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A vector-borne illness? Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/6/2016
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

There is a guardrail at the posted coordinates, but I would highly recommend against stopping on the New Jersey Turnpike to check it out.  The cache is not located there.  Solve the puzzle below to claim your prize.


I have been wanting to hit this park and grab the caches here for quite some time, and today was the day.  I tend to enjoy tromping around in the woods for any reason, but I keep an awareness about me, as I am apparently extra tasty to vampires of all types.  With the recent warm winter, it seems the ticks are already out in force, as I have been bitten by two and found many more crawling.  This, of course, led me to consider the possibilities of infection by vector-borne illnesses, such as Lyme disease, or babesiosis.  For those of us that know better, but still don't take precautions against ticks, it is well past time to start.  

So as I was tromping around this underdeveloped (and therefore lovely) park gathering caches, I made my way back to The Happy Bear at N 40° 14.275 W 074° 32.362.  Still thinking about vectors, I decided to hide a cache, and headed off bushwhacking in some random direction, for some random distance.  The north component is 222.14 m.  The east component is 557.36 m.  Go find your prize.  :-)

**There are several ways to solve this puzzle, and the difficulty level of each will vary dependent upon skill set.  While not required, please note in your log what method you used.  Of course, I have an order in mind...  :-D

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur: Oevat gjrrmref be bgure erzbiny gbby gb ergevrir gur ybt. Guvf bar jnf n gvtugre svg guna V erzrzorerq...

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)