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PandaMania - U Street Corridor Multi-Cache

Hidden : 1/10/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The PandaMania art exhibit took place in the summer of 2004 throughout DC, come see one of the few remaining statues.  

 


This statue is Panda Around Town by Jody Bergstresser. This metropolitan panda shows various Washington, D.C. vistas, including the Kennedy Center, the Taft Bridge, stained glass windows of the National Cathedral, boats on the C&O Canal, the U.S. Capitol Building, and Chinatown. The artist wanted to "represent what Washington has to offer the world" and show "Washington's great building achievements, its fascinating history, and its wonderful tourist attractions."

The coordinates will bring you to the PandaMania statue. You'll need information from the statue to get coordinates to the physical cache.

N 38° 54.6A5

W77° B.6CD

A= the third digit of the date featured prominently number on the front of the panda (including the center circle)

B= the number of lions on the back of the statue

C= the number of stained glass window panes on the front of the panda (not including the circular panes

D= the sum of all of the digits in the number on the door on the front of the panda

The physical cache is a 10 minute walk away and will bring you within half a block of one of the 13 hidden secrets of DC, according to thrillist.com. (If you're facing the cache, look slightly right).

Congrats to hutchjth for FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh pna'g cnex naljurer

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)