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Spiral Ham Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Trivial Pursuits: I was not able to find a suitable compliant location. Time to archive this one. Thanks to all who took the time to figure this out and enjoy the walk in the woods. Happy Caching!

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Hidden : 7/13/2006
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A classic cipher, with a twist!

Spiral-cut ham is almost the perfect holiday food, expecially if slow cooked with a honey glaze or beer baste! And perfect for post holiday sandwiches for weeks! Feel free to invite me over anytime...

The cache is not at the posted coordinates - instead, find the location embedded in the text below.

r A s t n E m U r T s n i d N a s N O i t A r a p a
e R a L n e E h t d N a s G n i h t F o s n o i E f
T g O E W h c i h w S e t i r d n A S E c n a t r D
H I b F D n a s T N e m Y o L p m E l a r E n O P e
e N s u A r a p e R p e h T Y l d N o c E v i m e r
s g E n T S r i f R e d r o S i h t p e S e D T H D
E O r C i T k U o y E K a m o T n o S e N S R E t N
w F V t o I n i T A l e R a n e M d e K O e o r e u
e t e i n w o o T r A p m I L L i N s L i h E c l h
h h T O s i W N u A e r G e h T w a u L t T H e B x
a e h n A L T o N T n o s Y m e i D o I a y t s i I
V b e S n L H f T e I l B d e e R o H w D l y D s S
e O e w d s e t o s W e g o e h o g s i N d L n S k
L u n h I E T h T t I s s t h t f f n e u r H a o n
a n D e n t r e H J l l G i v e E O o S o i T S p U
R D o r s F u T e E w E L i h a v E m u f h R E S s
G s f E T o e R e f o R t h E l O v o o r T u s G E
e O o t r r S u e S t a t e O F s A l H u s o u n r
A f U o U t t a t e O f s A l O m A N s O K f a i a
N H R O m h U N t o Y o u T h e e N d o f r d C h T
d U f u E N t s W E h A v E F o r o u R w o N f t s
d m o r f E L l o W s a R E a S s I G n e d a O L e
E A U n d A t I o N I s T h e K n O w L e d g E l p
E n e m P i R e t o T h E e F f E C T i n G O f A E
P c a v e s O f S e v E R a L d E P t h s t H E d e

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The hike is perfect for lunchtime - short enough with moderate elevation change. Less than 15 minutes one way. When you get near the cache location, be sure to take the correct fork in the trail. Within 100' of the cache is a clearing. In addition to oogling the view of Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainer (on a good day), find the game trail that leads down to the cache location.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle: Tbq oyrff gurr, zl fba.] [Cache:] Gur pnpur vf uvqqra ng gur onfr bs gur ynfg sve gerr.

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)