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Rogue Drone Tries to Escape Mystery Cache

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Rock Rabbit: The cache owner is not responding to issues with this listing, so I must regretfully archive it.

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Hidden : 5/23/2018
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is not at the posted coordinates, but it's somewhere in Tri-Cities.... The posted coordinates have nothing to do with the puzzle -- do not go there.

Welcome to another installment in my YouTube mystery video series!

This video contains footage captured from my drone, Sparky. In the video, I give you GPS coordinates to start out at, and from there I give you instructions for a simple projection to the final geozone. I then wrap up the video with a "dronie", which is a "selfie" shot with a drone.

Unfortunately, I think Sparky got offended that I was giving away the coordinates so easily, and also she thinks "dronies" are for Millennials, and also she doesn't like the word "dronie", so she rebelled by corrupting some of the sound footage, and then she tried to escape. It's hard to find good, obedient AI these days!

Don't worry, eventually she ran out of batteries and I was able to retrieve her. Luckily she had recorded her little adventure onto her SD card. The coordinate information given in the video appears to be ruined, but I have posted the footage anyway, and I hope it's enough to get you to the cache. Good luck!

WHEN YOU FIND THE CACHE, PLEASE, DO NOT LIFT IT OUT OF THE GROUND. Simply remove the lid without lifting the cache out of the ground. You can access the inside of the cache with just 2 fingers. Please do not use more force than that! If dirt/grit gets on the edge of the lid that can kind of "lock" it but just brush/blow it away first.

[ This cache was placed on private property with the owner's permission ]

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Other geocaches in my YouTube video mystery series:

GC7PRCQ - Obscure Video Art Haiku ( 3.5 / 1.5 )

GC7PB15 - The Rivalry of Geo & Cache ( 2.5 / 1.5 )

GC7R4M3 - A Lovely Pasco Neighborhood ( 3 / 2.5 )

GC7Q663 - Revenge of the Ducks ( 4 / 5 )

GC8HXJJ - Project ECHO Bonus Cache ( 2.5 / 2 )

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1. V unir guvf qbt jub trgf ernyyl guvefgl ba jnyxf.... 2. Pnpur vf rnfvyl npprffvoyr sebz fvqrjnyx 3. Abg n glcvpny pbagnvare, znl or pbirerq ol jrrqf gbb

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)