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The Pen is Mightier... Multi-cache

Hidden : 12/1/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This eastbound rest stop along I-80 is a tribute to the importance of writing in Iowa. The rest stop highlights the importance of the Iowa Writers Workshop as well as some of the amazing novelists, poets, playwrights, composers that have connections to Iowa.  At the posted coordinates, you will find several large quotes from artists like Tennessee Williams, Kurt Vonnegut, Paul Engel, John Irving, Jane Smiley, and James Autry.  These quotes are quite amusing, but they are not the quote you are looking for. 

 

To find the cache, you need to find the quote from Meredith Wilson.  Meredith Wilson is a famous Iowa Composer.  He is best known for his musical "The Music Man."  He also composed It's Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas and the Iowa Fight Song.  (GO HAWKS!)  Use the information from that quote to determine the final coordinates.

Update: 8/29/2021: Cache has been moved and the puzzle/geochecker/hint have been updated.

The cache is located at: N41 41.ABC  W91 40.DEF

A= # of letters in the fourth word in the 5th line of the quote

B= # of letters in the third word in the 6th line of the quote

C= # of vowels in the 4th line of the quote

D= # of letters in the first word on the 7th line of the quote

E= # of vowels in the 3rd line of the quote

F= # of times the letter "O" appears in the second line of the quote


You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.


Feel free to post pictures of yourself next to your favorite quote, but please don't post pictures of the Meredith Wilson quote.  Happy Hunting!
 

 

 

 

Congratulations to *** C4!, L7!, and The Weasel *** for FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

2 srrg uvtu

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)