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Mantracker's Cache Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/24/2012
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES!

The terrain for this one is very difficult and will be harder in the fall when all the plants have grown up blocking your way. Please be careful doing this cache and please place back where you found it.

I got the idea for this geocache while thinking about the TV show "Mantracker". This is a game show where "Mantracker" is on a mission to catch two humans who are a kilometer away from Mantracker to start. Mantracker has a sidekick and they both have a horse. The prey are on foot. The usual distance the prey have to travel is about 35-40 kilometers in 2 days on foot. This includes going through rivers, up mountains and down the road (which is very risky). The object is for the prey to get to the finish line before they get caught by Mantracker or his sidekick. However it is a little harder for the prey to know where they are going because they only have a compass and a map (not a GPS). Mantracker however has nothing but tracking skills and a sidekick who knows the area. No compass and no map.

Now, it is a little easier for you to find the geocache with a GPS and there is no way I would expect you not to :) but first you have to figure out where you are headed. You had better hurry because Mantracker is already after you!

Have fun and don't get caught :)

Note: You can try running up the hill (not sure how far you'll get), just be careful because there are a lot of rocks that you can twist your ankle on. Also, when coming back down I DON'T advise you to run :) lol

Please park off the main highway on the road across from the cache.

One more thing, here is what you have for the puzzle. Each set of numbers below are equal to each other in some way. When you come out with the solution it will be just another set of numbers. All you have to do then is separate them into their coordinates. (Coordinates are in this format: N XX XX.XXX', W XX XX.XXX')

Here are the numbers/letters:
North: 450F52 = 21207522 = 10001010000111101010010 = ?
West: 64FF36 = 31177466 = 11001001111111100110110 = ?





Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cvpgher (Yvggyr Pnir). Vs lbh svaq guvf lbh ner pybfr. Haqre n fghzc ba gbc bs gur pnir.

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)