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Been Waitin' For the Bus All Day Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

crs98: I always liked this puzzle and it pains me a bit to archive it, but I think it's time to do so.

I did confirm that the sculptures where my nano cache was hidden have been removed. I have no idea why, though construction all around the area provides a hint that they may have been removed as part of something that will happen soon. That area certainly isn't under construction at the moment.

As always, I explain how to solve my puzzles in my archive note. In this case, each of the locations in the list was a bus stop. If you went to the bus stop (in person or virtually using Google or Bing street maps), then you would note which bus route ran through that spot and it would reveal the coords.

For many years the bus routes in the Seattle Metro area were fairly stable, but with the addition of light rail and then instant collapse of some routes because of the covid19 pandemic, this has been less true over the past few years. So the idea of moving the hide to a nearby location and updating the puzzle just didn't seem that appealing as routes aren't as stable as they used to be and may change again over the next few years.

Perhaps by archiving this hide I'll open up some new space for a new enterprising and fun hide in the new transit center as it opens in 2024. Thanks to all those who found the cache in the past and I hope you enjoyed the puzzle and cache!

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Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates--that would be in the middle of I-5 and would be a very dangerous place to try and find a cache -- don't go there!

ZZ Top Waitin For the Bus

Have mercy, been waitin' for the bus all day.
Have mercy, been waitin' for the bus all day.
I got my brown paper bag and my take-home pay.

Have mercy, old bus be packed up tight.
Have mercy, old bus be packed up tight.
Well, I'm glad just to get on and home tonight.

Right on, that bus done got me back.
Right on, that bus done got me back.
Well, I'll be ridin' on the bus till I Cadillac.

- Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill

For those of you who have had problems solving some of my harder puzzles, here's an easier one for you. This cache could be completely solved as a multicache, but the astute geocacher has other tricks for finding out the location of the final cache that don't involve the gratuitous use of gasoline.

The final location for this puzzle is at North AB CD.EFG and West HIJ KL.MNO where the digits that are represented by the numbers can be found at the following sites:

A -- N 47° 35.735 W 122° 17.968
BC -- N 47° 40.905 W 122° 15.813
D -- N 47° 37.229 W 122° 18.457
E -- N 47° 37.607 W 122° 19.241
FG -- N 47° 36.906 W 122°18.163
HIJ -- N 47° 24.122 W 122° 18.170
KLM -- N 47° 18.750 W 122° 18.037 (suspended due to covid - use KLM = 177)
NO -- N 47° 35.458 W 122° 17.547

Congratulations to Baddog_777 for first to find!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abegu purpxfhz vf 44 naq gur jrfg purpxfhz vf 25.

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)