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Thanksgiving Leftovers (KPC2020) Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:



The cache is not located at the given coordinates. Use the number below to determine the actual coordinates of the cache.

Usually, meals for the week or two starting with Thanksgiving are made up of various forms of leftover turkey. This year, without a large family gathering, we decided not to cook a turkey, and we didn't cook prime rib either, which is our other family gathering special. So, it's the beginning of December, and we don't have any leftovers from Thanksgiving. Maybe that means fewer calories to walk off; so this will just be a short hike.

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You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Special Notes about the 2020 Puzzle Challenge: To be considered for Fastest Solver points, you must verify your solution with Certitude. Finders will receive Top Finder points when submitting Found It logs to the cache page. All "point" scoring is arbitrary, subject to change, at the discretion of the cache owner, and probably completely meaningless (unless you just want to be announced sooner at the celebration party, if one even happens in 2021, as it looks like we won't have one for 2020). The real challenge is to see whether I will have enough time to create a puzzle each month this year! To maintain fairness, hints should not be offered by the cache owner or other solvers until the fifteenth of the month.

Special Notes about this month's puzzle: Given coordinates are at one entrance to the park for those who prefer to brute-force puzzle hides. This is Mountain Lion Territory according to H.A.R.D. I'm not sure where the mountain lions are hiding here, but you may want to travel in groups to be safe. The park is closed sunset to sunrise.


First To Solve: teamajk (88 minutes)
First To Log: nozy nabor (233 minutes)
Named pre-hint solvers: 28
Pre-hint finds logged: 9
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Hint added December 15th.] Cevzr erfvqhrf

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)