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Hemphill Bald Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/30/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

At over 5500 feet you will have some incredibly awesome views. If the weather is decent.


The original parking area is no longer available. It will take some work and a much longer walk, but you can still get to this cache legally. With some elevation gain. But if the weather is good, get out your camera!

At the listed coordinates you will find a rock plaque. Use that and a nearby mountain map to answer the questions that will give you the coordinates to the physical container. Which is a large pill bottle with a pink waterproof logsheet. And which is less than 200 feet away.

The actual coordinates are:

N 35 33.8 AB

W083 06.2 CD

A = the sum of the digits in the number of acres placed into a conservation easement in 1993
B = the number of letters in the last name of the Spirit-Founder-President
C = the number of letters in the word immediately before "Swag"
D = the sum of the digits in the number of degrees related to Fie Top

CHECKSUM: A + B + C + D = XY; X + Y = 6

Enjoy your stay up on Hemphill Bald!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ebpxl pyrsg haqre jbbq

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)