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Geocacher's Choice Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/24/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE ABOVE LOCATION

You must solve this puzzle to determine the cache coordinates. Bring your own pen.


There are four ways to find this cache other than getting the answer from another Geocacher.  You must determine the value of N, a three-digit number with the digits of A, B and C from left to right as follows:

1.  N = five times the age of Martha, Father Dunk’s aunt, plus three times the age of Mary.

2.  Masochism - keep guessing values of N until you find the correct one.

3.  Treat this as an orienteering navigational puzzle.

4.  Use your sixth sense.

 

Once you have the value of N then compute X as follows:

X = 5(12A - 4B - 2N + 11) + 3(10B + 7C + 8N - 13) + 5(8A - 4C - 3N + 10)

 

Then compute the cache coordinates using the published coordinates at the top of this page by subtracting X/250 from the decimal minutes of the latitude and adding X/500 from the decimal minutes of the longitude.

Congratulations to -Ecks- for First To Find

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnzbhsyntrq Cersbez va n gerr xarr uvtu

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)