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K17: Capital Idea Times 25 Challenge Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/17/2014
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

<<The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. To find the true coords solve the simple puzzle below. This is a log only (BYOP).>>
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard.  Fasten your GPSr strap, place your logging device in the full solving position and prepare for takeoff on the KCI Geocache Challenge Express once again.


The log can be signed prior to meeting the challenge requirements, but the challenge cannot be claimed as a find until all requirements are met.  Please report any container issues to the CO for repair.  Any signatures on unauthorized replacement containers will be deleted by the CO.  The average D/T rating for these caches is 1.5/1.5. The higher rating takes into consideration the requirements for meeting these challenges.  Please be aware of the approach of other incoming flights on your taxiway and pull safely to the side to avoid collisions (as an added caution on this taxiway I recommend stopping along north side). Have fun and thanks for flying KCI! 

And now for the challenge:  

Geocaching can be more than just caching - it can also be educational. So during our travels we have taken time to visit the Capitols of many of the states along the way. To log this cache you need to find a cache in at least 25 different capital cities (foreign Capitols are valid also).  Below is a list of United States Capital cities.

UNITED STATES - Washington DC,  ALABAMA - Montgomery,  ALASKA - Juneau,  ARIZONA - Phoenix
ARKANSAS - Little Rock,  CALIFORNIA - Sacramento,  COLORADO - Denver,  CONNECTICUT - Hartford
DELAWARE - Dover,  FLORIDA - Tallahassee,  GEORGIA - Atlanta,  HAWAII - Honolulu
IDAHO - Boise,  ILLINOIS - Springfield,  INDIANA - Indianapolis,  IOWA - Des Moines
KANSAS - Topeka,  KENTUCKY - Frankfort,  LOUISIANA - Baton Rouge,  MAINE - Augusta
MARYLAND - Annapolis,  MASSACHUSETTS - Boston,  MICHIGAN - Lansing,  MINNESOTA - Saint Paul
MISSISSIPPI - Jackson,  MISSOURI - Jefferson City,  MONTANA - Helena,  NEBRASKA - Lincoln
NEVADA - Carson City,  NEW HAMPSHIRE - Concord,  NEW JERSEY - Trenton,  NEW MEXICO - Santa Fe
NEW YORK - Albany,  NORTH CAROLINA -Raleigh,  NORTH DAKOTA - Bismarck,  OHIO - Columbus
OKLAHOMA - Oklahoma City,  OREGON - Salem,  PENNSYLVANIA - Harrisburg,  RHODE ISLAND - Providence
SOUTH CAROLINA - Columbia,  SOUTH DAKOTA - Pierre,  TENNESSEE - Nashville,  TEXAS - Austin
UTAH - Salt Lake City,  VERMONT - Montpelier,  VIRGINIA - Richmond,  WASHINGTON - Olympia
WEST VIRGINIA - Charleston,  WISCONSIN - Madison,  WYOMING - Cheyenne

Here is a list of the capitols we have visited:

KY..Frankfort......GC149QZ..TB Creek Retreat.............................2011-04-04
DC..Washington.....GC2657...I can see Lincoln............................2011-04-06
IN..Indianapolis...GC1WQ70..Old Cars and Elvis...........................2011-04-10
OH..Columbus.......GC27CN5..Good Sam Club................................2011-04-10
MO..Jefferson City.GCMC3T...Hail to the Chief - John Adams...............2011-04-23
AK..Juneau.........GCGAQ1...Museum Trading Post..........................2011-05-25
IA..Des Moines.....GC2NTCC..2011 AYOPC: Up...............................2011-08-06
CO..Denver.........GC2KCRP..LoDo TB & Geocoin Hotel......................2012-08-31
VA..Richmond.......GC3Q18B..Did He Fall or Did He Jump?..................2012-10-18
NC..Raliegh........GCHXP3...Music City Audition #2- Lunch Time...........2012-10-18
DE..Dover..........GC1YZ1V..DGT Delaware Public Archives.................2012-10-22
MD..Annapolis......GCYDK4...Between Morning and Midnight.................2012-10-22
TN..Nashville......GC2ZZ0N.. Alphanumeric Challenge - Tennessee Edition..2012-10-23
PA..Harrisburg.....GCNNYD...The Maltese Falcon...........................2012-10-23
MI..Lansing........GCJ273...Old Fountain of Light........................2012-10-26
NE..Lancaster......GCP072...standing tall................................2012-11-12
WY..Cheyenne.......GC167EE..Imagine #3 - Bring Your Own Container........2012-11-13
UT..Salt Lake City.GCQF8F...Salt Lake City Travel Bug Hotel..............2012-11-16
NV..Carson City....GC3AXEM..SHM #196 - The U.S. Mint Carson City, Nevada.2012-11-17
CA..Sacramento.....GC2GBYW..Would I ?....................................2012-11-18
NM..Santa Fe.......GC1Z65E..Brother's Cache..............................2012-11-29
IL..Springfield....GC1GZRT..ComeVisitSmiley - By the Choo-Choo...........2013-04-04
MN..Saint Paul.....GC2YA80..Zoom Zoom....................................2013-05-16
FL..Tallahassee....GC18ET4..Tallahassee Art Cache........................2013-05-25
AL..Montgomery.....GC37XZE..Confederate White House stop #11.............2013-05-26
AZ..Phoenix........GC44DB...Arizona's Liberty Bell.......................2013-12-23
MS..Jackson........GCGC33...Heroes Wall..................................2014-02-15

Final:
N -0.256
W +0.203

Took a bit but finally got a FTF claimer - Congrats go to DebraJean

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnoyr

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)