On the Twelfth Day of Caching (Christmas) Mystery Cache
Hidden : 11/30/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Of course this is a puzzle cache. Merry Christmas

On the Twelfth Day of Caching,
the Signal Gave to ME!
Twelve Puzzles Puzzlin'
Eleven Micros Hiding
Ten Camoed Tuppies
Nine Stars are Shining
Eight Cookies Crumbling
Seven Easy Smileys
Six Trails for Biking,
Five Geeeo... Coins,
Four Park and Grabs
Three Geo Dogs ,
Two DNFs
And a Pickle in a Pine Tree!



NOTE: This cache is part of the Cookie Crumbles (GC3WF1C) Christmas Pickle Project.


Legend says the pickle is a symbol of good luck. Tradition has it that the pickle is the last ornament placed on the Christmas tree. The first child to find the pickle on Christmas morning was rewarded with an extra gift left by St. Nicholas. This tradition encourages children to appreciate all the beautiful ornaments on the tree, rather than rushing to see what Santa has left them.

12 New caches will be released (one per day) leading up to the Cookie Crumbles Event. If you are FTF on this cache, look around... as there is a pickle hidden within 20 feet of this cache in (usually) an evergreen tree. If you are FTF and find the pickle, please let folks know that you have it by posting a note in your log. If you are not attending the event, PLEASE leaving the pickle for someone else to find and post that in your log. Bring the pickle to the cookie crumbles event for a special prize/opportunity. LASTLY: If you are FTF on more than one of the 12 caches with a pickle please leave the pickle for the second-to-find and post that in your note. Only one pickle per team/family of cachers (even if each family member has a different cache name) will be allowed to turn in a pickle for a special prize/privilege. Note: There is a secret mini pickle (about 1/10th the size of the standard pickle) that will be hidden on one of the 12 days and the finder of the mini pickle will be awarded first prize... But we warn you, this one will not be easy to find and we are not telling which day it will be released.


 A Puzzling Puzzle
At the given coords you will find a memorial. Use that memorial to honor them as well as to solve this puzzle.

The cache is at N 43 00.NNN W 71 28.WWW
  • A= The year the memorial was erected.
  • B = Number of letters on top of the nearby kiosk.
  • C = Number of words on top of nearby kiosk.
  • D = Number of words on first three lines of memorial.
  • E = How many have "ONE STARS"?
  • F = How many have "TWO STARS"?
  • G = How many have "THREE STARS"?
  • H = How many from "1775 - 1783"?
  • I = How many from "1812"?
  • J = How many from "1898 - 1902"?
  • K = How many from "1914 - 1918"?
  • L = How many from "1861 - 1866"?
A ____ plus B ____ minus G ____ divided by C ____ = NNN __________

K ____ plus L ____ divided by H ____ plus G ____ divided by E ____ plus D ____ plus H ____ = X _____

A ____ minus X ____ divided by H ____ = WWW __________

Check sums NNN=19 WWW=22

Additional Hints ()

Or pnershy ba "X". V Ze. Xevatyr uvq gur pnpur jurer qvq Zef. Xevatyr uvqr gur cvpxyr?

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)

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