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Crypto Challenge #1 Mystery Cache

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jslagle: I hate to do this, but the location this cache is in makes it impossible to maintain. It has come up missing several times now.

I'll look into placing a new one in a better spot closer to my now current home so I can check on it more often.

Thanks for the hunts guys!

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Hidden : 4/25/2004
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is the first of a series of Crypto challenges I plan to place. The cache is not at the location above but is within about a mile of it. To find the cache you need to solve the below puzzle.


The other caches in this series will have a story theme to them, but I decided to leave that out of this one since it's the first of the kind in the area.

The actual coordinates are contained in the following cipher. It's quite an easy ciper once you figure it out, so I figured it would be a fitting one to start with

TROXT NEDHH YHDND HDEOT OEESE 
ORETT FPDFA TTEIH SOETI RHZEG
IEUYH NEIEN HRVRO IAFRR OTTEW
USLOT ORYYN EEHCR YTTTS ESNUO
TSWHH IITJN OYIOA RXGIO T

Some things to consider

  • The groups of letters are for easy of writing and counting. It could have just as eaisly been a string of letters all together
  • Don't overcomplicate it. It's a fairly simple cipher

The container is just a simple micro. It's fairly well hidden as it's in an area thats trafficed in the summer. It's located in a park within the City of Toledo

Please do not give it away in your logs - I want everyone to have an equal chance at this. I will be providing small inremental hints via email if you get really stuck!

Happy Hunting

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Cache:] Vg'f pbirerq ol yrnirf, gur pbbeqf fubhyq or tbbq. [Puzzle:] Qba'g or n FDHNER, fbyir gur chmmyr!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)