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BP#14 M711 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/9/2006
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates, but you may be able to get some help there.

While drinking my cup of tea after a nice trip near one of Bymarka's many lakes I decided that it was time to do something with the mess in the box where my maps are stored. When I realised how many of the 1:50000 series maps I had, I could not decide if I should arrange them by number, north-to-south, east-to-west, alphabetically, or some other way. While I was tossing the maps back and forth, it hit me that accidentally they almost precisely(*) described the location of the cache I placed during my trip! So, here is the list of the maps I had - in alphabetical order, as I finally decided to keep them:

Asker, Aspern, Bandak, Bjørkelangen, Botsvatn, Brekken, Bremsnes, Briksdalsbreen, Bø, Dale, Dalsbygda, Dokka, Dombås, Drangedal, Drøbak, Eikefjord, Eina, Eksingadalen, Elgå, Elvdalen, Engeren, Eresfjord, Esandsjøen, Evanger, Evenstad, Feren, Fet, Fimland, Fitjar, Flisa, Folldal, Follebu, Frosta, Frøystaul, Fusa, Fyresvatnet, Fåvang, Galdhøpiggen, Geiranger, Glittertinden, Gransherad, Gudvangen, Halden, Haltdalen, Hardangerjøkulen, Hedalen, Hemsedal, Hjerkinn, Holden, Holmestrand, Holøydal, Husnes, Hustadvika, Hølonda, Hønefoss, Høyanger, Hårteigen, Innset, Jordet, Jostedalen, Jøa, Jørpeland, Jøssund, Kalhovde, Kristiansund, Krøderen, Kynna, Leikanger, Levanger, Lustrafjorden, Lærdalsøyri, Løkken, Løten, Masfjorden, Myrdal, Mørkrisdalen, Naustdal, Nissedal, Nord-Flatanger, Nordmannslågen, Nore, Oppdal, Oppkuven, Rena, Rennebu, Rennesøy, Ringebu, Ringedalsvatnet, Risnesøyna, Romfo, Romsdalen, Rosskreppfjorden, Røa, Rødenes, Røros, Sandefjord, Selbu, Sikkilsdalen, Sjodalen, Skjellingshovde, Skjoldastraumen, Skogmo, Skudeneshavn, Slidre, Snåsavatnet, Sogndal, Songavatnet, Stanghelle, Steinkjer, Storsjøen, Storskrymten, Strøm, Svatsum, Sæbø, Sæsvatn, Søre Osen, Tafjord, Tangen, Tessungdalen, Tingvoll, Tinnsjå, Tordsvatnet, Tydal, Tylldalen, Ulvik, Vadheim, Verran, Vestnes, Vinjeøra, Vuku, Våler, Ølen, Øymark, Ål, Åmotsdal, Åndalsnes


Noen kart har i senere tid fått nytt navn: Storsjøen->Åkre­strøm­men (N1918 II), Elvdalen->Snerta (N2018 III)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[You don't need all these maps to find the cache.] [(*)] Gb or 100% cerpvfr, lbh'q arrq n znc bs Oratgfsbef va Fjrqra.

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)