Skip to content

SNOWden Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

missionMode: Family_d is correct. It was find three days ago when I walked by but I guess things have changed. The final for this cache is unavailable and I anticipate it will be lengthy. For that reason I am archiving this cache. If we're wrong and things are all good again we can pursue un-archiving, but I anticipate GZ will look too different later and my current container will be gone.

More
Hidden : 2/8/2017
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:

The cache is not located at the posted coordinates.

Final coords could be subject to some bounce. The sample was almost 10 minutes long but Google Maps is showing it inside a structure, so be clear that you shouldn't be inside or standing anywhere that would put you in danger while you search


Edward Joseph Snowden is an American computer professional, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee, and former contractor for the United States government, who copied and leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 without prior authorization. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance, with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments. Snowden is a propenent of taking personal actions to protect your electronic privacy; including covering cameras on devices like your cell phone because they may even be monitored by organisations like CSIS: who have an office across the street.

hvyy pprl hpzl vovlg zme hvyy ulzlp giyq umug zicgu dltv ipiox ajyil hvyy vovlg

Check your solution

Our reviewer had a great idea. Since the coordinates don't look quite right on a map to me, I will encode some coordinates which would give you a better idea on a map. If you solved the first part correctly (as in, not just guessing each word until it matched my geoChecker) then you should be able to decode these too:

hvyy pprl hpzl vovlg zme vovlg lmnja dltv rppl wlxlr ggys lknla vovlg msbt alygl

Thanks TheVogonPoet for the idea

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fbzrobql'f nyjnlf yvfgravat vs lbh jnag gurz gb or

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)