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Solar System Tour Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/23/2005
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The above coordinates are for reference only


IF THE CONTAINER OR LOG SHEET NEEDS REPLACING, PLEASE HELP ME OUT AND DO IT.

NOTE: There is a free parking area across from the bridge, with room for about 20 cars, but it fills up quickly on weekends. The parking area for Santa Rosa Park no longer has a fee, and is available as overflow parking.

Solar System Tour

Our Solar System consists of an average star we call the Sun, the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto = 5. The whole solar system, together with the local stars visible on a clear night, orbits the center of our home galaxy, a spiral disk of 200 billion stars we call the Milky Way.  

 

 

You must locate all the above planets that make up our Solar System scattered around the Western Plateau and Hill Canyon, and retrieve the corresponding co-ordinates from the logs.

 
 
Actual cache location:
N 34 Sun, Mercury. Venus, Earth, Mars
W 118 Jupiter, Saturn. Uranus, Neptune, Pluto = 5
As always, use caution when reaching in bushes and under rocks. And always bring more water than you think you will need.

Addition by chaosmanor: It should be noted that signal is iffy at the hiding area of the Final, although there was good reception for us elsewhere on the Plateau. Yes, the Final is up on top, not down in Hill Canyon, so plan your hunt accordingly. There is no P.O. at the cache site, but there are other dangers aplenty: be wary.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnhgvba fubhyq or hfrq jura bar vf pybfr gb gur pnpur. Gurer vf n pyrne ebhgr gb vg, ohg vg zvtug gnxr n yvggyr frnepuvat gb fcbg gur orfg naq rnfvrfg jnl va.

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)