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Luna Runestone Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/20/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates, but somewhere near Luna Butte. You need to solve the puzzle to find the correct coordinates.

From Bend, cache area is east on China Hat Road (Road 18), south on Road 1810, then west on Road 9711.


A fragmented piece of a mysterious greenish-gray runestone has been discovered near Luna Butte, an intriguing crescent moon-shaped cinder cone south of Bend. Was it ejected when the cone exploded thousands of years ago? Did it fall from a wayward Viking ship?

To find the cache you must decrypt the following writing.

Luna Runestone

You can check your answers to the puzzle below:

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ebpx bhgpebccvat ba evz.

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)