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WALKING TO THE SKY Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/11/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a SIMPLE puzzle cache that can be done by all! The actual cache is NOT located at the above coordinates. You must go to a structure located on a prominent university and look at a piece of art. Then, all you have to do to solve the puzzle is to OBSERVE and answer the following questions to get the coordinates where the nearby actual cache is located.


THE PUZZLE WAS RELOCATED ON 11/28/19 AFTER CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA. Also bumping the terrain to 1.5.

The cache is named after a sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky. The original scuplture is located in Dallas,TX but a copy was placed here in 2006. There is also one other copy in Seoul, South Korea.

The sculpture weighs 7 tons, is 100 feet in length and points to the east at a 75 degree angle.

The sculpture was inspired by a story Borofsky's father told him when he was a small boy about a friendly giant who lives in the sky. Borofsky says that the sculpture is "a celebration of the human potential for discovering who we are and where we need to go."


FINAL cache coordinates:
  • N 40.26.ABC
  • W 079.56.DEF

Where...
A= the TOTAL number figures in the entire sculpture MINUS 4
B= the number of figures climbing the pole MINUS 1
C= the number of infants crawling up the pole PLUS 4
D= the number of climbers wearing pants
E= the number of figures watching
F= the number of figures wearing a cap PLUS 1


THE NEW LOCATION WILL CONTINUE TO TEST YOUR STEALTH SKILLS BUT THE HIDE SHOULD GIVE YOU A REST AND A WAY TO COVER YOUR SEARCH. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN PEN. Enjoy!


PLEASE REPLACE CONTAINER BACK CAREFULLY SO THAT IT WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT SEEKER

Congrats to JeepPrincess for the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pbeare cbpxrg

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)