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Dr. Seuss' Geocaching Adventure Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/9/2008
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED COORDINATES You must solve the puzzle below to find the true coordinates to the cache. Cache contains only a log so BYOP.



On a sunny day in Southern Cal

 

 

 

With friends, my pal and a red-headed gal

We hit the shore along the coast

To find a cache and make a toast

    

“To our first find” we all exclaimed

We’re Geocachers now I confidently proclaimed

Traditional, multi, virtual, or mystery

We’ll be the best cachers in history!

    

Then back to Virginia on a plane we came

To Ashburn we looked for caches the same

And what did we find but our biggest surprise

Ashburn’s a puzzle mecca for the wise

      

      

 

 

Ciphers, Stories, puzzles galore

How will we solve them and make the score

Some are science and others are art

We’ve been stumped by blunoz, rufnredy, and Lion Heart

     

Uh oh Rutro, what are we to do?

We keep trying and trying but we’re feeling blue

If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em is what I like to say

Create your own puzzle and let others play

    

    

Fabulous idea I replied with a chuckle

I'll create a puzzle that will make folks buckle

But that wouldn't be nice he started to say

Create a puzzle in the Seussian way

     

So here we go, let's give it a try

To find the cache I’ve decided to hide

No codes, no ciphers, just good ole research

Use the internet if you get into a lurch



The coordinates for the hidden cache are:

N 39° 0A.BCD    W 077° E.FGH

A = Value for image A
B = Value for image B minus the value of A
C = Value for image C
D = Value for image D minus the value of A
E = Value for image E multiply by the value of A and add the values for A and F
F = Value for image F
G = Value for image G
H = Value for image H

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

 Congratulations to jeffnerner on FTF!


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qrpvqrq gung lbh arrq n uvag? Guvf chmmyr’f abg nobhg obbxf va cevag (VZQo). Fbyir gur chmmyr ohg pna'g znxr gur svaq? Nabgure uvag Frhff vs lbh jbhyq or fb xvaq Bs pbhefr, V fnvq, sbe gurer vf abguvat fnqqre Or unccl, gur pnpur vf haqre gur _____

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)