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The 12 Days of Geocaching Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/24/2024
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES


The Twelve Days of Geocaching

On the first day of Geocaching, my true love gave to me:
A geocache hidden by a tree.

On the second day of Geocaching, my true love gave to me:
Two swag items,
And a geocache hidden by a tree.

On the third day of Geocaching, my true love gave to me:
Three trackables,
Two swag items,
And a geocache hidden by a tree.

On the fourth day of Geocaching, my true love gave to me:
Four puzzle caches,
Three trackables,
Two swag items,
And a geocache hidden by a tree.

On the fifth day of Geocaching, my true love gave to me:
Five GPS units!
Four puzzle caches,
Three trackables,
Two swag items,
And a geocache hidden by a tree.

On the sixth day of Geocaching, my true love gave to me:
Six FTFs (First to Finds),
Five GPS units!
Four puzzle caches,
Three trackables,
Two swag items,
And a geocache hidden by a tree.

On the seventh day of Geocaching, my true love gave to me:
Seven containers leaking,
Six FTFs,
Five GPS units!
Four puzzle caches,
Three trackables,
Two swag items,
And a geocache hidden by a tree.

On the eighth day of Geocaching, my true love gave to me:
Eight trail logs logging,
Seven containers leaking,
Six FTFs,
Five GPS units!
Four puzzle caches,
Three trackables,
Two swag items,
And a geocache hidden by a tree.

On the ninth day of Geocaching, my true love gave to me:
Nine hikers hiking,
Eight trail logs logging,
Seven containers leaking,
Six FTFs,
Five GPS units!
Four puzzle caches,
Three trackables,
Two swag items,
And a geocache hidden by a tree.

On the tenth day of Geocaching, my true love gave to me:
Ten muggles lurking,
Nine hikers hiking,
Eight trail logs logging,
Seven containers leaking,
Six FTFs,
Five GPS units!
Four puzzle caches,
Three trackables,
Two swag items,
And a geocache hidden by a tree.

On the eleventh day of Geocaching, my true love gave to me:
Eleven geocachers signing,
Ten muggles lurking,
Nine hikers hiking,
Eight trail logs logging,
Seven containers leaking,
Six FTFs,
Five GPS units!
Four puzzle caches,
Three trackables,
Two swag items,
And a geocache hidden by a tree.

On the twelfth day of Geocaching, my true love gave to me:
Twelve caches found!
Eleven geocachers signing,
Ten muggles lurking,
Nine hikers hiking,
Eight trail logs logging,
Seven containers leaking,
Six FTFs,
Five GPS units!
Four puzzle caches,
Three trackables,
Two swag items,
And a geocache hidden by a tree.


The Cache is at:

N 47° TRACKABLES.(GEOCACHE HIDDEN BY A TREE - 3)(FTF + CONTAINERS LEAKING)

W 121° 53.(GPS UNITS - TRAIL LOGS LOGGING)(MUGGLES LURKING + GEOCACHE HIDDEN BY A TREE)

You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
 

Congrats to Rhynub & Valkarie63 (with a remote assist from JesterJill) on the CO-FTF!


This cache was placed by a WSGA member. If you are a geocacher in the state of Washington, please consider joining Washington State Geocaching Association. Follow this link to visit our website to learn more about becoming a WSGA member. 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle] Hfhnyyl vg'f nobhg gur dhnyvgl, ohg abg guvf gvzr [Hide] Va purpxre

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)