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Ths Gcch Wll B Esy t Fnd Mystery Cache

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emcee1996: Actually, it is NOT so easy to find anymore! Once before, the limb with the hidden cache was trimmed from the tree. I was able to replace the cache. Now the tree and all of its neighbors have been removed completely!! It is time for this cache to be closed. Thanks to all of the geocachers who solved this puzzle and made the find. We appreciate your efforts. Happy Hunting on all future caches!!!

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Hidden : 9/13/2022
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


We know the alphabet is important.  It’s one of the very first things they taught us in school!!  But the alphabet plays tricks on us.  Do we need it??  Do we need all of it??  And when we have “some” of it, what do we do with it??

In this game we play, we often use important people to determine numbers needed for a set of coordinates.  We list them in some “random” way that ultimately is not as random as one would think.  But that order creates a perfect set of coordinates.

With this cache we are going to try something a bit different.  These letters of the alphabet stand for some important people in the U.S.  But I’m going to tell you up front that the people are not in random order.  Actually they are in the order that you learned in school.  Now the question is whether you recognize them … and if you do … How are you going to create coordinates out of them????

And therein lies the mystery of this cache …..

 

North

  • GW                  PLUS  3
  • JA                    PLUS 36
  • TJ                     MINUS 30
  • JM                   TIMES 3  (PLUS 2)

West

  • JM                   TIMES 4  (MINUS 9)
  • JQA                  PLUS 14
  • AJ                    MINUS 11
  • MvB                MINUS 16

 

You have everything you need.  Create some good coordinates and head out to find the cache.  Don’t go to the posted coordinates.  There is nothing there that you need and you might get run over!  The rating is for the puzzle; the final should be a “fairly” easy find (famous last words.)    Bring a writing instrument.  And please be very careful with this delicate cache.  Good Luck and Happy Hunting!!

 

 


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Rirelguvat lbh arrq vf va gur qrfpevcgvba. Gur pnpur vf uvqvat fyvtugyl nobir zl urnq.

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)