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Stony Journey, Matey Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/2/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Really a mystery cache, but has features of traditional and multi caches .


The cache is not at the listed coordinates. The listed coordinates are just the beginning of your journey. You may want to solve the puzzle below prior to starting the journey as you will need the solution before the cache coordinates are revealed. The puzzle below is modeled after those often seen in the newspapers referred to by various words like; crypto, gram, cipher, cryptic, celebrity, quote, etc., where each letter represents another, and the author's name appears at the end. In this one, the famous poet author is not really the author.

"QCC VMSAA HASI EJP VI VMA GJEVAC T YIISCJTQVA QTC VMAT QCC AA QGEI. TIR EXLVSQYV OSIU VMA R 'YIISCJTQVA AJFMV AJFMV EAKAT QTC VMAT EXLVSQYV AA QGEI. TIR DIX MQKA VMA YQYMA YIISCJTQVAE" - MATSD RQCERISVM GITFOAGGIR

Puzzle Hint: The letters P, G, I, T, & F equal X, L, O, N, & G respectively. Puzzle Note: After you think you have successfully solved the puzzle, and you recognize the poet, and are certain his name is spelled correctly, you can be quite certain that your solution to the puzzle is correct. From the listed coordinates location, drive in an easterly direction. As you continue traveling for about a half mile, observe a residential subdivision sign. You should find one. How many words in the subdivision name? Now multiply that number by 12. Now you need to refer to this number as "EE", and can enter it into the puzzle solution in place of the EE and calculate the cache coordinates. The cache is located on the cache owner's private property. The owners are "cache-friendly" folks and invite you to stroll within a 'stones-throw' of the 'alter'. Congrats to DArR for the FIRST TO FIND And, honorable mention to Indiandunes for a quick second!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ubcr lbh trg n unaqyr ba guvf bar. [On 5JUL2022, this description was edited/corrected to reflect recent log comments from CacheKings007 (Thanks to CacheKings007 for the comments).]

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)