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They Might Be Giants / James K. Polk Geocache Multi-Cache

Hidden : 9/10/2001
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A cache for fans of “the Twin Quasars of Rock” - They Might Be Giants!

Originally hidden 9/10/2001. Cache replaced 3/9/2002, 4/17/2005 and 11/4/2007.

Seekers of this cache will have the opportunity to visit our 11th President, Mr. James K. Polk.

This is an offset cache. First, go to N36° 09.995' W86° 47.037' and locate the following inscription:

“The beauty of _____ was illustrated in his life”

Using the chart below, translate the missing word into a number:

A = 5
E = 9
I = 4
K = 5
M = 1
R = 7
T = 3
U = 0
V = 6

Use this number to complete the coordinate for the cache.

Cache: N36° 10.361' W8X° XX.XXX'

The cache 35mm film canister hidden beside a large stone. Please do not climb on the landscaped mounds near the cache site. You only need to sit on the rock 'seats' to find the cache. Please be discrete when retrieving/re-hiding the cache if others are nearby.

To learn more about They Might Be Giants, visit www.tmbg.com To hear the song that inspired the cache, check out Factory Showroom and listen to track 10.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx orgjrra gur gbc gvre ebpxf.

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)