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Motivation or Malt Balls Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/25/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Different things motivate each one of us. As a kid I was in a gifted learning class and was motivated to memorize a certain NUMBER to the ONE HUNDREDTH place! What was the carrot to draw me to this madness? Malt balls. To the 25th place you would get 5 malt balls, but to the 100th place an entire bag! Still not sure the pedagogy behind it all. To this day I still can recite to the 26th place.


To get to this cache, you need to solve a puzzle related to the number that I memorized as a child to find the TRUE coordinates. The  motivation to even go get a cache like this has nothing to do with the small cammoed pill bottle NOR will you receive any candy for your efforts smiley; it has to do with a desire to get outside and move! Here are 10 known motivational benefits for exercise: 1) Lifts your mood 2) Keeps your body fit & able 3) Boosts your immune system 4) Keeps your brain fit (and so does solving puzzles!) 5) Improves skin tone and color 6) Has anti-aging effects 7) Reduces stress 8) Improves sleeping patterns 9) Boosts productivity 10) Alleviates anxiety. An added motivation is there are several other caches along the way, but if you've gotten them like many locals already have, you still have a reason to walk (or geo-bike) for ONE more smiley!

 

North - 15th place, 19th place, 17th place 20th place, 22nd place, 18th place, 9th place

 

West - 1st place, 3rd place, 6th place, 16th place 28th place, 29th place, 23rd place, 7thplace

 

 

 

 

 

 


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Without giving away the location of the final coordinates, the cache is on ASTL and a recreation permit is required and available on the State Land Department's website in order to geocache there. (It is on the popular public Iron King Trail in Prescott Valley.)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Sbe gur chmmyr gur 1fg cynpr fgnegf nsgre gur qrpvzny

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)