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Seven Puzzle Park - Uncle Dick Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/19/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

===The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates===


Seven Puzzle Park

Don't forget to collect your clue for Seven Puzzle Park - Final

 

This cache is one in a series called Seven Puzzle Park. These puzzles are all placed with permission from the Wheaton Park District.

This cache is a two stage puzzle cache.

My Uncle Dick was a great character. My Dad and my Uncle Dick grew up on a farm in Nebraska. During WWII, Uncle Dick served stateside and then he went to school and became a music teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. My sisters and I were happy to have our fun uncle around the Chicago area while we were growing up.

There are certain "Uncle Dick stories" that were so much fun to tell over the years.

There was the time he reported his car stolen to the Chicago police, only to find it where he had parked it a few days later.

Or the time he picked up my sister (in a fancy white suit) from the Drake hotel and as his car turned a corner, the door swung open and she nearly fell out.

Or the time he put his pipe on his car seat while over for a visit and his car caught fire on our driveway.

But the story I will always remember was when I took my Dad and Uncle Dick and the kids for a trip to Springfield and Uncle Dick got "misplaced" at the Lincoln Home Historic site and he spent the afternoon snoozing in the library across the street while we (and the Springfield police) combed the area for Uncle Dick.

Holy Schmoley! (as he liked to say)


In order to find the cache, solve the following musical puzzle.



To check your first stage solution and find coordinates to the field puzzle, click the green medal below.




Thanks:

Wheaton Park District for their approval and assistance.

Alex and Abby for beta testing.

Steve at ACE hardware.

rocky is a very good doggie for putting out a fun puzzle series called Puzzle park. I enjoyed this series and it provided some inspiration.


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur bevtvany svany sbe guvf chmmyr qvfnccrnerq jura gur ubfg fvta jnf erzbirq. V zbirq gur svany gb n zbanepu jnlfgngvba fvta arneol.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)