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UNCA Athletics Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/28/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A short walk around many of the UNCA sports facilities gathering information


The listed coordinates are unrelated to the puzzle, but should bring you to the middle of a baseball field. In order to discover the coordinates of the physical container, a magnetic keybox, you must visit six locations related to various UNCA athletics teams. The six locations, which can be visited in any order, are:

 

ATHLETICS OFFICES -- N 35º 37.028 W082º 34.070 -- three small windows to the left of the entrance

BASEBALL -- N 35º 37.056 W082º 34.226 -- stadium seating with blue bucket seats

BASKETBALL -- N 35º 37.090 W082º 34.101 -- rock with plaque near entrance

SOCCER -- N 35º 36.972 W082º 34.218 -- four words on door under Asheville Women's Soccer

SWIMMING -- N 35º 37.063 W082º 34.087 -- sign to left of entrance doors

TRACK AND FIELD -- N 35º 37.041 W082º 34.144 -- track use information sign

 

The actual coordinates of the cache are:

N 35º 37. AB 5

W082º 34. CD 9

 

A = number of letters in the word describing Wilma as a Bulldog supporter MINUS sum of numbers in year on Wilma's plaque MINUS number of windows without a bulldog graphic [BASKETBALL - BASKETBALL - ATHLETICS] 

B = the highest outside lane a jogger could use MINUS number of rows of blue bucket chairs [TRACK - BASEBALL]

C = number of letters in word with least number of letters MINUS number of double-arrowed listings [SOCCER - SWIMMING]

D = in the list of the four track use "rules", the position of the one that mentions dusk [TRACK]

CHECKSUM: A + B + C + D = 7

 

Visitor parking is available in lots P9, P11, and P12. Enjoy!

FTF HONORS GO TO JakeAsh!!!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)