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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (KPC2024) Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not located at the given coordinates. Solve the puzzle below to find the location of the cache.

I have yet to meet JuniorWences, but I have enjoyed many of his puzzle caches, many of which seem to have a similar and recurring theme. So inspired, I bring you this month's puzzle cache, in which the Pigeon is always showing up in places where he doesn't belong.


Special Notes about the 2024 Puzzle Challenge: To be considered for Fastest Solver points, you must verify your solution with Certitude. Finders will receive Top Finder points when submitting Found It logs to the cache page. All "point" scoring is arbitrary, subject to change, at the discretion of the cache owner, and probably completely meaningless (unless you just want to be announced sooner at the celebration party, which will probably happen on March 16th happen on March 15th, 2025). The real challenge is to see whether I can keep from getting so frustrated by submitting caches that I decide to quit! To maintain fairness, hints should not be offered by the cache owner or other solvers until the fifteenth of the month.

Special Notes about this month's puzzle: I found these images near the given Reference Point, which is not in the Reference Section. For the second consecutive month, my original hide was deemed inappropriate by the reviewer; so this was another last-minute re-hide. Sorry about the logsheet, it got destroyed by the rain, I'll try to go back and fix it.


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First To Solve: Dr.Flonase (30 minutes)
First To Log: ddlatham (137 minutes)
Named pre-hint solvers: 23
Pre-hint finds logged: 9
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Hints added April 15th.] Gurfr vzntrf pbzr sebz gur vafvqr onpx pbiref bs Ryrcunag naq Cvttvr obbxf ol Zb Jvyyrzf (nyy bs juvpu pna or sbhaq ng gur Unljneq Yvoenel, vs gurl ner abg pheeragyl purpxrq bhg).

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)