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The Troll's Dillemma Letterbox Hybrid

Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The Troll’s Dilemma


Jötnar, a teenage troll, is a foreign exchange student visiting from Jötunheimr, the world of Trolls.  He is studying abroad in California, and there happens to be a letterbox cache where he is going to study, with an enclosed stamp that can be used as proof that he has studied here.


Being a 21
st century troll, Jötnar has many electronic devices that do his thinking for him.  However, he is also forgetful of where he placed them.  He has lost his iPhone, his laptop, and most importantly, his GPSr.  He certainly is having difficulty finding where he needs to go.


Although he is disconnected from his devices, he does have a note that will direct him where to go.  To make sure that his place of study is not easily ascertained by others, the note is in code… for which the translation app on his iPhone would have easily decoded for him.  He really wishes that he had studied harder in his courses.


Jötnar has handed you the note, and is asking for your assistance with finding a box that is hidden.  Inside is a stamp that will prove that he has been there.  Should you find this hidden cache, he says that you may also use the stamp to prove your worthiness in your letterbox book, and sign or make your mark in the logbook.



The Note



Cache Information


The cache is not at the listed coordinates.  Decoding the message will lead you to the starting point, and guide you to the end point.  There is available parking. You are looking for a Small sized container, but due to the log and the letterbox stamp, there is not much room for trackables.  A pen is included. Please make sure the cache closes before replacing it.


There is a prize for the FTF, a brand new, unactivated Travel Bug to send on a journey!

Good luck! Have fun! Let's go Geocaching!


Congratulations to GoinHikin for the FTF!

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[In case you're absolutely stumped, you can decode the hint][Caesar shift +3] Oek sqd qia Zqcui Buuied veh q xydj, rkj ev sekhiu, xu yi gkyju tuqt.

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)