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PIC 4 - Holmes & Watson Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/7/2017
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


ATTENTION CACHERS: AS OF DECEMBER 2023

WE HAVE PERFORMED OUR LAST MAINTENANCE RUN ON THIS SERIES

Over the past 7 years the constantly changing topography along this river has dictated that as each of these hides goes missing we will be archiving them.

For PIC 1 - 6 The Mystery Final hide description will be edited to include the the missing codes as they are archived in order to keep it "findable" for as long as possible.

For PIC 7 - 9 The terrain ratings had to be changed due to flood damage to the original trail system.

 

The posted coordinates are useless

 

IF YOU SOLVED THIS PUZZLE BEFORE 4 APRIL 2022 - YOU NEED TO RESOLVE. THE CONTAINER WAS MOVED DUE TO IDA DAMAGE


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This is most likely NOT a good summer cache. The smart money is on saving PIC 2-5 for winter. You've been warned! 

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Teamwork: cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group of persons/partners acting together as a team or in the interests of a common cause.

There is nothing more invigorating than working with a partner to achieve a common goal. The two heads leaning in, the combination of perspectives, the proverbial blood, sweat and tears all leading up to the elusive "Aha!!!" moment...can't beat that with a stick.

My caching partner and I have been having so much fun working as a team that we decided "famous partners" would make a good theme for a puzzle series. You're welcome!

You will probably need a "secret bimodal tool" to solve this puzzle:

DNA

CCTTTGTTTAACATCTTGTCTGGTGTATCCTCTTTATTGTATTAGGTATACTCT

 TAGTACGGATTGTCGGGATGCGGATACTTGTACGTATACGGA

GAATTGTTTAACATCTTGGGCTAGTCCTCTTTATTGGGCTAGTGATCCTTGTATTAGGTATACTCT

 TTCGGATCCTAGTTGTCGGGATGCGGATACTTGTAGTACGGA

 

Good Luck

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uvagf ninvynoyr hcba erdhrfg - zrffntr hf

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)