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ALTernative Caching Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/8/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. You'll need to solve the puzzle to find the actual cache location. This should be a quick park-n-grab. Congratulations to CraigsOutside for the FTF about three hours after I placed it.

Alternative, alternate, altimeter, altitude, although, alter. All these words have something in common, the KEY to solving this puzzle is to figure out what that is and to use the data below to obtain the coordinates for this cache. I'm sure many of you have already figured out how to solve this one, if so, you can skip to the solution. If you still don't know how and are sitting at your computer, the solution is right in front of you, you might even say that it's right at your fingertips. You don't even need an internet connection. Google or Wikipedia could help but Notepad or Word will be even better. (Note, I've been told that this doesn't work on a Mac, if that's the case then Google will work as an ALTernative)

84 104 101 32 99 97 99 104 101 32 105 115 32 108 111 99 97 116 101 100 32 64 58 32 78 51 52 32 48 48 46 54 56 55 32 87 49 49 55 32 52 54 46 49 56 55 46 32 32 78 111 119 32 103 111 32 103 101 116 32 105 116 33 32 1


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Ubyq vg qbja Pnpur: FCBE

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)