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Six by Five Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

ILReviewer: Since I haven't heard from the owner I'm reluctantly archiving this cache. If the owner wishes to reactivate this cache in the next couple of months, please e-mail me at IllinoisGeocacher@yahoo.com and I'll unarchive it as soon as I can.

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Hidden : 7/19/2007
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

NOTE: The listed coordinates are not the position of the cache. You must determine the position of the cache from the description below.


For all parts of this cache, it is assumed that the coordinates are of the form:
      N42° _ _ _ _ _ _ and W88° _ _ _ _ _ _

In order to begin, you must go to:

0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0


0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

Once you are there, enter the nearest building and look for:

0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0


You can plan on about an hour once you have located this first stage. At the first stage you will have a puzzle to solve and then you will drive over to a park where you will have an interesting hike.

All parts of this cache have been placed with permission.

You can check your coordinates for stage 1 at this link.



If you like, you can view a visual hint to the puzzle by clicking here.

There is now a travel bug associated with this cache. It provides the key insight necessary to solve this puzzle.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle Hint] Neenatr gurfr ahzoref pbeerpgyl naq lbh jvyy or YRQ gb gur fbyhgvba

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)