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Snail Mail Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

Yellow Alligator: A big thanks to everyone who did this postal cache... it was fun putting it together and reading all your logs. Alas, more houses were built out here and it was hard to keep up with the new mailboxes set adjacent to the old ones, so regretfully I have decided to archive it. Happy trails,
Yellow Alligator

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Hidden : 4/18/2003
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to the Snail Mail Geocache. This cache is a Greeting Card theme cache. In the era of the internet and email, it’s hard to sit down and actually write a letter or a card, but maybe this will give you that incentive to revisit the ol’ snail mail way of saying “hello”.




They're waiting for you...
To be successful with this cache hunt, you will have to visit some mailboxes on rural roads and record information en route to the final cache. These mailbox sites were picked because they provide pullouts and driveways nearby so you shouldn’t have to stop in the middle of a road to get the necessary information.

You will need to record numerical addresses from the mailboxes in order to arrive at the next waypoint. Each number on the mailbox address corresponds to the first few letters of the alphabet, i.e., a mailbox with the number 1234 would be coded as ABCD. Use the mailbox code with the coordinate information below to find the next mailbox. You will understand how to get to the final cache after you visit Mailbox #6.

The final cache is a standard ammo box containing a bundle of cards for you to choose from. In keeping with the theme of the cache, drop off a greeting card of some sort but feel free to grab a card to your liking, even if you didn't bring one!!!

Coordinates should be within 20-30 feet, as there was a fair amount of cloud cover the day I set this up.

You already know the waypoint to the first mailbox, so, using the number from mailbox #1, here is the code to the next mailbox (and so on):

Mailbox #2: 47° 42. ____ ____ ____ A, A+C, C+D,

117° 32. ____ ____ ____ A-D, B+D, A+B,

Mailbox #3: 47° 43. ____ ____ ____ A, A+B+C, D-C,

117° 32. ____ ____ ____ D-B, A+D, B-C

Mailbox #4: 47° 44. ____ ____ ____ B+D, A-B, D,

117° 33. ____ ____ ____ A-D, B+D, A-D+C

Mailbox #5: 47° 44. ____ ____ ____ D, A, A+C,

117° 34. ____ ____ ____ A+B+C, E, D

Mailbox #6: 47° 43. ____ ____ ____ E, C-E, A+D,

117° 34. ____ ____ ____ C+D, E-A, A+B

Have Fun!

Note: You must do the entire cache hunt in order to log it!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gerr cnegf K 2

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)