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Disaster and Survival in the Rockies Multi-cache

Hidden : 8/25/2005
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


You can walk about H miles (4 Star Terrain) or drive with a High Clearance (2 Star Terrain) to the cache.

Your quest will start at the main coordinates. Park your vehicle and use the Cache map that is provided to find the information that is needed. Have fun and don't get lost.

Cache Information Udate - November 2009
Due to a damaged sign (possibly bears) most of the original information is lost. And not being sure when the USFS will replace the sign. It will now be necessary to obtain the information from this ~Waymark~! to find the placque in the woods. Once you have found that place, you can still use the old section of this cache.

  • Date of Crash - June A B - - C D E F

Bearings and Distance to Placque from main coordinates:

Bearing:

  • (A + C) (B + E + C) (B + C) ° True

Distance:

  • (B - A) . (D - B)(B + B) miles.

Find the X for the information to fill in the following blank spaces. Map
  • May A B - - C D E F
  • Walked for 11 hrs. and 1G miles.
  • Old Flowers Road for H miles.
  • How many were stranded ? I

Follow the trail starting at #13, swing to the North at #10, go past C & B & A. Find the sign for the information that is needed.

After you have found the information return to the main coordinates that are near the 3 informational boards.
You will need to project a True Bearing for a certain distance to find the placque where you will find more information.


Bearings and Distance to Placque from main coordinates:

Bearing:

  • A (D - C) (B -E) . (H + I) ° T
  • = __ __ __ . __ ° T
Distance:
  • (H - C) . (F +A) (I - E + G) miles.
  • = __ . __ __ miles.

Now go find the placque for the information that is needed to solve the last part and find the cache.

  • June J K , L M N O
  • August P Q , R S T U

Bearing from Placque to Cache:

Bearing:

  • (N - K) Q T . __Q (J + K) ° T
  • =__ __ __ . __ __ ° T
Distance:
  • . (K + N) ((M - K) + L) miles.
  • = . __ __ miles.

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