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OCCT - Periodic Table Challenge Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/2/2012
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


Welcome to the Oak Creek Challenge Trail


Cache is at posted coordinates but you must meet the requirements of this challenge in order to log a find on it.


The Rules:

To complete this challenge you must meet all of the following conditions:


  1. Find 110 of 118 elements with their chemical symbol in the GC code.
  2. All cache types count.

Additional Information:


  • This cache cannot be used to meet the requirements of this challenge.
  • Any posted "Found It" logs that do not meet the requirements of this challenge will be deleted.
  • If you have not met the requirements of this challenge, you may visit this cache, sign the log book and post a note on this page. When you have met the requirements of this challenge, you may then post a "Found It" log without having to revisit the cache.
  • There are multiple ways to show your completion of this challenge. You can publish a bookmark, take a screenshot of your qualifing caches, or run a GSAK macro.
  • Some letters are not in GC codes so the following substitutions will be made.
  • Number 0(zero) for the letter O
  • Number 1 for the letter I
  • Number 5 for the letter S
  • Number 7 for the letter L
  • Letter V will count as V and U
  • FTF Honors go to the first person (or team) to sign and qualify, if multiple people signed at the same time and qualify, Co-FTF works. Please notify twofingersdown or bjmccacher with any questions.

More information about the trail:

The Oak Creek trail was on old railroad line that was taken out of service in 1993 and turned into the trail in 1996. To find out more information click here. We hope that you enjoy the trail as much as we do.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ovfba ghor nggnpurq gb n anvy ba gur qvntbany fhccbeg ornz. Pbagnvare fvgf va n fznyy ubyr gb fgnl zbfgyl uvqqra. Vgf arkg gb gur fhccbeg ornz gung vf 3 ornzf rnfg bs gur qbhoyr ornz va gur pragre bs gur oevqtr.

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)