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Hidden : 1/26/2002
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

You will begin your journey at the flagpole in front the main building of this popular Leesburg, Virginia park (39º07.446N 077º33.973W). You will need to follow the clues in order to obtain a number. You will then place that number into the corresponding equation to find the coordinates to your next landmark.

IT'S ALIVE!!!!! AGAIN. AFTER BEING MUGGLED THREE TIMES AND ARCHIVED ONCE. I HAVE DECIDED TO DOWN-SIZE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE END A BIT MORE CHALLENGING, AND TO HOPEFULLY KEEP IT FROM BECOMING MUGGLED. CACHE ONLY HAS ROOM FOR LOG BOOK AND MAYBE ONE OR TWO SMALL ITEMS. HAVE FUN

#1 From the flagpole. Find Tulip’s Magnolia near a path of brick; use the digits on the plaque to find your next trick.

Lat: [(DIGIT 1 + DIGIT 2)/2] x .01
subtract this number from your current location to obtain your new lat.

Long: ( DIGIT 1 + DIGIT 2+ 4) x .01
subtract this number from your current location to obtain your new long.

#2 Your second stop is a beautiful sight, which may offer a concert on a warm summer’s night. Count all the pillars to find the right path. Make a mistake and you’ll start to curse math.

Lat: (# OF PILLARS x .01) - .002
add this number to your current location to obtain your new lat.

Long: [(# OF PILLARS/2) x .01] - .002
add this number from your current location to obtain your new long.

#3 Your third stopping point will aid your green thumb, you will need to be a master to figure out this one. To unlock this one you'll need a key. Look for the digits that number three.

Lat: (NUMBER - 26) x .001
add this number to your current location to obtain your new lat.

Long: 2(NUMBER - 11) x .001
add this number to your current location to obtain you new long.

#4 The fourth waypoint on your course, brings you face to face with Jackie the horse. Take a seat next to Jackie and look at 50 degrees (a little bit North and a little bit East). The final locale is of course in the trees. Try to locate the cache without all those numbers. A skillful cacher should find it, additional hints are for bumblers.

CACHE: The cache's hiding spot is really quite small. Look closer to where the leaves lie in Fall.

Additional Hints ()

Ybpngvba 1: Vg'f n zntabyvn gerr n yvivat zrzbevny gb Zef. Ghyvc. Ybpngvba 2: Tnmrob/Cnivyyvba Ybpngvba 3: Zrffntr obneq sbe gur tneqra nern. Ybpngvba 4: N zrzbevny gb Wnpxvr Znor n 12 lrne freinag gb Yrrfohet. Pnpur: Sbe Yng: nqq svir gb gur lrnef bs freivpr naq zhygvcl ol .001, nqq guvf ahzore gb lbhe pheerag ybpngvba. Sbe Ybat: fhogenpg .012 sebz pheeag ybpngvba. gur svany pnpur vf fznyy naq jryy uvqqra. uvag: ybbx ybj

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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