The cache is not hidden at the coordinates. This is a puzzle to solve at home, and a real computer might be helpful.
You must decipher the codes to find the missing coordinates.IJMQEZCNEQQVJZCNEQ and VZPQPZSZIJIZQEMZZ
The cache can be found at N 49° 29.___′ W 117° 17.___′
The Cache Class series are beginner friendly caches in a variety of styles, to help cachers recognize different hides, direct from the TUBAZONE.
Mystery Caches sometimes require a field puzzle that needs to be solved at the coordinates given, or a puzzle to be solved at home, like this one!
This cache uses a Keyword or Substitution Cipher. (hint: you can find keyword solvers on the internet)
Solving instructions follow: To create a substitution alphabet from a keyword, you first write down the alphabet. Below this you write down the keyword (omitting duplicate letters) followed by the remaining unused letters of the alphabet. In our example we will use the word KEYWORD
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For example, if we wanted to say 'I love Geocaching" we take out the spaces, and it becomes: BGJTODOJYKYABI
To decipher the clue, you find the letter in the top row that corresponds to the letter in the clue, and write it above the clue. I would write an I above the b, and an L above the g, O above the j, and so on.
This Geocache:So now we'll use a different keyword cipher alphabet to provide our co-ordinates for the Cache Class Mystery geocache, you NORMALLY have to work out what that keyword is, then the rest of the letters and use this sequence to decipher the message. But thanks to the good folks at TUBAZONE, the word is obvious. Remember we have removed all the spaces between words ;-) I recommend doing this with pencil and paper!
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Reminder: the codes to decipher are IJMQEZCNEQQVJZCNEQ and VZPQPZSZIJIZQEMZZ
Now you must enter the new waypoint and go to the final location! Here is a helpful video Entering a waypoint on the Geocaching app