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Step by Step (Wellington) Mystery Cache

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ADV: Well over six years old now, time to go. The cache has been removed.

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Hidden : 10/24/2010
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Crikey! not another puzzle cache!

Should be a bit of fun, and it's not too hard, just take it one step at a time.

Step 1

In the photos below find out how many steps each person had climbed just prior to their photo being taken. Each location is listed by Groundspeak as having either a Waymark or Geocache located there. You may find various answers for D, they will all work.

Identifying the people involved might help;
Two of the photos are of Wellingtonians,
Two of the photos are of  First Ladies,
One is a star, one is a son, and one is a moon.

puzzle

Step 2

Work out the location of WP1

S41 1E.F   E174 4G.H

where
E = second digit of D
F= (C - 145)
G = First digit of A
H = (B -774)

Step 3

Geocheck your answer and head off to that location.
Make sure to record the values of  X and Y for step 5, plus the clue for the final.



Step 4

Count the number of steps and landings from WP1 to the top of the steps. The total number of steps should end in the digit '5'

For clarification;
The landings are the flat, or slightly sloping areas between the sets of steps. Stepping from the last step on one set of steps onto the landing is one step, and your next step to count is where you step off the landing onto the first step of the next set of steps.

Step 5

Work out the location of  the cache

S41 1E.(no.of landings + X)   E174 4G. (no. of steps + Y)

Checksum: sum of last three digits of both S & E = 26

Step 6

Go to the final, locate the cache, and log your find!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Trbpurpx

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)