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Hells Canyon Cypherpunks 4 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/12/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A gravelly drive, a short walk, and some scenery. But first you'll have to crack the code...

A "cypherpunk" is an old-school word for a computer nerd who's particularly interested in encryption and privacy measures. This set of puzzles will challenge your ability to look up strange acronyms to decipher files, of data types you've probably never heard of. Decode the hint to get a paragraph, that you still need to decode.

The cache is in the base of a multi-trunked tree, and within arm's reach of the road. There is no need to go down the hill.

The terrain of Hells Canyon Road is dirt road and gravel road. During the summer, I could ride my motorcycle to this location though the gravel took time. During winter, the road conditions may worsen.

August 2022 I came from the north and saw some Road Closed signs, though no obvious reason why it would be closed since it was in good condition. Maybe the sign is old?

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ZVZR-Irefvba: 1.0 Pbagrag-Glcr: nccyvpngvba/omvc2; anzr="UPPC4.om2" Pbagrag-Genafsre-Rapbqvat: Onfr64 Pbagrag-Qvfcbfvgvba: nggnpuzrag; svyranzr="UPPC4.om2" DycbBGSOJFMGJKcp1gxNNN/stNNFDNS/VNuONVNvGqbtVNOV nc6AWb0oWNoFrbHNAQDNNVnoYFBYS6xcHdDDYN0tMkHkAEow gx8h3mBUmrLOQ4h5VcjbFQ0hn2lN

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)