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Clueless Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/5/2017
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the posted coordinates.

Sometimes, when I look at a mystery cache, I feel completely clueless. For example, a single image. Unless the image is of a sign reading “The geocache is at such and such coordinates,” I’m lost. Or even more puzzling, I’ve run across a mystery cache without anything other than the statement that the cache is not at the posted coordinates. Hmmm. Not even a hint? Give me a bunch of 1’s and 0’s, and I don’t know where to start. I’m slowly learning more and more, and beginning to solve puzzles that confounded me two months ago. I am in awe of the amazingly creative geocaches I’ve run across. Those that is, that I have managed to understand enough to be awed by. Otherwise, I’m just in awe of the people who solve them.

This puzzle was inspired by the 28 different ways I tried to manipulate some binary code recently to solve a puzzle cache. I was not successful, but it did give me an idea for a puzzle of my own. Constructive criticism is very welcome!

The coordinates you are solving for are N 38 06.xxx W 122 37.xxx.

1100000000111100111000000001110011111111100011111111100111001111111111001111111100111100111111111100111111100111110000000011110011111110011111111111001111001111110011111111111100111100111110011111111111110011110011110011111111000000001110000110011111111111111111111111111111111111110011110000000011100111100110001111001111001110011110011100111100111100111001111001110011110011110011100111100111001111001111001110000000011100111100111100111111111001110011110011110011111111100111001111001111001111111110011000011100000000111111111001

Congratulations to J5 Crew for FTS and Psychoticjester for FTF!

 


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gurer ner pyhrf va gur grkg.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)