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Ode to Odin Mystery Cache

This cache has been locked, but it is available for viewing.
Hidden : 6/16/2004
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Odin was the king of the gods in Norse mythology. He held court in Valhalla, the most magnificent palace in Asgard, with the slain heroes brought by the Valkyries. This useless bit of trivia is a very vague hint to where the cache will be found.


The coordinates at the top of the page will land you in the midst of a mini-Greensburg where you will have to do a little research before you can solve the puzzle that will yield coordinates to the final cache. Geocachers with children should bring them along because you're going to look pretty silly lurking around the Town Village Playscape otherwise. This is paybacks for all of the creepy stares I have received while hunting caches in suburban playgrounds.

The final coordinates are: 40° 18.ABC', -79° 34.XYZ'

A = number of windows in rear wall of fire station
B = number of pillars on top tier of court house
C = number of vents in rear of hospital

X = number of rafters inside church
Y = number of windows in rear wall of bank
Z = number of windows in city hall

Hint: The final coordinates should be no more than 500 feet from the playscape and there is absolutely no reason that you should be crossing the golf course to get to them.

Good luck! You're going to need it!

Warning! I'm going to apologize for this hide in advance. It's the kind of cache that only an elf could love. I was going to hide this thing somewhere else but nobody should ever have to encounter a cache like this after a long death march into the wilderness. I expect that many will not find this cache on the first try so I'll offer additional hints to anybody who logs a DNF. Please do not attempt this cache if you are not prepared to fail!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

haqre gur cvyr

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)