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Crazed and Confused Multi-Cache

Hidden : 9/1/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is fairly straightforward, however the story behind it is not.


On my last maintenance trip to The Last Pioneer, I found myself wandering the area and stumbling across some old ruins and relics from the old campground that used to be at this location. I was starting to get twisted about when BLAMMO! I stumbled on a geocache. It had a sweet little hiding spot and was what I like to call a "proper" sized cache container. Not being up to date on the caches in the area I was surprised to find that somebody had decided to hide one in the area. I snapped a couple of pictures and then opened up the logbook to sign the log. It was blank. Wow! Awesome, I had found me a brand new cache... again (this has happened to me twice before, see notes). I quickly congratulated myself while logging a FTF. How crazy was this eh?

Before leaving the area I turned on my GPS to mark my spot so that I could find the right cache online and log my success. Well BLAMMO again. The waypoint was already marked in my GPS. Man, was I confused. Why? How? What? Ohhhhhh wait. This was my cache. 

It turned out that I had originally hid this stash a couple of years back and never released it. I was no longer confused but definitely feeling a little crazy. Hence the birth of Crazed and Confused.

Waypoint 1: At the posted waypoint you will find an old sign post. There is a number on the sign (call it X) and five letters. Add the letters up to get a total (using A=1, B=2, C=3,...). This will give you a two digit number, call it Y.

Now the cache is hidden at a distance of X+Y-32 meters. Direction?... Well direction "unknown". Don't worry, I have faith that you will find the stash much like I did. 

And yes, if you happen to get there first, ignore the FTF log by that Tripper guy. 

Enjoy the hunt and enjoy your day!!

TRIPPER & fam.

NOTES:

  1. Over the years I've found two caches completely by chance. Here is one of them that just so happened to be a FTF too, Trouvez-moi. At the request of the cache owner I had written the log such that nobody would know that I stumbled across it.
  2. The area is great for a family picnic. There is a place to swim and fish, and there are even some outdoor BBQs provided.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jnyx gur pvepyr... vs lbh zhfg.

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)