What does a picture have to say? Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 3/30/2011
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Do not go to the posted coordinates! They will not help you find this cache!

I'm sure you've heard the phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words" We are visual creatures and it's always easier to try and convey something with a still image than it is trying to put it into words. This is even more true in the digital age.

Every image on every website from the last five years or so is full of words. Words that tell you things like what software was used to create it, or what make and model camera snapped the photo. Things like shutter settings, or color profiles. Things like the date and time and physical location where the photo was taken. Even the format of the file. For instance, the image on this page is a PNG which stands for Portable Network Graphics. It's a newer open standard, but I like it because the files are usually smaller and retain more quality than a similar-sized JPEG.

The picture on this page is full of words. Those words can be derived in a few ways, only one of which will provide you with the location of the cache. The cache itself is a micro. Log only, no room for swag BYOP.

Congrats to camsoradap and I C IT on the FTF!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle:]Birefrg ahzoref ner n purpxfhz bs gur jbeq gung vf ercerfragrq. Fnzr pbybe/ahzore = fnzr jbeq. Gur jbeq va ivbyrg vf gur zbfg vzcbegnag. Hfr gur sbyybjvat uvag bayl va qrfcrengvba: erxenc anrf [Hide:] Va na boivbhf ybpngvba, ohg ybbx oruvaq.

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)


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