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Zooming in on the nano Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/16/2014
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates!


The only thing I dislike more than a micro cache is a nano cache. And the only thing I dislike more than a nano cache is a nano cache hidden in the woods. You know what I’m talking about, right? You get to GZ, you look around, and you realize what’s up. And you think, dang, it’s a nano in the woods. You know what you have to do to find it, but you don’t want to. You just stand there, looking around. It could be anywhere. Over there? Over there? Under that? Inside that? You can’t spot it by just standing at GZ and looking around. No, you have to really get in there and look around. Go over every leaf, every blade of grass, every patch of bark. You look so closely at everything that your eyes water and hurt. You know the headache is coming, too. You crawl over the ground, inch by inch, muttering under your breath and cursing the CO. Who puts a nano in the woods? Inch by inch you cover the entire reasonable area. Nothing? Is it gone? Is it there? Are the coords off? Nothing to do but stoop down and peer even closer at everything, one more time. Did the CO camouflage it? Camouflaging a nano, in the woods? Who would do such a thing?! Why am I even trying?! And then, when you finally find the cache after hours and hours and hours of eye strain and crawling along you swear to yourself that you looked at that very patch at least 1600 times. At least! Probably even more! And yet you missed it every single time. But at least you got it. You unroll the log (going to take forever to roll it back again, too) and try to feel some joy that you got it. But no, it’s mostly a sour taste in your mouth and a pulsating migraine. Why do I do this, you think. I could have gone for an ammo can or something. Something easier. You want to write a nasty log and let the CO know just what you’re thinking, but you know you won’t. It’s a family site after all. But boy do you wish you could. Man, I really, really hate nanos in the wood. You feel the same way, right?

 

Oh, I almost forgot. I wrote the coords down in the pdf-file. Enjoy.

 

Please, daytime caching only. Stealth required.

As per the groundspeak guidelines, the following text must be included on the cache listing: "Alert: You are about to download a file that contains further details needed to find this geocache. As the cache owner, I represent that this file is safe to download although it has not been checked by Groundspeak or by the reviewer for possible malicious content. Download this file at your own risk."
To download the pdf, open the link below and press ctrl+s (cmd+s for mac) or use File -> Download.
Download the coordinate file here!

Congrats to deeleywoman on a VERY hard-earned FTF! I'm just glad you don't hate us after that!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle] Qvq lbh qbjaybnq gur cqs? Lbh fubhyq. Nyfb, V ungr gval anabf va gur jbbqf. [Hide] Rknpgyl jurer lbh guvax vg vf.

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)