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The Blue Switch Letterbox Hybrid

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Hidden : 4/26/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Parking is available at Palmetto Leaves Regional Park.

Cache is not located at posted coordinates.

Coordinates will take you to the beginning of the Letterbox Hybrid Cache.





Follow the dirt road to your right South-Southeast for 180ft.

Then turn left or East and walk 40ft.


You are looking for a medium sized lock-n-lock.
There are two logs for this cache, one for geocachers and one for letterbox stamps.

*Please do not take the stamp from the cache; it is not a trade item.
letterbox

On May 2, 2000, at approximately midnight, eastern savings time, the great blue switch* controlling selective availability was pressed. Twenty-four satellites around the globe processed their new orders, and instantly the accuracy of GPS technology improved tenfold. Tens of thousands of GPS receivers around the world had an instant upgrade.

The announcement a day before came as a welcome surprise to everyone who worked with GPS technology. The government had planned to remove selective availability - but had until 2006 to do so. Now, said the White House, anyone could "precisely pinpoint their location or the location of items (such as game) left behind for later recovery." How right they were.

*there is no actual blue switch

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Srapryvar Oruvaq Pbapergr Ghor

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)