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Signs of the Zodiac Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/30/2019
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The posted coordinates are not correct. Solve the puzzle below to find the correct coordinates. Cache is a bison tube - please BYOP

This year after the Advanced Placement Calculus test, my students studied a unit on cryptology, ciphers, and puzzle solving. Students researched the history of different ciphers, encrypted and decrypted by pencil/paper and the internet. Of course solving geocache puzzle caches was the final project of the unit. The culminating activity was to hide a geocache as a class and develop a puzzle for the whole world to solve. So here is what AP Calculus Period 5 of the graduating class of 2019 created for their puzzle:



PUZZLE:




Congratulations to mmammel on the First to Solve. Congratulations to glerby and NoBlueCircles on the FTF!


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

0123456789.(fcnpr)

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)