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Generatrix Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/8/2009
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED COORDINATES


There have been major changes to this puzzle. This has been changed from a 2 stage multi to a single stage. The new solution will bring you to the final. If you have previously solved this puzzle, feel free to email me your solution, and I will give you the solution to the new puzzle.

For some background info to help you solve this puzzle, look at these web pages
http://cryptome.info/0001/ncsc-3.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_frequencies


A spy compromised my SECRET keyboard the other day.  This is the information he obtained:

EFHBGECICACFCGHBGAGIEIGCAIGAGGIGEIBIGGHEGHBGIICAECCGAEGIAEHEGCCGEAG
CCEDCCBHGBCDCGGAFVGDHDCGFGFCDCCGEFHDEFHIFCGEFIGBAFCEFBGIDGAGGHFGECGFIDEFIGG
HEBGIIFEHEGCCGHBGAADGCCEDCCBHGEBIGAFCGBHBGFGFCDCCGEFHDEFHEBIGEFIGBAFCEFBG
IDGAGGHFGECGBCBEIGGFIGGCAFGIADHGAEGFEAGGICFFGBAADGBIDGII

The Director of NSA at Ft. Meade gave him this Generatrix Family to use, telling him that the IR was well over 1.0.

Generatrix A:  ZAQ1
Generatrix B:  XSW2
Generatrix C:  CDE3
Generatrix D:  VFR4
Generatrix E:  BGT5
Generatrix F:  NHY6
Generatrix G:  _MJU7
Generatrix H:  ,KI8-
Generatrix I:  .LO9P

When the spy decoded the message, he went GeoCaching and found a regular size cache.  It had a camping theme when it was first placed because the container was original intended to be placed in Crimson Lake Provincial Park.  The cache container said that the cache was called "Heart of Crimson" because that was the intended name of the cache in Crimson Lake Provincial Park.

SAFTEY WARNING:  Please park either at the suggested parking coordinates (found in the solution) or another safe location.  Don't park on any busy roadways.  If you cut across the rocks, be careful.  Some of them are not stable, even some of the larger ones.

Go ahead and look at the hint, it is definatly not a spoiler, just some solving stratagies.

CONGRATULATION to kophykupp on FTF!!
I am always interested to hear how people solved a puzzle. If you are so inclined, I would enjoy an e-mail with a breif description of your solving methode.

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

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gel fgnegvat ol erirefr fbyivat whfg sbe jbeqf lbh guvax jvyy or va gur fbyhgvba, gura ybbx va gur rapbqrq qngn sbe gubfr jbeqf. Lbh pna nyfb gel yvavat hc nyy gur cbffvoyr pnenpgref va beqre bs cebonoyvgl (jub xabj W jnf fb hapbzzba)

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)