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Maps To The Stars' Homes Mystery Cache

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ThunderEggs: Regretfully archiving this one since it's been over a month with no word from the owner.

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Hidden : 8/14/2002
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is a bit of a puzzle involving one of my past-times. Once the puzzle is solved the rest is really easy. No hills or terribly long hikes etc. The cache is in an ammo box.

The listed coordinates above are bogus (nothing there). Below are six coordinates, there is nothing there either. However, these six coordinates are clues to finding a seventh coordinate. You will need to do some puzzle solving to figure out how the listed six coordinates relate to one another. Once you figure out the puzzle you will be able to find where the seventh coordinate should be in regards to the other six.

There is NO NEED to physically go to any of these listed coordinates!!! There is NOTHING there! The seventh coordinate is the ONE to which you need to go. From there you will get coordinates to the final cache location.

1) N45 35.731 W122 42.738
2) N45 34.881 W122 41.632
3) N45 33.907 W122 40.091
4) N45 32.763 W122 40.073
5) N45 33.250 W122 36.329
6) N45 32.107 W122 37.171
7) N45 xx.xxx W122 xx.xxx

The seventh coordinate is in a Portland park. When you figure out which park it is, find the longest western border of this park. Look for a playground (swings, merry-go-round, slide, etc.) near the middle of this edge. Look under the slide and you will find the coordinates for the actual cache site. From there it will be a straight forward cache, which is no more than two miles away (as the crow flies).

The puzzle is not mathematical, so don't waste a buch of time doing long equations trying to find a link. It is more of a visual thing.

The below clue is for the cache in its final location, not an answer to the puzzle. If you can't get the puzzle, send me a message and I will send you a clue.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Whfg orsber gur furygre pbzvat sebz gur Abegu, gurer vf n cngu gb gur Jrfg. Gnxr vg gb gur rqtr naq ybbx sbe n gerr/fueho fgnaqvat nybar gb gur Abegu. Ybbx gurer.

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)