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Shady Cache Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/1/2006
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Should you go looking for this cache at the posted coordinates, you may end up with that "run down feeling". More than likely you could end up in a place adjecient to the given coordinates. Many of you cachers have call some of my hides as evil, devious, dubious and some what misleading. Now I am offering you a Shady Cache to add to your list. I wish to thank my good friend the WI AF for putting me on to this puzzle idea. Also the GizFinder for sharing the puzzle.

I am not that good at solving a lot of math puzzle caches. So I just twist things a bit, and come up with something a little on the Shady side.

All you will need to solve this puzzle is a GARMIN GPSr. Nope, a Magellan or a Lawrence Eagle or other GPS will work, sorry folks)! No decoders, no encyclopedia, no literary knowledge, no calculators, no books, no poetry, no computers, and no internet (unless you do not have a Garmin, then you will need the internet). So grab your Garmin, gather your thoughts and figure out the coords and go find the cache.

You are solving for: N47 deg. SH.ADY and W119 deg. CA.CHE

S = N....3N 3W
H = O....2W 3N
A = R....1N 4E
D = T....9E 4N
Y = H....4E 1N
C = &....2E 3N
A = W....1S 7W
C = E....7E 1S
H = S....1W 4N
E = T....8E 2S

The cache is hid on cache friendly private property. It is not over 10-15 feet from the street/sidewalk. You are welcome to search. Don't let the muggles beat you to the cache.

Jan. 2013
With all of the new paperless Garmin GPS units on the market, this puzzle is more difficult to solve unless you have models like the GPS 60 series eTrex series and the Garmin V.
So I have included a spoiler photo on the cache page to make it easier to get the idea on solving the puzzle.
The cache hide is on private property (mine) It is not connected to or on any municipal or utility objects.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

abj gurer vf n fcbvyre

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)