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GEORGE YOU’RE A GENIOUS Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Cotton Malone: As there has been no response from the owner, I am forced to archive this cache. Sorry.
Please insure the cache container and its contents are removed.
If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact me by email including the GC Code, and assuming it meets the current guidelines, I'll be happy to unarchive it.

-CM

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Hidden : 12/9/2010
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

N 40° 55.306 W 074° 47.942

The coordinates of this cache will bring you to rest stop along a highway.... the mathmatical puzzle below will lead you too the exact location.

Easy terrain. Not too hard to find. Great view!

The cache is hidden out of sight but easily accessible from the parking lot. If you go to the coordinates, you will find plenty of parking available in the overlook.

The cache is within the parking lot area!

To get the exact location of the cache, you may need a handy calculator and your thinking cap...

The starting coords are North 40° 55.306. To find the coords of the cache use the following equation:

North 40° 55.a,
West 074° 48.b,

a = 306 - (r) - 2 * (x)
b = 942 - 10 * (r) + 2 * (x)

where,
y is the highway number the lookout is located on,
and z is the nearest exit number.

(Sorry for the heavy math... should not be too hard tho!)

ALSO, in case your still stumped! I've also added this hint:

"This cache is placed in the remembrance of my late grandfather George Burd. On his way home from his weekly-weekend trips to the Poconos house, he always had to stop at Allamuchy overlook, one his favorite pit stops on the long drive back to reality. When I had told my grandmother about the cache I was going to hide, she wrote the following riddle to guide the treasure hunters along their way...

George made this puzzle.
He was very smart.
Its buried underground
By Kyle and Heart.
Get on your knees , its in a nook,
At Georges favorite overlook.

Enjoy this great overlook just as my Pop has done so many times before!"

NOTE: PLEASE LEAVE THE WOODEN PUZZLES INSIDE THE CACHE SO OTHERS MAY ALSO ENJOY THEM TOO!!

ANSWERS ARE INSIDE OF THE LOG BOOK

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Route number and nearest exit number] Ebhgr 80 Arnerfg rkvg 19 fb e = 80 naq k = 19

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)