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PLC for Sonny Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

ex135nav: Check this cache today and found it was missing. I am archiving to open up the area for someone else.

JUST DON'T MAKE IT AN LPC!!

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Hidden : 9/8/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Sonny, from Podcacher.com, doesn't have a great appreciation for LPCs (Light Pole Caches). I don't either usually. This one uses light poles to obtain the final coordinates so I am calling it a PLC (Parking Lot Cache). Is the cache at a light pole or somewhere else? You will have to solve the puzzle to find out.

All the light poles involved in this puzzle are in the Kroger/Mardel parking lot. There are several varieties of lamp poles in this area, but only the ones that have 4 lamps at the top are to be considered. They look like this.

Take all observations from the posted coordinates, but don't forget to include light poles that may be partially or entirely hidden by trees provided they are within the Kroger/Mardel parking lot.

The final coordinates are: N 32 AB.CDE W 097 FG.EHD

A = 1 + (the number of poles north of an East/West line)

B = Total number of our special kind of poles

C = (the number of poles within 20 degrees of due East) + (the number of poles left of you if you face Kroger)

D = B - 1

E = Number of poles within 50 feet

F = 1 + Number of poles to the northeast (035 degrees).

G = A + 1

H = B - F

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

PUZZLE: N pbzcnff jvyy uryc. CACHE: Sbe n erthyne va n cnexvat ybg... Un! Un!

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)