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A Ranch Puzzle Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/1/2008
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED CO-ORDINATES, but it is a good place to park. You must solve the two step puzzle / cipher shown below to find the cache.

Step 1:
Use all of the listed letters to complete the following sentence:

xxE xxx xxxxDxxx Sxxxxx xF xxxExxxxGx xx DxxxVx x xxxExxx Kxx.

AAA
CC
EEEEEE
HH
I I
LL
MMM
NNN
OOOO
RRR
SS
TTT
UUU
YYY

Step 2:
Follow the instructions given in the mystery sentence to solve this cipher;

QLIAJIBANRNNOVZDQSJABYCNLJGGQLFWOBTNCUYIMACRZMMBEVOIKZPRJAJSWAMNOEQBANEQ

This is a small cache with room for a few coins only, there is an un-activated gold “Four Elements Geocoin” (corrected version) for the FTF and $5.00 for the STF.

There are some small cliffs about so watch the kids (that is why I gave it a 2.5 terrain rating).

GPS accuracy was +/- 2.8m. You will have either solved the puzzle or you will have gibberish, so I haven't set up any verification, but feel free to e-mail me for confirmation if you wish.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uvqr: Va n ubevmbagny fybg oruvaq n fznyy ebpx.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)