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Hidden : 10/29/2016
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3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

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Geocache Description:


Crush of Memory

 

The cache is not at the posted location.  Please solve the puzzle to determine its true coordinates.

 

"I know I've seen that thing somewhere"

Play Crush of Memory if you dare

View the 20 photos below

Fill in the digits and off you go

 

Most are visible in Google Earth

Use Street View for all it's worth

They are in northeast Salt Lake City

Sugarhouse, Millcreek and University

 

Consider this a cooperation puzzle

So if you find you're in a huzzle

Phone a friend or message a caching mate

"I've got seven.  Trade for eight?"

 

Solve the puzzle and ditch the couch!

Stop this rhyming - it's one big Ouch!

 

Translation:

 

The twenty photos below may put a crush on your memory.  If you've spent much time in Salt Lake, you've probably seen most or all of them.  But, where??

 

When you've identified each photo's location, fill in the missing coordinate digit.  Google Earth should work well for this part, and don't forget about Street View.  All but two are visible, in varying degrees, in Street View.

 

If you are a taxi cab driver or VERY active geocacher, you may know all of these sites.  More likely, some you won't be sure of.  Thus, consider this a teamwork puzzle.  Feel free to contact your caching friends and trade an answer or two with them.  Use "Write note" logs on the cache page to let others know which ones you have and need (but don't trade answers on the cache page!).  Or, if you've solved it, and are feeling generous, help someone who is still struggling.  Don't give away too much - it is still a puzzle after all.

 

I took all the photos in the northeast part of Salt Lake City.  All but one or two are easily visible as you drive by.

 

Let the Crush begin.

 

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2     W XXXº X?.XXX

 

 

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9     N XXº X?.XXX

 

 

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10     W XXXº XX.?XX

 

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11     N XXº X?.XXX

 

 

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To obtain the coordinates, multiply your single-digit answers for 1 through 10 together, then add 11,262 to get ABCDE.

 

Multiply your single-digit answers for 11 through 20 together, then subtract 79,533 to get FGHIJ.

 

The cache is at:

 

N 40 AB.CDE

 

W 111 FG.HIJ

 

Enjoy the puzzle and the easy retrieval!  Verify your solution here.

 

Available in winter and during snowy times.  There is often good and free parking on the street just to the west.

 

Heading to Portland, Oregon?  Try Crush of Memory.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ubyrl fvyire pbyhza

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)