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The Tortoise Mystery Cache

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MtnPriest: Bye-bye to this series. Too quickly executed and poorly conceived on my part. And too tough. Also, and most importantly, there are issues with four out of six of the intermediate caches, two or three of which might be fixable, but the others are critical. Thanks for the finds to those who tried.

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Hidden : 3/13/2015
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates. This cache is part of a series of twin caches. This cache's twin is The Hare. Read on to find out how to solve the puzzle and find the cache.


This cache is part of the Twins series. It's twin is The Hare. Find both caches, and you've got 1/3 of the clues you need to find the two finals for the series.

These puzzles are twins in that the puzzles are similar, and that the finals are very near each other.

This cache is dedicated to my Russian Tortoise Arnel. He doesn't have much to say, but from his nods and shrugs, I deduce that he would like you (and everyone) to know more about tortoises.

A = top shell

B = bottom shell

C = phylum

D = class

E = band's home state

F = profession of Sir Isaac Newton's friend

The cache is located at N 40 39.ABC W 111 50.FED. GPS reception is not great, so use the hint. Let me know if you get a reading radically different from mine. I took several measurements and compared with satellite imagery. I hope it's close enough!

Copy the clue down from the back of the log. If you can't read it, just ask.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fbhgu fvqr. Ybbx sbe n gerr jvgu ebpxf va vgf ebbgf. Bar bs gur ebpxf vf n yvggyr shaal.

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)