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0055-Compass Rose Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/1/2019
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This puzzle final is a roadside, not too far from the Campbellford Trans Canada Trail from Hastings to Campbellford. All the puzzles are easy as are most of the hides.

The following paragraph is about using sun shadows for navigation. Find the final coordinates hidden in the paragraph below.

1. Place the stick or branch into the ground at a level spot where it will cast a distinctive shadow. Mark the shadow’s tip with a stone, twig, or other means. This first shadow mark will be our “west” marker.
2. Wait 10 to 15 minutes until the shadow tip moves a few centimetres. Mark the shadow tip’s new position in the same way as the first. This mark will be our east marker.
3. Draw a straight line through the two marks to obtain an approximate east-west line.N44° 18.832' W77° 53.759'
4. To determine north, stand with the first mark (west) to your left and the second mark to your right—you are now facing north. This fact is true everywhere on earth.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

7sg uvtu fgergpu whfg gb ernpu gb jver, gura lbh unir gb yvsg vg nabgure pbhcyr bs vapurf gb ergevrir gur ovfba ghor. Vg'f va gur gb bs gur fvta cbfg. Uvtuyvtug gur cnentencu gb svaq gur svany pbbeqvangrf.

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)