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APPT #4: Magic Geolever Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

MtnPriest: Just archiving some lame caches to make room for others to make better ones. Removing container later, but should still be there now.

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Hidden : 1/16/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Part of the series "A Puzzle Power Trail". Or does the "A" stand for something else? Solve the puzzles to find the caches.


A magic geolever has a couple of unique features. It is curved to match the surface of the earth, and even when balanced at a fulcrum well above sea level, conforms to distances measured in WGS84. Despite being curved, it follows the usual rules for straight levers when balancing.

When I wanted to place this cache, there was a 450 pound rock covering the ideal place. Fortunately, there is a magic geolever whose fulcrum is at the summit of Grandeur Peak, which for the purposes of this puzzle is at N 40 42.435 W 111 45.580.

I wedged one end of the geolever under the rock, and then went down to the corner of Wasatch Blvd and Millstream Lane. Specifically N 40 41.704 W 111 47.737. I applied my weight of 180 lbs, and the rock balanced! I left a 180 pound counterweight there, then ran up to place the cache. I then replaced the 450 pound rock with a somewhat smaller rock, and headed home.

You may want to use https://www.geocachingtoolbox.com/ to help with this puzzle.

The cache is close to a very popular trail, so be discrete. Take a photo or make a sketch of the container. It will be the subject of an upcoming puzzle.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre n fznyyvfu ebpx arne n gerr.

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)