GCR5NF Unmarried Numbers (Unknown Cache) in Washington, United States created by Dr. Nellie Bad

This cache has been archived.

Moun10Bike: The cache owner is not responding to issues with this listing, so I must regretfully archive it. If the cache turns up or is replaced in the future, email me and I will review it for unarchival.

GCR5NF ▼

A cache by Dr. Nellie Bad Message this owner

Hidden : 10/31/2005

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The puzzle above contains the numbers you need to find this cache. For the solution, each row, column, and three by three box must contain each of the numerals from 1 to 9. The faint letters (seventeen of them) sprinkled about the grid will be given the values entered into their respective boxes. Use them in the following calculations.
-- The UTM coordinates 10, 5ABCDE East, 52FGHIJ North describes a location somewhere in Seattle which you may visit if you like. Doing so will get you out of the house and into some fresh air, but otherwise will not help at all in finding this cache.
-- Find the Triangulation Station nearest the above location listed in the benchmark section of geocaching.com. Calculate the bearing from the published coordinates of this triangulation station to the published coordinates of This Cache.
-- Subtract N.PRS° from that bearing. This is the bearing you will project from the triangulation station to the cache.
-- The distance from the triangulation station to the cache is KLM decameters.
That's it. Have fun learning about coordinate systems, projections, and NGS control stations. It might help to use the most accurate Earth model available. The puzzle is a hard one and might provide you with hours of hair-pulling delight. The cache hide itself is about 1.5 stars difficulty. This cache is dedicated to all the "broken" puzzle caches of the world. You know the ones, where the puzzle can be circumvented in whole or in part to find the cache. Sayonara, Nellie

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1. fhwv jn qbxhfuva av xntveh 2. Shyy bs fbhaq naq shel.

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)