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Japanese Cherry Blossoms Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/1/2015
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Cache is NOT at posted coordinates!

Huntsville’s Big Spring Park is one of the city’s most beautiful places to take a stroll, picnic by the pond, or simply lounge around for a lazy afternoon. Some of the defining features of Big Spring Park are the iconic Japanese Cherry Trees placed throughout. These cherry trees were a gift given by Japanese Major General Mikio Kimata. From 1964 to 1966, Kimata, then a Lieutenant Colonel, attended Redstone Arsenal's Ordnance Guided Missile School program. As thanks to the city for its hospitality when hosting him, Kimata donated the original 60 Yoshino Cherry trees. The best time to visit is in the spring when the trees are in full bloom! !

I come out here at least ten times each spring to view the grandeur that is fit for royalty… David, Solomon, Caesar, Hirohito, and yes, even Elvis, would all be humbled by its awe.

Your mission is to resolve the code below, which will bring you to the cache location.

The cache can be found at the following coordinates:

iqd zk ixy ixy zk iqd ysxy xqsxy heak, xqsxy zk heak iqd zk we ixy ixysxy xqsxy

Good luck!!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uvag jvyy or erirnyrq va trbpurpxre

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)