Tribute To Little Jimmy Dickens Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 12/30/2009
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Tribute To Little Jimmy Dickens

The posted coordinates will lead you to a road sign welcoming you to the little mountain community of Bolt, WV.



It is this community that Country Music Legend Little Jimmy Dickens is from. Mr. Dickens is a longtime member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry, and was among the first class of inductees into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame. He was the first country music performer to completely circle the globe on a worldwide tour in 1964 and he was also the first performer to wear the rhinestone “Nudie” suits on the Grand Ole Opry.




Mr. Dickens is known as “The Littlest, But Biggest Star at the Opry” and is quiet a showman. He has had many hit songs over the years, including “We Could”, "Out Behind the Barn", “Life Turned Her That Way”, "Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed", "(You've Been Quite a Doll) Raggedy Ann", "Take an Old Cold Tater (And Wait)", and his biggest hit “May The Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose”.

By answering the following related questions, you should be able to find the coordinates of the physical cache location, and hopefully learn a little about the history of Country Music:

1. Mr. Dickens was born in what year (19xx)?

2. How tall is he (xft - xxin)?

3. What year was he made a member of the Grand Ole Opry (19xx)?

4. Who was the first living person to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame? (Hint: This person also brought Mr. Dickens to the Opry).

5. What year was the person from Question 4 made a member of the Grand Ole Opry (19xx)?

6. What are the call letters of the radio station that carries the Grand Ole Opry?

7. What is the frequency of this station on the AM dial (kHz)?

8. Who gave Jimmy Dickens the nickname “Tater”?

9. The man from Question 8 had a second wife that later went on to marry another Country Music singer… who was the other singer?


N AB° CD.E
W 0FG° HI.JK



A = Third digit in the year from Answer 5.

B = If a=the sequence that the third letter from Answer 6 falls within the alphabet, (a+1)/2.

C = Feet portion from Answer 2.

D = Number of letters the person from Answer 9 has in their last name.

E = Subtract 52 from Answer 7.

F = Number of letters the person from Answer 8 has in their last name.

G = Subtract the second digit from the first digit from Answer 7.

H = Third digit from Answer 1.

I = Third digit from Answer 3.

J = Subtract 5 from the last two digits from Answer 5.

K = Subtract the number of letters in the first name from the number of letters in the last name from Answer 4 and then divide by 2.


The coordinates of the physical cache are +/- 1 mile from the posted coordinates. Minor brushwhacking may be required. At these coordinates, you will be looking for a large lock and lock plastic container.

The initial cache contents include:
Logbook, pencil, and pen
"Can I Pick You A Tune" Travel Bug
Nashville Legends CD
Hank Williams CD
George Jones CD
Johnny Cash CD
Merle Haggard CD
Willie Nelson CD
Hooded poncho
3' tape measure
Anti-itch spray
Carabiner bottle holder
3 toy cars

Good luck and I hope you enjoy the puzzle and the hunt.

Congratulations to Handyman & Fam on the FTF!

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jung vf Yvggyr Wvzzl Qvpxraf' thvgne znqr bs?

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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