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The Purple Nosed Chrysalid Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/9/2021
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Many years ago, when I was young explorer, I was hired to visit an ancient wyndhamesque jungle to capture and bring back a pair of the extremely rare, Purple Nosed Chrysalids. The locals told me that some had been seen near the narrow bridge a mile or so from the settlement.

I was 8ft beyond the centre of the bridge when I saw and heard ahead of me a large white rhinoceros thundering toward me. Panic! Which way was I run, as the bridge was too narrow for the both of us and the sides were too high to climb? In that split second, I decided to run towards the approaching animal. I knew that I could run at 7.5 mph and that was just fast enough for me to reach the end of the bridge and jump clear as the huge beast thundered by. I was very lucky because if I had headed away from the animal he would have squashed me 1 ft 8 inches before the bridge ended.

Assuming that a raging white rhinoceros travels at an average speed of 30 mph, how long was the bridge?

When I came round, after my race with death, I was lying on the soft jungle floor and as I opened my eyes, what, but a pair of purple nosed chrysalids, were on a stone within easy reach of my undamaged butterfly net. These little creatures thrived in captivity and now it is not unusual to see them around, if you know where to look

Enter the length of the bridge in inches (figures only) into the checker to find a place where one might be seen on this Peninsula Forestry area in accordance with the agreement with them..


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[NOTE Please, when replacing the log, put it into the lid first, then place the lot into the container.] [Chrysalid location] Gerr pbire pbhyq or n ceboyrz nf gurfr perngherf ner irel ful. Fcrpvsvp uvag va Pregvghqr. Arj fcbvyre nggnpurq

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)