Suess on the Loose: Fox in Sox on the Rocks LbNA #27430 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Nov 25, 2006 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Tulsa |
| County: | Tulsa |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | ahistory  |
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| Found by: | hikergirl |
| Last found: | May 25, 2009 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFaaa |
| Last edited: | Nov 25, 2006 |
Now that is a tongue twister deserving of a Seussian theme. This box is dedicated to my two year old son for many reasons of which you will know if you find it. I am from Mid-Missouri but have to spend many days at my in-laws in Tulsa and this park is always a welcome retreat. My son helped me place this box, but the very end of the hunt is not child friendly (I had to carry him). The route is short though once you learn where to begin. I have found several boxes now around Tulsa over the holiday weekend that I figured I would give back and leave a box for the local LBers to find. Please let me know how you enjoyed the hunt.
Bring your own ink, pen and compass to find this one. Blue, grey, red, and brown recommended. One pace equals two steps.
[UPDATE 7/28/2007 this box has been moved to a more easily accessible location nearby]
Since this letterbox is dedicated to my son, I put a little extra care into making the logbook and stamp so you will have to work a little harder for the box – not physically, but mentally. The start of this clue is encrypted using a Key Word Shift Cipher. Here is a common explanation of how to solve the code.
A Key Word Shift Cipher uses, a key word, such as Frank. The key word secretly hides the solution to breaking the cipher text. Each letter of 'Frank' represents a number. It does so by each letter representing the order in which it appears in the alphabet. In the context of this word, 'F' appears second, 'R' fifth, 'A' first and so on. By finding the order in which the letters appear in the alphabet, you find a series of numbers. In this case, 'Frank' becomes 25143. Now that you have the number and the encrypted clue (cipher text) you're able to decode the clue. Do this by placing the number sequence over the code. Subtract the number from the letter by counting letters backwards. For instance if the code is HWBRN you'd go back two letters from H to get F. W goes back five places to find R. B moves back one to A and so on and so forth. Write the numbers out above the code skipping all spaces, but keeping the sequence of the numbers. Tricky, eh? This type of code is referred to as 'polyalphabetic' because the same letter in the cipher text could be several different letters in the plain text, that is, when it is decoded. Being polyalphabetic makes an encryption extremely difficult to crack.
Fill in the blanks for the key word to the cipher: Tulsa is the _ _ _ capitol.
Begin at: FICQENHS RDSM RGH DWGUZ FUJXH
Your start is really child's play. Find the spot in the park where you can take 5 short steps, turn right cross a hanging bridge and then climb further up to take a fast twisting yellow path. Your start is at the bottom of this path as it points you towards the treeline and your next destination. Walk to the large rocky figure lurking in the tree's shadows.
From his front, head to your right along the treeline for about 20 paces (a pace equals roughly 2 steps). This will bring you to a twin- trunked tree several foot away from its bretheren. From this tree face the river and take one of the undeveloped trails to the rocks atop the edge of the sharply sloping hill. Do not go down, instead, notice a short but strout stoney fellow standing proud to your left as he leans back into the air. Stand before him and spin around and notice the false ledge under the right side of the large flat rock in front of you. Remove the middle flat stone and then the stone beneath it and reach in to the left to find this clever fox.
As always be discreet in retrieving and replacing the box in its hiding spot. Please rebag everything and make sure the logbook is triple bagged . Please replace the false shelf so it looks like you found it and hides the pouch completely. Please contact me through LBNA or at ahistory@centurytel.net to let me know how this one is holding up, especially if the box goes missing or is in need of repair or removal. I only visit the area a few times a year so any updates are a welcome sight. Feel free to contact me for a non-ciphered version if you prefer.
Bring your own ink, pen and compass to find this one. Blue, grey, red, and brown recommended. One pace equals two steps.
[UPDATE 7/28/2007 this box has been moved to a more easily accessible location nearby]
Since this letterbox is dedicated to my son, I put a little extra care into making the logbook and stamp so you will have to work a little harder for the box – not physically, but mentally. The start of this clue is encrypted using a Key Word Shift Cipher. Here is a common explanation of how to solve the code.
A Key Word Shift Cipher uses, a key word, such as Frank. The key word secretly hides the solution to breaking the cipher text. Each letter of 'Frank' represents a number. It does so by each letter representing the order in which it appears in the alphabet. In the context of this word, 'F' appears second, 'R' fifth, 'A' first and so on. By finding the order in which the letters appear in the alphabet, you find a series of numbers. In this case, 'Frank' becomes 25143. Now that you have the number and the encrypted clue (cipher text) you're able to decode the clue. Do this by placing the number sequence over the code. Subtract the number from the letter by counting letters backwards. For instance if the code is HWBRN you'd go back two letters from H to get F. W goes back five places to find R. B moves back one to A and so on and so forth. Write the numbers out above the code skipping all spaces, but keeping the sequence of the numbers. Tricky, eh? This type of code is referred to as 'polyalphabetic' because the same letter in the cipher text could be several different letters in the plain text, that is, when it is decoded. Being polyalphabetic makes an encryption extremely difficult to crack.
Fill in the blanks for the key word to the cipher: Tulsa is the _ _ _ capitol.
Begin at: FICQENHS RDSM RGH DWGUZ FUJXH
Your start is really child's play. Find the spot in the park where you can take 5 short steps, turn right cross a hanging bridge and then climb further up to take a fast twisting yellow path. Your start is at the bottom of this path as it points you towards the treeline and your next destination. Walk to the large rocky figure lurking in the tree's shadows.
From his front, head to your right along the treeline for about 20 paces (a pace equals roughly 2 steps). This will bring you to a twin- trunked tree several foot away from its bretheren. From this tree face the river and take one of the undeveloped trails to the rocks atop the edge of the sharply sloping hill. Do not go down, instead, notice a short but strout stoney fellow standing proud to your left as he leans back into the air. Stand before him and spin around and notice the false ledge under the right side of the large flat rock in front of you. Remove the middle flat stone and then the stone beneath it and reach in to the left to find this clever fox.
As always be discreet in retrieving and replacing the box in its hiding spot. Please rebag everything and make sure the logbook is triple bagged . Please replace the false shelf so it looks like you found it and hides the pouch completely. Please contact me through LBNA or at ahistory@centurytel.net to let me know how this one is holding up, especially if the box goes missing or is in need of repair or removal. I only visit the area a few times a year so any updates are a welcome sight. Feel free to contact me for a non-ciphered version if you prefer.