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Pennsylvania Caves and Caverns Mystery Cache

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rainbowtree: Thank you to all who visited this cache, and enjoyed the journey as well as the destination.

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Hidden : 8/21/2008
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


PENNSYLVANIA CAVES AND CAVERNS
The posted coordinates are for parking.
Complete the puzzle to find the coordinates of the cache.

Cave Safely
There are two ways to experience caving. One is by visiting developed caves and participating in a guided tour.
The other is to visit undeveloped caves, and should be entered only by experienced cavers with proper training and equipment.
Both types of caving experiences are represented in this puzzle cache and list of resources.
"Nature's beauty is not all found on the surface of the earth."


CAVES AND CAVERNS
1. Decipher each code.
2. Use the resources to determine the name of the cave.
3. The numbers next to cave names are the coordinates.

4 0 º A _____ B _____ . C _____ D _____ E _____ NORTH .... 0 7 8 º F _____ G _____ . H _____ I _____ J _____ WEST

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

2 Coral Caverns .... 4 Crystal Cave .... 3 Indian Caverns .... 2 Indian Echo Caverns .... 0 Laurel Caverns ....
5 Lost River Caverns .... 3 Penns Cave .... 5 Lincoln Caverns .... 4 Wind Cave .... 0 Woodward Cave

A. 74-31-53-59-73-31-93-81-70-62 ... 71-70-53-52-81 ... 57-70-91-61
B. 52-70-93-96-52-81-31-93-61 ... 57-70-91-61
C. 81-61-57-81-31-93-59-57 ... 57-70-91-61
D. 85-31-52-52-59-62-59-73-61-96 ... 57-31-53-70-62 ... 53-61-61-85
E. 53-59-91-61-53

F. 72-74-12 ... 42-46-53 ... 51-29-12
G. 46-63-12 ... 63-84-12-19-44 ... 63-51-29-12
H. 46-84-51-29 ... 58-12-17-51-33-46-72-33
I. 44-51-72-51-84-42-51-19-72 ... 72-51-49-84
J. 63-19-63-74-12 ... 15-51-63-19-72-46-51-29

RESOURCES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_caves_in_the_United_States#Pennsylvania
http://goodearthgraphics.com/showcave/pa
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=gcp9g4
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=gc1773m
http://www.caves.org/preserves/
http://www.karst.org/makc_caves.htm
http://www.caves.org/
http://cavern.com/


NORTH (ADD)
1. Add the numbers to get the code.
2. Decipher ABCDE .... EXAMPLE: 24 + 46 = 70. Whenever you see the number 70, use the letter A.



WEST (SUBTRACT)
1. Subtract the numbers to get the code.
2. Decipher FGHIJ .... EXAMPLE: 38 - 19 = 19. Whenever you see the number 19, use the letter A.



Please visit this cache during daylight hours, as it is located on private property. There are many nice hiking trails and you will frequently see a variety of wildlife in the area. No bushwacking is required so please stay in open areas or on paths.

Special thanks to Ann for allowing placement of this cache.

Special thanks to Jennifer for maintaining this cache.

Enjoy the journey as well as the destination.

Congratulations
carels for FTF.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Hfr gur svefg sbhe erfbheprf.

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)