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Pip-Boy3K Hits 2K Mystery Cache

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HikingSeal: Sounds like this one has come to its end through an accidentally trashing during spring cleaning. Thanks to all who visited and shared memories of Pip-Boy.

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Hidden : 3/9/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Here's a little puzzle to celebrate the caching career of Pip-Boy3000 as he finds his 2000th cache. He's hoping to find it on Pi Day 2016.

  • A = How many cachers does he credit with introducing him to geocaching?
  • B = Pip-Boy3000 hosts a series of events called Get-A-Fix. Sum the digits of the number Get-A-Fix event he hosted on the intended date of this milestone.
  • C = The last digit of the year that Pip-Boy3000 started using that name MINUS the first digit of the day of that same date.
  • D = The first digit (not character) of the reference number of the TB on Pip-Boy3000's jeep.
  • E = Number of people in his family counting him
  • F = Number of characters in the caching name of the owner of the first puzzle (unknown) Pip-Boy3000 found PLUS the number of caches he found on his first day caching.
  • G = Number of characters in Pip-Boy3000's original caching account name
  • H = Sum of the digits of the day (NOT whole date) of Pip-Boy3000's first cache
  • I = Sum of the digits of the number of the first Sunday Morning Hiking Series hike that Pip-Boy3000 attended
  • J =The second DIGIT of the GC number of first Earthcache this Earthcache Master (i.e. Pip-Boy3000) placed MINUS the number of caches Pip-Boy3000 found on his first cache-aversary.

Use the above information to complete N40 AB.CDE W111 FG.HIJ


When you log the cache online, especially if it's close to the date of his milestone, feel free to help Pip-Boy3000 celebrate by sharing in your log a caching memory or picture you have with him. Here he is at the first SMHS hike he attended, and so began our time as hiking buddies.







Thanks to daphm and lv2wj for their help in planning this cache. Huge thanks to Danielle and the other folks at the cache location for hosting the cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Rkcyber Cvc-Obl3000'f cebsvyr cntr vapyhqvat gur gnof Pnpur: ABG ninvynoyr 24/7; nfx avpryl

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)