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Hostess of Options Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/26/2020
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The cache container is not at the posted coordinates. That is in the Susquehanna River. Note that the terrain is 2 and not 5. The cache is not in the river. Solve the puzzle to determine the coordinates. Container is in State Gamelands. Wear orange as needed.

As we were driving around the southern parts of Lancaster and York Counties checking out the overlooks of the Susquehanna River, we somehow hit a crazy time warp where all geocaching events from the past 20 years magically became visible. While we couldn't go to them through the curtain of time, we could visit them in our thoughts and sometimes through the pictures on their pages (especially the WWFM Epic Battle). Thank you to each hostess who made these fun events possible over the past 20 years. I'm sure you have great memories of them.

I wondered whether I could create an optimal path to drive between the event locations. Um, no, there are some physical limitations. Do you see how far away some of them are from this cache's posted coordinates despite being hosted by local geocachers? I found this Geocaching Toolbox tool very helpful for calculating distances between points. You need to find only the last three digits of the latitude north and longitude west. The other digits match posted coordinates.

This is a list of 10 events sorted by date:
GC-codes are links to cache pages

1 Luncheon Get-Together GCE090 4/26/03
2 World Class Event GCQF1Y 10/20/05
3 The Hoagies' Shrunken Turkey Wing Wednesday GC3AMHG 3/14/12
4 L.O.S.T. in the Court Room GC41BK4 12/4/12
5 WWFM X Lancaster PA - The Epic Battle GC47TAK 5/4/13
6 Hello Basel International Meet and Greet GC50GX5 4/11/14
7 Double Pi! 3.14159265359? I'm L.O.S.T. GC5MGKV 3/14/15
8 L.O.S.T. with a Clearview GC64Q9E 11/3/15
9 4th Thursday event March 2018 GC7JJPW 3/22/18
10 10,000 or Bust Meet and Greet GC8JT19 2/20/20

 

North last three digits: 

World Class Event
Hello Basel International Meet and Greet
WWFM X Lancaster PA - The Epic Battle

West last three digits: 

4th Thursday event March 2018
Hello Basel International Meet and Greet
The Hoagies' Shrunken Turkey Wing Wednesday

 

Congratulations to the Circles on their FTF.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Grfgghor fzbbg-uvtu orgjrra qbhoyr gehaxf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)