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Half Dome Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/10/2006
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The above coordinates are not that of the cache. You must know something about this famed piece of granite. Parking is close to the cache. The only hazards you will find will be muggles, so use stealth when hunting this cache. DO NOT DISTURB the vegetation.

A = The number of letters in the word “Dome”.

B = The first letter of artists last name who created “Monolith, The Face of Half Dome” converted into a number (a=1, b=2, and so on).

C = The number of letters in the famed National Park that is the home of Half Dome.

D = John Muir was born in 18D8

E = The last number in the year the cable route was constructed up the side of Half Dome.

F = The first letter of artists first name who created “Monolith, The Face of Half Dome” converted into a number (a=1, b=2, and so on).

G = Half Dome elevation is 884G feet

H = Ansel Adams was born in 19H2

I = B plus C

J = B minus F

N 38° AB.CDE, W 121° FG.HIJ

Checksum equals 37

As always… Enjoy.

Congrats to happy_family for the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur vagrearg vf lbhe sevraq

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)