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Your Dilemma: The Three Trail Problem Mystery Cache

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Bumble!: Chirp missing, so decided to re-do this one in a different area that would get more traffic.

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Hidden : 11/21/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is NOT located at the published coordinates. However the beacon is within a few miles & located in the Middlesex Fells Reservation. This is a two stage multi puzzle cache.To find the physical cache (the final one you log), you will have to run into a chirp beacon I have set up. When you are within 40ft it will pass the coords of the final and a hint of where to look on to your GPSr. This is a "Chirp" beacon only!

You'll need to have a compatible Garmin GPSr with the current firmware that supports the "chirp". GPSr needs to be set-up to receive the signal and having the sound on helps. The final coordinates will be received by your GPSr when you're within 30-40' of the beacon.The Final Stage is within a few hundred feet of the beacon.

So one day I was hiking through the Fells & thought of a good idea for a "chirp" cache. You will have to retrace my steps until you find both the right trail & right section of the trail where I placed the "chirp". Once you are there the "chirp" will pass the coordinates and a hint onto your GPSr to the final cache location.


Now how do you know where to start?

Lets play a Game of Probability! Here is where the Monty Hall in me will give you three choices.

  1. Cross Fells Trail
  2. Reservoir Trail
  3. Rock Circuit Trail

You decided It's the trail with the orange blazes.I show you a trail its not on, which has the blue blazes. This leaves you to decide between your original guess of the orange blazed trail or the remaining white blazed trail.

Obviously the big hint above isn't entirely necessary to find the "chirp", but you are at a distinct advantage having that information to narrow down your search!


7-29-11 Update: Decided to add a easy puzzle hint to help some of you looking where to start

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle] Cebonovyvgl jvfr lbh or fubhyq or noyr gb aneebj vg qbja gb bar yvxryl genvy. [Location Hint] Purpx bhg zl cvpf ba guvf pnpur cntr!

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)