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OK, Time's Up! Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/2/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

An easy puzzle and a medium hide.

Cache is not at the posted coordinates, but is within a kilometer or so. You must solve the puzzle below to get the final coordinates. The posted coordinates are at Hangar 15, where the Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose was built, and which is now primarily used for film production.

Here's an easy puzzle for you (I'm talking to you non-puzzleheads ). The only tricky part should be converting seconds into decimal minutes. The cache is located in the Horizon at Playa Vista area, which is still not quite yet fully realized, victim to a slower commercial real estate market and some lawsuits regarding environmental impact. It's an interesting mix of the old Hughes Aircraft structures, new Playa Vista buildings, and empty lots awaiting a better economic climate.

Waiting can be hard and lonely. Given where this cache is hidden, it might be quite a long wait. It is sitting in its waiting area, patiently waiting for the next geocacher to find it. When will they come? Won't you please help?







You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.


Log only cache, bring your own writing stick, please.

Homemade tag FTF tag and George Washington $1 coin for the first to find!

Happy hunting!

Congratulations to benh57 and foon for FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle hint:] Gb trg gur evtug ahzoref sbe gur pregvghqr purpxre (qrpvzny cneg bs zvahgrf), qvivqr frpbaqf ol fvkgl. Qba'g sbetrg gur qrpvzny cneg bs frpbaqf! [Puzzle hint 2:] Lrnu, gur nanybt fgbcjngpu vf uneq gb ernq ng gur fznyy fvmr. Lbh pna pyvpx ba nal bs gur vzntrf gb trg n ynetre irefvba. [Container hint:] Gur pbagnvare vf obgu zntargvmrq naq pnzbhsyntrq.

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)