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Winter Fun and Games Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/9/2014
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

There is nothing hidden at the posted coordinates. You must solve the puzzle to determine the cache location. The background image does not relate to the puzzle ... I just love Simon Beck's snow art. You will be searching for a log-only cache in a location that could have a lot of muggle activity at times. Please be as discrete as possible when retrieving and re-hiding the cache. The cache is located at

N 42 A.B W 76 C.DE

Once Christmas is over, I am no longer very interested in winter, which makes living in upstate New York a bit of a trial. Day after day of gray, bleak skies sends my mood shooting downhill really fast. It makes me want to move cross-country. I figure there are a lot of people who must enjoy the cold and snow, but I'm not one of them. I especially hate driving in winter ... all that sliding and spinning on the snow and ice are not for me. I don't even get out caching very much; you're much more likely to find me just curling up in front of the TV, trying to stay warm. If you pushed me, I suppose I would admit that one thing I do like about winter is being able to have a fire in the fireplace. Watching the flames dancing while reading a good book and drinking a nice cup of Russian tea really gives me a lift.

A = 1551105284 plus 1617973629

B = 1892145359 times 1490969276 then subtract 3854910622

C = 1594483655 plus 2849103489

D = 0988895323

E = 3850848159 times 8290633149


Note: I had my friend sujojeepers test this puzzle for me, and he says if there are any mistakes, you can throw the book at him.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cbfg-SGF chmmyr uvag: Tbbtyr ahzoref sbe qngn, gura tbbtyr qngn sbe ahzoref. Uvqr uvag tvira hcba fhpprffshy trbpurpx.

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)