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Bark Ode Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/19/2006
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the published coordinates.

J & J's tenth hide. A relativley simple puzzle cache that will take you on a nice stroll through part of the Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park.


To find the cache, you will need to know how to extract the numbers hidden in a simple Code 3 of 9 barcode. Don't try scanning this at Kmart, as it wont work. The retail industry uses a different kind of barcode than this one. Decoding the barcodes will give a string of numbers that require a degree and decimal symbol inserted to give a decimal minute coordinate.

The real coordinates for the cache are in the image below:



Once you have decoded the final coordinates, you may as well retrieve the coordinates for the best car park from this image:

This will give you a nice 3.2km return walk along a well formed vehicular track all the way to the cache. Remember, this is a Conservation Park, so definitely NO short cuts through the bush. You will be under a canopy of gum trees for nearly all of the walk, but remember to wear a hat and take plenty of water with you. Be on the watch for snakes during summer, and the odd creek crossing after rain.

You are looking for a flat black clip lock container hidden at the end of a felled tree. To avoid trampling the vegetation, please view the picture below of where the cache is hidden. Good luck and happy hunting.



Additional Hints (Decrypt)

UP39Z

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)