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Puzzle Pals Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/3/2011
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:



The cache is not at the posted coordinates.


Our 11-yr old son solved a very similar puzzle in under an hour, and then wanted to turn it into a geocache.

If you have solved a number of Portland Puzzles, the characters here should look familiar.

When the 3x3 puzzle is assembled so that all of the internal characters are 'whole,' the last three digits of the latitude will be found across the top row, and the last three digits of the longitude will be found across the middle row.

Of course, it will not be obvious which direction is 'up'. If you rotate the completed puzzle so that the fewest number of digits are sideways or upside-down, you will have the correct orientation.





GPS reception here is lousy. Please use the hint.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nsgre cnexvat, ybbx sbe n cnve bs lbhat bnxf hc naq gb lbhe evtug, nobhg 15-20 fgrcf hc gur uvyy. Gur pnpur vf oruvaq gur gehaxf bs gur gerrf.

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)