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The Grand Old Duke Runfrog Mystery Cache

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MikeOtt: One stage is missing. Time to end this one.

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Hidden : 2/18/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A tribute to Runfrog who had the first cache here and a cache similar to this one.

The cache is not at the listed co-ordinates but it would be a good place to park

Oh, The grand old Duke Runfrog,
He had hundreds of cacher-men;
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he marched them down again.

And when they were up, they were up,
And when they were down, they were down,
And when they were only half-way up,
They were neither up nor down.

You need to find some information at the three listed refernce points. Use that to find the next stage at:

39 D 41. 4C4 and 75 D 44.AB7
Where:
A = Number of letters in First name of the person the trail is named for (Ref #1, Trail Sign)

B = Second digit of 8 dight of serial number for Model 1650 (Ref #3, Lake House Black box on the locked gate)

C = First digit of Station Number plus 1 (Ref #2 Benchmark called Monument M1-1. Needed info shows as "Station ? + 00" on bottom side of benchmark. Its very near a bench. See attached picture.


When you find the next stage it will have the coordinates plus a hint for the final stage

This is a nice location to take a long walk on paved paths. There are nice views from the top of the hill. If you are looking for a quick C&D, this one is not for you. Expect to climb a 90 foot hill (at least once!) and walk more than 1 mile.

You can stay on the path for the easy way up or just head straight up the hill. (not sure which to try--don't worry, you could get another chance!)<

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Sbe svefg pnpur (abg ers) fgntr: ynetr ovfba ghor purfg uvtu

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)