unNATUREal Mystery Cache
zero7one: Checked on cache this morning and it was muggled beyond repair. It had a good run, but I don't have the time to fix it up back to its original condition. Thanks to all who made the effort to solve the puzzle and find this cache.
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The given location is not correct, please read on. This cache is for my kids. I am starting out with a trackable item for each of them. I am also starting the cache out with a bunch of goodies, so please respect Geocaching guidelines and trade 1 for 1 with something of equal or greater value than what you take. Please do not turn this cache into a junk box or trash can and please ensure that the cache is replaced the same way that it is found.
You will need to answer six questions in order to figure out the
location of the cache. Each question varies in difficulty from
fairly easy to possibly somewhat time consuming. Your favorite internet search engine will be your friend. In front of each problem is a letter. This letter corresponds with a letter in the coordinates that needs to be replaced. Good luck.
A – On a typical Heavy Overcast (no shadows) Washington State day, I decided to take a portrait of my two kids. I had the ISO (film speed) set to 400 and decided to set my aperture to f/5.6, which gave me a shutter speed of 1/500 sec. I decided that though the portraits look fine I wanted to get rid of the distracting background. So I set my aperture to f/2.8 and lowered my ISO to 100 so the portraits would not be as grainy. What would my new shutter speed be?
A= Last 3 digits of shutter speed divided by 25 minus 15.
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B – What is the elevation in feet of Mount Rainier?
B= Elevation minus 14350 (digits corrected - thx cwby416)
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C – What is the year that the United States Army was founded?
C= Year (XXXX) divided by 25 minus 67
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X – While shopping at your favorite outdoor retail store, you noticed that the police had arrested a thief for stealing the last Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx (valued at $350.00). Unfortunately the police took the GPS as evidence and that just so happened to be the model that you wanted to buy. You overheard the police officer saying that with the dollar amount the thief would be charged with Felony Theft, not shoplifting. What Revised Code of Washington (RCW) would the thief be taken to jail for?
X= Last two digits of RCW minus 23
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Y – What is the Zip Code for my hometown, Cumberland, Maryland?
Y= First three digits minus 206
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Z – What was the date of the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom? Use the date format DDMMYY.
Z= First four digits of (DDMMYY) minus 1948
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Coordinates: N 47° 0A.BBC W 122° XX.YZZ
Congrats to cwby416 for the FTF!!!
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[A] – Arrq uryc? Nfx Eboreg Oneergg vs lbh pna hfr uvf Rkcbfher Pnyphyngbe.
[X] – Frpbaq
[Helpful] – Ybbx sbe n unaqyr.
[A little more help] – Flabalz sbe “Jbbs, jbbs, jbbs”
[Spoiler] – Tb gb TP1I1DM naq ybbx sbe n uvag.
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