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Stumped Yet? Mystery Cache

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CaverScott: The prescribed burn took out the hide and clues. Darn.

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Hidden : 5/11/2015
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to an off-shoot of the Light Trail at Oak Mountain State Park. This is an "in field," solve on site, puzzle.


Once you arrive at ground zero, you should find a very "nice" stump. There are a few around, within 50 feet, but your coordinates should take you to the obvious stump. This stump is part of a formerly mature tree. By mature, the diameter around would be about three feet; therefore, the stump you seek is not a puny or skinny one. Therefore, just ignore those stumps.

The question begs; however, is this stump about 2 feet tall, about 6 feet tall, or more like 12 feet tall? 

That number, or "Stump Height" (SH), is needed to solve this easy puzzle. So grab your cell phone calculator and lets begin.

The final is at 33 21.AAA and 086 42.BBB

Step One: Double the SH, add that to the posted North Coordinate, then subtract 14 and you have AAA.

Step Two: Now Triple the SH, add that to the posted West Coordinate, then subtract 3 and you have BBB.

Note: If your final calculation has you going more than 300 feet, you made a "boo boo" and should start over.

Ok, now you can find the cache. You seek a cammo cylinder that could hold four D-Cell batteries end to end.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Hfr lbhe pryy cubar pnyphyngbe

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)