 3. Mount Rushmore, because it isn't in Arizona.

Ok, here's the puzzle: In each of the questions below, which one of these is NOT like the others? (Hints have been added, but you will have to decrypt them manually if you need them.)

Question 1: (Ybbx ng n znc)
1. Arizona
2. Colorado
3. New Mexico
4. Connecticut

Question 2: (Guvax cbgngbrf)
1. Esto Perpetua
2. C.L. "Butch" Otter
3. Boise
4. Cuyahoga River

Question 3: (Ybpngvba ybpngvba ybpngvba)
1. Takshanuk
2. Elburz
3. Catskill
4. Ramapo

Question 4: (V vf bar.)
1. Birmingham
2. Indianapolis
3. Trenton
4. Concord

Question 5: (Ba gur rqtr)
1. Weld
2. El Paso
3. Montezuma
4. Mesa

Question 6: (TP1112I)
1. Alcatraz
2. Joshua Tree
3. Death Valley
4. Zion

Question 7: (Pbhag gurz)
1. Alaska
2. Montana
3. Georgia
4. Arizona

Question 8: (Ab. bs jbeqf)
1. Rhode Island
2. Virginia
3. Delaware
4. Massachusetts

Question 9: (Qba'g qebja)
1. Cleveland
2. Wrangell
3. Martin
4. Vailulu'u

Question 10: (Chqqyrf va cynprf)
1. Seneca
2. Placid
3. Keuka
4. Gull

Question 11: (N evire ehaf guebhtu vg)
1. Minnesota
2. Indiana
3. Louisiana
4. Arkansas

Question 12: (Nal ___ va n fgbez)
1. Los Angeles
2. San Fransisco
3. Imperial Beach
4. Oakland

Now, take your answers and turn them into coordinates. There is a simple substitution pattern you need to figure out. It will make sense when you discover it. When you do, you will have the coordinates to WP1. Another geocacher will help you learn the coords to WP2, and then WP3, and finally you will take the last step to the final cache location, and sign everyone's names to the log. Good Luck. BYOP.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr uvag: Jvxvcrqvn! Pnpur uvag: Svyy va gur oynax: Cbvfba ___ Yrnthr [WP1 Checksum: N26 W39] [WP2 Checksum: N18 W25]

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)