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Yo! Banana Boy! Mystery Cache

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DrAwKwArD: Appears this one has walked off for 2nd time. I no longer live in the area nor wish to keep doing maintenance.

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Hidden : 2/27/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

NOTE: Not at posted coords! Coordinates are a good starting point for the short hike to the cache.

This cache is all about fun with palindromes. What is a palindrome, you may ask?

A palindrome is a word or sentence that reads the same forward as it does backward. "I" and "A" are both palindromes - simple ones at that. More interesting are "race car" or perhaps "Golf? No sir, prefer prison-flog." My geocaching username, "DrAwKwArD" is also another example.

What do palindromes have to do with geocaching, you might be wondering. Well, this puzzle cache works with palindromes to help you find very specific coordinates outside of Irrigon. To do so, you must locate the largest 2-digit numerical palindrome. Multiply this 2-digit number by 3. ww*3=? Add 36. Take this 3-digit number, convert it to a fraction (.xxx) and use it as the new north coordinate. 53.xxx.

To compute the west coordinate, locate the lowest 3-digit numerical palindrome (also a prime number!). Add this 3-digit number with 6. yyy+6=?. Take this 3-digit number, convert it to a fraction (.zzz) and plug it in as your west coordinate. 35.zzz. If your final numbers look similar to n45 53.?3? w119 35.??7 than you're looking good.

Now, go find it you Laminated E.T. animal!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ybjrfg 3-qvtvg cnyvaqebzr qbrf abg fgneg jvgu n mreb

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)