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Firsts To Find Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Cydriver: Well, looks like someone made off with the ammo can. Don't know if it was there yesterday when Team Gamsci found it, but it certainly isn't there now. I'm tired of dishonest people ruining the game for everyone. Archiving it.

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Hidden : 4/19/2007
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:



***************CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED COORDINATES***************








As the FIRST land-grant university in the nation, Iowa State has a rich heritage of educating students, discovering new knowledge, and sharing that knowledge to make Iowa and the world a better place.

You are given the coordinates to six locations on the main ISU campus. Look for the signs that tell us all about ISU's FTFs! Go to each location and FIND the FIRST word after the FIRST occurrence of the word 'FIRST'. Don't use any words from the title on the sign, just the words in the information. Once you FIND all six words, place them where they will fit in the puzzle grid given in the link below. Match the letters from the final coordinate's code to the corresponding numbers in the puzzle and substitute to FIND the final coordinates. There is also a hint for parking and a good starting point for the cache hiding place.

FINAL COORDINATES: N = SIº UC.BVP' ; W = BVº VD.BGC'

LOCATION 1 = N 42º 01.606' W 93º 38.633'

LOCATION 2 = N 42º 01.600' W 93º 38.880'

LOCATION 3 = N 42º 01.620' W 93º 39.018'

LOCATION 4 = N 42º 01.744' W 93º 38.963'

LOCATION 5 = N 42º 01.738' W 93º 38.827'

LOCATION 6 = N 42º 01.737' W 93º 38.703'




PUZZLE GRID




 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cnexvat : A FV HP.TET ; J OI IQ.OIV Fgneg bs Genvy : A FV HP.TTO ; J OI IT.HHF

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)