Crazy Ivan Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Reviewer Hilts: Since I haven't heard from the owner, and the cache is apparently gone or in dire need of maintenance, I'm reluctantly archiving this cache. If the owner wishes to reactivate this cache, please e-mail me at reviewer.hilts@gmail.com and I'll unarchive it as soon as I can.

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Hidden : 7/26/2004
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


In keeping with my cache themes, the coordinates above will not take you to the cache directly; they will instead place you in front of a well-known area business. This business has been operation since 1965 and draws visitors from all over east central Indiana. I first discovered it while attending Anderson University. Students at AU would often make the 30-minute trip to enjoy this fine business. I have made the trip often myself. Because it is a business, you will need to plan your visit during business hours. Fortunately that shouldn't be difficult. It is open from 10:00am till 10:00pm Mon - Thurs and from 10:00am till 11:00pm Fri. & Sat. and 2:00pm till 10:00pm on Sunday. To my knowledge it is only closed for Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. It is also an ideal spot for road weary GeoCachers. Those of you who are local to the area will have already figured out where your expedition begins, and know why the cache has its name.

To determine the coordinates of the cache you must enter the business and grab a product list and open to the center section. It should be easy to find as the center section has two pages of items each one being numbered from 1 to 100. You also can find both lists on a wall in the business. They are oriented the same way they are in the paper copy of the product list. Look through both lists until you find the answer to this riddle on both lists:

I have dust in my eye
and a fan for a wing.

A leg akimbo
on which I can sing.

And dye in my mouth
instead of a sting.

There will be two numbers associated with the answer to the riddle. Take the number from the right-hand list multiply it by 5.5 (RHNum * 5.5 = XXX). This will give you the North coordinate: N 40 26.XXX. Then take the number from the left-hand list and divide it into 2624 (2624 / LHNum = YYY). This will give you the West coordinate: W 085 29.YYY. Congratulations you now can go after the cache. The cache container is placed with a 3 mile radius of the business. For those of you not familiar with the business it will be well worth your trip.

The cache itself is an ammo container containing the following:

1. First Finders Prize - Jeep 4x4 TB
2. Squirt Gun
3. Hot Wheels Car
4. Hacky Sack
5. Tennessee State Flag
6. Golf Ball
7. Declaration of Independence
8. Toy Tiger
9. Colored Pencil Set
10. Pen
11. Pencil
12. Log Book

Please do give me feedback as to what you thought of my cache. Was the riddle to hard, to easy, fun, etc. I am planning some other caches and want to know what you think for setting up future caches.

One other thing. The cache is more exposed than I would like so please make sure you take care to rehide it and make it hard to spot by anyone not looking for it.

I hope you enjoy discovering this cache.

Kevin G. the Cat Herder

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Bar bs gur gjb pnyphyngrq pbbeqvangrf zhfg or yrsg cnqqrq jvgu n yrnqvat mreb. Gur pnpur pna or sbhaq ghpxrq oruvaq n gerr fghzc.

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)


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