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Three Musketeers - Puzzle Cache Multi-Cache

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Cache Effect: I have received no response from the cache owner, so I must regretfully archive this. If it turns up or is replaced in the future, email me and I will review it for unarchival.
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Hidden : 6/19/2002
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

After several months of planning and preparation, we have finally placed our puzzle cache in the Edmonton river valley. This is the first multi-cache in the Edmonton area and should provide a challenge for those looking for something beyond the traditional "dash and grab" caches. The total distance is about 10 km in a loop along good paths, so plan on spending a bit of time.

The coordinates listed above are for the most logical parking site. There are six small (sandwich container size) individual caches each with a puzzle piece. The first container has pieces in individual ziploc bags, so please take one bag that you can use to store all the pieces as you collect them. Once you have collected all six pieces, assemble the puzzle and you will see the coordinates of the final cache location. The final cache contains items for all ages along a puzzle theme, including:
  • Dinosaur puzzle cube
  • QuickBooks puzzle cube
  • Snowman wooden puzzle
  • Shark kid's puzzle
  • Rubik's cube
  • HotWheels jigsaw puzzle
  • 3-D Animal puzzles
  • Blockhead puzzle CD
  • Notebook, geocaching letter, pencil and sharpener
Once you get to the final cache, please leave the puzzle pieces in the ziploc bag in the final cache so we can redistribute them for future cachers. We have placed 11 puzzles out there, so there should be enough for a little while.

Since our Keychain cache went missing, we tried to make sure the caches can't be found accidentally so we took extra care in hiding each one. Hopefully they are not too difficult. Please take equal care to re-hide each one once you have found it.

The coordinates for the six puzzle container caches are:

#1 - N53º 30.322 W113º 33.777

#2 - N53º 30.481 W113º 33.579

#3 - N53º 30.779 W113º 32.714

#4 - N53º 31.327 W113º 32.893

#5 - N53º 31.217 W113º 32.439

#6 - N53º 30.609 W113º 32.557

If they are done in order, they will take you in a loop through the river valley that brings you back toward the parking site. All caches are hidden near a main trail (although not visible from the trail) and no bushwacking is required.

Enjoy!

UPDATE

The trail has washed out between waypoints #5 and #6. There is a detour, but it is a bit more strenous than the regular trail requiring some climbing. The final location is still accessible, although not directly from the trail along the river (you will understand what this means once you decipher the final location). I have adjusted the terrain rating to reflect the increased difficulty.


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

#1 - Ng gur onfr bs n cvar gerr #2 - Orarngu gur ovshepngvba bs gur snyyra gerr #3 - Jvguva bar zrgre bs gur trnef #4 - Evire raq bs gur ynetrfg ebggra snyyra ybt #5 - Qnex qrrc ubyr haqre n fghzc ba R fvqr bs genvy #6 - Ybbx sbe n pbapergr fbyhgvba Pnpur - Haqre gur cvyr bs snyyra ybtf

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)