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North by Northwest Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

seakai: Afraid we have to archive this cache. This is, sadly, the second one of our caches we have had to archive today. The road leading out to this cache is now blocked and labeled as private property. Luckily, there is a cache in the works for us, and we will be releasing it as soon as we can. Stay tuned, and for any who wish to find our new cache, good luck!

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Hidden : 11/20/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. Instead it is at CH EG.HAD, -ABA GE.HAA.


This cache is named after the classic Hitchcock film, North by Northwest, a story of mistaken identity, cross-country chases, and of course, a MacGuffin. One of the better-known scenes in the movie is when Roger Thornhill (aka George Kaplan) travels by bus from Chicago to the farmlands of Indiana to a "meeting" at a desolate crossroads in the middle of nowhere.

The location of this cache may remind you of that scene. There is no parking nearby, though there is a road that is easy to follow either by walking or by bike (preferably with fat tires).

The container is a camoed micro cache (35mm film canister). To find it, figure out the proper coordinates the simple code above (and the hint). Bring your own pen.

As an extra bonus, the cache is North-Nortwest of Davis, and NNW from one of our favorite caches, Either Way . . . by The Cryptex Kid.

HAVE FUN, and watch out for low-flying crop dusters! congrats to JoyfulNomad for FTF!!!!!!!!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

N=1 O=2 rgp.

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)