Whaler Series Season 4 Episode 6

Cache is not at the posted Coords:

Solve the following puzzle to find where it is:

I made a code that grouped letters in groups of three and then converted this into a number. This is similar to using base 26. In base 10, the number 273 is 2*10^2 + 7*10 + 3. Just as there is no digit for 10 in base 10, there is no digit for 26 in base 26. So the letters A thru Z have values of 0 thru 25. Thus the “number” GEO would be 6, 4, 14 which would become 4174 in base 10 using 6*26^2 + 4*26 + 14.

Not much of a code so far, so I multiplied this number by an arbitrary 3 digit number. In this message I used 159. I then divided this by 17,576 (value of 26^3) and got a remainder of 13,354. (I divided by 17,576 so that my remainders would be in the range of 0 to 17,575. This is convenient since AAA codes to a zero and ZZZ codes to 17575.)

I think you can see where I am going with this. I took my remainder of 13,354 and converted it back from base 10 to the letters of my base 26. First I divided by 26^2. 13,354/676 gives Q=19 and R=510. Taking the remainder of 510 and dividing by 26 gives Q=19 and R=16. (You are really just solving a*26^2 + b*26 + c = 13,354 where a, b, and c have to be less than or equal to 25.) So 13,354 would be 19, 19, 16 which would be the “number” TTQ. Now my entire message can be letters instead of cumbersome numbers.

Here is my message: TTQOIJNECXTMIZENBHKCM

Have Fun and Remember to
STAY SAFE.

Check lake level here: https://www.tva.gov/Environment/Lake-Levels/Hiwassee-Operating-Guide

The above is a direct link to the lake level.

Initial contents of cache: Log only

Container should be easy to spot once you get to the right spot.

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