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Scouting for Trains Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/16/2024
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES! Solve the puzzle below to reveal the cache coordinates.

A geocacher in Ohio, named Team Monkeyboy, created a wonderful series of puzzles that some of the local cachers enjoyed solving at some of our monthly puzzle lunches. In his puzzles, you needed to identify photos that were based around a common theme and enter the words into various grids to reveal the coordinates. His puzzles had fun themes such as pigs, bears, babies, monkey, cats, and bees. I decided to try my hand at creating a similar puzzle using trains (because I had just watched an episode of Snowpiercer and had trains on my mind). I hadn't realized until I started building the puzzle just how many easily recognizable movies, books, games, and products have trains in them.

Solving this puzzle will tell you how to adjust the coordinates to get the final AND give you a very good clue on how to pinpoint the cache.

NOTE: Several people at the puzzle lunch event have already found this cache, so the logbook will not be empty.

First set of Pictures
Second set of Pictures
Third set of Pictures
Fourth set of Pictures
Fifth set of Pictures
Sixth set of Pictures
Last set of Pictures
Puzzle Grid 1
Puzzle Grid 2
Puzzle Grid 3

 

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fbyivat gur chmmyr jvyy tvir lbh n uvag gung jvyy uryc ng tebhaq mreb.

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)