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Florence Joyner Olympiad Park Multi-Cache

Hidden : 9/1/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Florence Joyner, or "Flo Jo" as she is referred to, was an Olympic runner who ran at the 1984 Los Angeles games. Mission Viejo was her hometown so when she died in 1998, this park was soon opened a few years latter. This cache will bring you to a popular running spot in the park.


Note that the cache location moved in Feburary 2022.

If you previously solved this one, you can use the old coordinates (using the same questions as below). Once you have the values for A through H:

Subtract .045 to north
Subtract .029 to west

Checksum on the last three values for N and W on the updated coords is 26. To ensure your coordinates are correct for the new location, and to get a hint for the final, you can input your answer into Certitude:


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

You can find the cache at N 33° 3A.BCD W 117° 3E.FGH

A = The last digit in the number of acres the park is

B = The third digit in the year that Florence got married to Al Joyner.

C = The last digit in the year of her age when she died.

D = The first digit of the meters Champion's Crown run that Florence got the gold medal by sharpening her competitive edge.

E = The number of NAMES, not including the company, at the bottom of the plaque with the city seal on it.

F = The last digit that the Saddleback Memorial Medical Center donated this statue.

G = The middle digit of Florence's official runner number

H = On the Flo * Jo Memorial Plaque with the mural squares, the marathon length indicated near the bottom of this plaque.

Take the quick run to gz and once you find it, replaced as found. There is some room for swag. BYOP.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[old hint] Ohfujnpx gb gur ohfu arne bar fghzc gb gur rnfg naq ba gb gur fbhgu. [new hint] Va Pregvghqr

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)