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Under Cover, Girl Guide Style Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is not at the posted coordinates: these are for the main parking lot to Kortright. An alternative parking spot is at EarthRangers on the way into Kortright, which can make this more of a "park and grab", however, there are times when that lot is gated off and pulling over road-side on the driveway coming in is discouraged by Kortright.


We are very excited to place this cache, as we worked hard as a group to make it! The puzzle is designed with kids in mind, and is easily solved using the provided link, within the description, and the pictures below. It's a small cache with some tradeables, and room for small trackables and, of course, badges/crests!

With this being a Girl Guide themed cache, we thought we would provide a fun puzzle! Have you ever heard of a "Kim's Game"? It's a standard game that's been around since the start of both Scouts and Guiding, and is based on Rudyard Kipling's 1901 book, Kim, in which the game is played as the main character goes through spy training. It involves looking at a tray or collection of objects for a short period and then, once they are taken away, trying to remember what objects were seen.

This is a bit simpler than that, although we did think that that might be really fun too. What we have, instead, is a set of images. They all have something in common and there are numbers connected to each of them. If you follow the web site link we have provided, it should all start to make sense. It is interesting to see how the artwork for these books has changed over the years! The link itself is just one piece of a whole archive collection from Girl Guides of Canada which is also fun to browse through once you have found our geocache.

Here is the puzzle:

N 43 AB.CDE  W 079 FG.HIJ

A:The Guide Handbook

B:I promise to share and be a friend+Guides on the Go

C:for the fun and challenge of it

D:The Guide Handbook

E:Listen, Learn, Lead, Live!+The Brownie Program

F:the pathfinder program for fun and opportunities

G:the senior branches book

H:brownie program

I:The Guide Programme

J:You Lead the Way+The Pathfinder Program

Helpful Website: Girl Guides of Canada's Program Book Covers

Congratulations to NickJon and ScouterBrenda on the co-FTF!

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Sbyybj gur yvax, gura pyvpx ba pbiref gb frr gur rqvgvbaf. Pnpur: Jr pubfr gur gvgyr pnershyyl! Orybj jurer lbh ner fgnaqvat.

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)