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Measuring A Hideout Mystery Cache

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Bernsports: After being muggled, I have re-hidden the ammo can in a better location. It will have a new listing as a traditional cache.

Thanks for those that have visited. Now if you want, you can make a 2nd trip just a bit further up and grab a smiley again.

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Hidden : 9/19/2010
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

HELP !!!

It has been way too quiet this summer, and I have been held captive by the evil A&E this whole time with no signs of a possible escape. Since this is my first attempt of 2010, I am hoping they have been lulled into complacency.


THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES, BUT MAY BE A GOOD STARTING POINT.

With summer ending, A&E have decided it was time to move me to a more suitable location. During this move, I may have gathered enough clues to pass along to my rescuers as I have attempted another escape. Here's what happened to me on moving day. I was loaded into the car, but keeping their reputation as evil captors, A&E had me gagged and stuffed in the trunk so I couldn't yell or see anything. What they didn't know was that my other senses were on high alert and I was able to hear and calculate some very important information. Because of my other escape attempts, I know I was being held in Carson City. Can you follow their trail?

We started traveling on the main road that goes through Carson. From the trunk, I was lucky enough to pick up some of their conversation. The first thing I heard, “Why are they building new car dealerships in Carson during these tough economic times?” Less than a minute later, we are stopped. Most likely, it's a signal light and now I hear a train whistle blowing nearby. As we continue on straight, one of them asks, “Are they ever going to finish the remodeling of this casino? This place originally opened in 1971 and at this rate, it won't re-open until 2071.” At this, they both start laughing, thinking they are comedians.

As they continued straight, laughter quickly turned to fear when they spotted a police road block! Apparently, law enforcement officials were searching all vehicles passing through the main road in a valiant attempt to rescue me. In their panic, A&E made a quick right turn onto a side street and stopped! For several minutes, they stayed parked to come up with a contingency plan. While we were stopped there, I was positive I detected a faint smell of raw fish. Then moments later, I hear the sound of a clock tower striking the top of the hour. Then one of them says, “Too bad this isn't still the Post Office, we could just ship him off to his next destination.” You could tell that A&E were starting to get nervous even though they were trying not to telegraph their fear. Obviously, fast action was a necessity.

In the dim light of the trunk, I took advantage of this delay and found a scrap of paper and pen. Once we started moving again, I tried to take notes the best I could. I measured out the distances of our movements but I can't just give them to you in feet and miles in case the evil A&E see this list. They would then easily find my new hideout. Because of that, I have encoded the distances of the vehicle's movements. This should keep A&E from being able to find me.

From the side street they pulled onto, we moved forward another 7600 inches, stopped, and turned left. During this next stretch of road, we traveled 264 fathoms. Half-way through, I thought I heard the faint ringing sound of a telephone. However, once we hit 264 fathoms, we made a right turn. At about 16 furlongs, I heard one of them say, "Business Center? Should we check for an empty warehouse to hide him in? No, just keep going straight." Then, 3.3 furlongs later, one of them said: “The Knight of Columbus are into adoptions? I wonder if they would be interested in adopting our prisoner?” More comedic laughter as they thought they were safe again. 7½ furlongs after their latest joke, they turned left, and the final distance driven was 211 rods. Just before the ½ way point of this final stretch, I heard them count: “1,2,3” and then a couple of seconds later: “4,5,6,7”. Not sure what that was about, but maybe it'll help you know that you're in the right area. Soon after their counting, I could feel that we went over 2 speed bumps. When A&E reached 211 rods, we turned left into a dirt pullout. It was a little circular dirt area within the sage and this is where I attempted my breakout. I popped the trunk, jumped out, and took off running up the hill away from the evil A&E.

Now that you found the area I took off running from, all you need is the coordinates to where I'm hidden. For that, I have included a video clip to assist you. I also have to thank NevadaWolf and her unknowing assistance when she shared the link to this cool web site. Therefore, I just had to use it here. Here's the video clip to find the final coordinates: Final Clue.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gnxvat n qevir jvyy uryc.

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)