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Valued Reviewers (KPC2008) Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.
Solve the puzzle below to determine the real coordinates of the cache.

After Nomex posted a Note when publishing the last cache in this series, it seemed that I'd better take notice and include him in the next cache in the series. It never seems to be a good idea to ignore the reviewers, however subtle their requests may be.

In deference to Nomex, this cache will require a little bit more of a hike than the others in the series. Make sure that you plan for adequate hydration if you're hiking on a hot day. The cache area is most likely closed from a half hour after sunset until sometime in the morning; so please plan your hunt during open hours.

Many of the following cachers have approved caches that I have hidden or visited. Thanks to them and all their colleagues for all their hard work!

Nomex
SoCalAdmin
mtn-man
Cap'n Buckeye
Reviewer Web-ling
Krypton
New York Admin
Dot Plotter

RockyMtnReviewer
Hemlock
Moun10Bike
ncflyers
Crow T Robot
Laogai
Reviewer of the Cache

In contrast to After Further Review..., you do not need to hunt for any information elsewhere on Geocaching.com or the internet in order to determine the solution. An online search may help you find similar puzzles elsewhere, but all the information necessary to get the coordinates is on this page. Because the puzzle may have alternate (though perhaps more complex) interpretations leading to other answers, I am providing a geochecker to verify your coordinates before you undertake your hunt (I used it once already to make sure that it was working).

I copied this puzzle idea from another cacher. Thanks to Lotus for letting me appropriate from one of his many challenging caches. He only rated his version at 3.5 difficulty, which might be the correct rating if you use all the hints.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle hint] "Va bar pnaql fgber, gur cevprf ner frg nppbeqvat gb gur bjare'f juvz. N ybyyvcbc pbfgf 35¢, n pubpbyngr one pbfgf 47¢, naq n thzqebc pbfgf 25¢. Nppbeqvat gb guvf flfgrz, ubj zhpu jvyy n crccrezvag pbfg?" [Puzzle hint #2] Gurer ner guerr haxabjaf bs fvtavsvpnapr; fb lbh jvyy arrq ng yrnfg guerr bs gur erivrjref gb uryc lbh.

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)