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ecrane: Wow! This one had over 60 maintenance logs, the vast majority of which were simply just looking in on it. Speaking of maintenance, a maintenance crew has removed the sign that was here. I suppose it opens up the area if someone wants to put out something new. A big thanks to all who visited over the years! I will miss the spot.
~ecrane h#244
Davis, CA USA

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Hidden : 2/22/2014
Difficulty:
2 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, but it is within two miles.

A buddy of mine drives a tractor-trailer. He is on the road constantly, and he has developed a love of puzzles--that's one thing we have in common. Here's a snippet of what he said to me in a recent conversation:

This last run was crazy. I was hauling on such a tight schedule. As usual, it was the radio that kept me sane. So I started in Baltimore. As I rolled into Harrisburg about an hour later, it was a good thing that I had 580 AM on. I don't know who those morning guys are, but they cracked me up.

From there, the cross-country trip was a breeze, but I was sure glad that when I reached Corvallis, that I had a clear signal of 99.9 FM.

I should break in at this point and say that I must have had a weird look on my face; his story was strange, to say the least. He gave a tiny smile, and that was all I needed to know that he was up to something, probably some sort of puzzle. I asked him to repeat his story so far, and this time I jotted down some notes. Then I smiled back and asked him to continue about his recent "crazy" trip. Yeah right.

Well, I was already in Oregon, so my next stop was Stanfield, where I was going empty. Took me about four hours. When I got there, I was listening to U-Rock. Good stuff, that! I got back on the road, 'cause I had to pick up my haul for a run to Jacksonville, Florida. The trip east was pretty smooth. I made a side trip to Lakeland, Georgia to--

At this point, I cut him off: "because you love the radio station there. Right? I'm guessing you were listening to Newstalk 105.9 FM, right?" He smiled his agreement. "One problem with your whole trip, though" I remarked. "There's no latitude of 38 degrees and 61 minutes."

Congrats to jeremiahsjohnson for the FTS!
Congrats to Team Bardini, Budzdunwerkin, crosspa, and Beege49 for the FTF!

You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Additional Hints ()

N=1, ... , M=6 naq lrf zl ohqql jnf fghpx jvgu C=6, fb jura lbh'er nyy qbar, znxr gur punatr gb bar qvtvg gb trg inyvq pbbeqvangrf, gura gel gur purpxre

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)

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