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Whittlesea Puzzles for Beginners #07 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/28/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


The Whittlesea Puzzles for Beginners geoart is designed for cachers who are new to puzzle solving. In this series, we explore a number of common puzzle solving techniques and highlight some online resources. These beginner puzzles will help get you started in tackling those mysteries on your geomap, and hopefully boost your confidence to tackle more.

Many of the online puzzle solving tools can be found on the following page: Puzzle Resources.

Don't forget to collect the clues inside the cache for the bonus puzzle - GC9Z4DN - Whittlesea Puzzles for Beginners - Bonus Cache.

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. To obtain the coordinates, solve the puzzle below.

Puzzle #07: Finding Shaun


Coordinates can be hidden in very small writing within an image. Always open the image in a new tab, save it to your desktop for easy access, then enlarge the image as large as possible by zooming in.

HQ may downsample some images, so after opening the image in a new tab, if you delete the “_l” (underscore lowercase L) from the end of the URL, you will see the higher resolution image.

Help Shaun find the hidden coordinates in the image below.

The Puzzle


We have chosen locations for caches where it is safe to pull off the road within a short distance of GZ. Under NO circumstance should driveways and gates be blocked or used for parking. With nearby property owners in mind, these geocaches have been placed out of view and away from private residences, so as not to cause alarm. Please be mindful of the local community, and have a friendly chat with them if they stop by.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ghpxrq vagb gerr ebbgf.

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)