If you liked my Gee, I’m a Tree 2 or my Not 2 EZ caches in Minneapolis, then you will probably like this one. I designed this cache with one purpose in mind; to make it as difficult as possible. I have a feeling there are a few hardcore geocachers who will attempt to locate the final cache and will probably succeed. The final cache is a micro. It will not be affected by snowfall and I feel is pretty safe from geocache plunderers (did I just jinx it?).
Each step will have you manipulate the clues you find in the real world with math. After making final calculations, you will always end up with a four digit number (except when calculating distance in meters). Use the following two blank coordinates for entering those four digit numbers after every calculation.
N 44 5 _._ _ _
W 93 2 _._ _ _
You will be continually solving for the coordinates you are to advance to.
Go to the coordinates at the top of the page and start off with step 1 below. Good luck!
Step 1: You’re behind a food and drink establishment. Count the number of letters on the sign on the wall. Square this number. Add 5146 for the north coords. Add 4356 for the west coords. Take this number (before squaring it) and add 97 to it. This is the number of meters to step 4.
Step 2: What color gives you special privileges here? Convert each letter of that word to its numerical equivalent (i.e. g-e-o equals 7-5-15). Add them up. Square that number and then add 1955 for the north coords and 1249 for the west coords. Take the number before you squared it and add 90 to it. This is the number of meters to step 4.
Step 3: If you parked here, where would you be visiting? Once again, take the numerical equivalent of each letter of the one word answer and add them up. Add 222 to it. This is the number of meters to step 4.
Step 4: Here, find a plaque on a stone low to the ground. There’s a womans name on it. Take the year this object was placed here. Add 3503 for the north coords. Add 2883 for the west coords. Next, take that same year and minus 1604 from it. This is the distance in meters to the final cache.
Step 5: Count how many windows on the wall of this building here. (Hint: The number of windows will divide into 66 evenly). From this location, count only the one wall that you can see that has windows. Each opening counts as one window so don’t count each pane of glass as a window. Also, ignore the area by the door when counting here. Square that number. Add 5225 for the north coords. Add 4577 for the west coords. Then take the number of windows, add 263 to it. This is the number of meters to step 8.
Step 6: Here you’ll be on a street corner. Go to the southwest corner and count the number of parking spots in the corner lot. Cube that number. Add 4726 for north coords. Add 3965 for the west coords. Take the number of spots and add 101. This is the distance in meters to step 8.
Step 7: What VFW post was a major contributor? Minus 332 from it. This is the distance in meters to step 8.
Step 8: How many years was a building at this location? Square that number. Add 1273 for the north coords. Add 519 for the west coords. Now take the lot number from step 12, add the number you figured out for step 8 before squaring it. Add the sum of the letters from step 10. Now minus 265 from that total. This is the distance in meters to the final cache.
Step 9: Here, determine what lot number you’re in. Add 4745 for the north coords. Add 4211 for the west coords. Then, minus 529 from that number. This is the distance in meters to step 12.
Step 10: At this location, you will find a fair number of concrete blocks of unusual shape. Determine the singular-three-dimensional-geometric-name for the shape of these blocks. Hint: Less than 10 letters. Convert all the letters into numbers and add them up. Take that sum and multiply it by the number of windows in step 5. Add 4435 for the north coords. Add 3784 for the west coords. Take that multiplied number and subtract 697 from it. This is the distance in meters to step 12.
Step 11: Determine what’s free here. Count the number of letters of those two words. Don’t convert this into it’s numerical equivalent. Take the number of letters and square it. Minus 22 to get the distance in meters to step 12.
Step 12: Determine what lot number you’re in. Take that number and minus the first number you figured out in step two (before you squared it). Minus the first number you figured out in step 1 (before you squared it). Minus the first number you figured out in step 11 (before you squared it). Take the resultant and divide it by 2. This is the distance in meters to the final cache.