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Process of Elimination Mystery Cache

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Statfinder: I think this one has run its course, so I'm archiving it. Thanks to all who visited!

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Hidden : 9/17/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Located in Ohlendorf (West) County Park in west St. Louis County.

This cache is hidden in a camouflaged sandwich-sized plastic container. The coordinates above are for suggested parking, not for the cache!

The coordinates for the cache are N 38° 33.nnn’ and W 090° 30.www’. The partial coordinates for the cache and eleven other waypoints in or near the park are given below in random order. To find the cache, you must find the correct waypoint from the list below. You can do this at the park by the process of elimination, or you can do a little work before you go to the park and find it more quickly.

-----Waypoints-----
nnn www
739 665
701 622
692 572
670 507
760 617
629 641
732 615
662 561
793 513
789 628
645 595
742 625


-----Landmarks-----
Process of Elimination cache
Sign at park entrance
Home plate
Island Dave’s Dollhead cache
25 MPH sign south of Crescent Road
Basketball goal
Rocking Dog on playground
35 MPH sign west of Hanna Road
Bus shelter
Centerfield (baseball) or midfield (soccer)
Yellow pole
Another yellow pole

Initial items in cache include: logbook, pencil, magnetic key holder, set of planet pogs from St. Louis Science Center, 10-rupee note from India, assorted foreign coins, pins, carabiner clips, and some plastic toys.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Orsber tbvat gb gur cnex, cybg gur gjryir cbvagf ba na K-L pbbeqvangr flfgrz. Qba’g sbetrg gb znxr gur jrfg pbbeqvangrf nqinapr va gur pbeerpg qverpgvba. Gnxr lbhe znc bs cbvagf gb gur cnex.

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)