One of the pleasures of being a Chef is the ability to create some exciting dishes to please the palate. And the same principle can be applied to caching.
- Menu - A Virtual story that will tell you where the appetizer is served.
- Appetizer - A Micro that whets the appetite.
- Salad - Four Small items that really starts to enhance the experience of this dish.
- Chefs Special - A Traditional entree that will leave you satisfied.
- The Dessert - A special 5 star delight that is ready for the hardcore Cachers.
To find this special entree you will have to analyze the menu and answer the questions. When you have solved the questions the location of the Appetizer will be revealed to you. And after you have consumed this very small dish you will know how to find the salad. And when that is done you will be ready to find the Chef's Special. And the dessert will only be available to those that have consumed this meal.
To order this meal go to the main coordinates and have a talk with the Sailor who served on the USS Arizona BB39.
Virtual Stage in 2005 and 2017
From the sailor to the place of the other 15 Vets go A B . C° a distance of 0 . D E miles. But before you depart take a short stroll across the playground and find the big gun. How many lugs are there on the hubs of this carriage?
- A = Number of Northern shelter.
- B = Total number of lugs / 5.
- C = Total number of lugs - [# of South Shelter * 8]
- D = [Sailors age in '41 / Sum of shelter #'s] - [# of North Shelter]
- E = Total number of lugs / 4
Answer check should equal (# of Lugs - Time in Service of the Sailor).
Cache update May 2016
When you arrive at the old solution for the dough boys. Head East 149 meters, and South 311 meters so you can glean the necessary information. And this location will be used to find several memorials that will be used in the 2017 virtual.
When you have formulated the projected waypoint go to the other memorial that is near several flag poles and there you will find the data to complete the following table.
| # |
-Birth- |
-Death- |
-Age- |
| 1 |
1893 |
1918 |
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| 2 |
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| 3 |
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| 4 |
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| 5 |
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| 6 |
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| 7 |
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| 8 |
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| 9 |
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| 10 |
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| 11 |
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| 12 |
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| 15 |
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Location of the Appetizer !
HDDD°MM'SS.S"
Latitude Calculations:
- DD° = Age of oldest doughboy + [# of Lugs - 12] + A
- MM' = Mean age of Doughboys + A
- SS. = # of Lugs on northern rim + length of service time of the sailor
- .S" = Total # of lugs / [# of South Shelter * 5]
Longitude Calculations:
DDD° = [BB number of ship that the sailor served on * 3] - [Total # of lugs - 8]
MM' = Age of sailor when he enlisted in the Navy.
SS. = BB number of ship - mean age of doughboys.
.S" = There are two dough boys in the list of 15 and their respective ages only appear once when you are doing your calculations. Subtract the younger age from the older age to determine the .S"
After you have solved the menu,
sight down the bore to see where you will go.
Once you have parked, follow the old road.
Soon you will find a fork in the trail,
ignore the arrow and think,
would Tahosa give you a nature walk
or a uphill run.
Swing to the left and up we go,
Walk to the high sign and swing to the right.
Skirt the deadfall and as you cross the draw,
the appetizer will be low and to the right.
Return to the high sign and follow the path,
even though the arrow says go up, up, ignore it.
Continue on the trail as it meanders up the hill.
The approach to the salad will be from the East.
Return to the trail, and search for the Yucca.
Soon you will pass the Sage, who is not old or wise.
When it starts to level out swing to the right,
And get ready to find another part of this cache.
Now you must find the bench, where you can rest.
And after the bench get ready for the fight.
Then its on to the view, and soon your meal will be done.
When you find the micro please leave the informational tag there for the next cacher. And please do the same when you find the ingredients for the salad.
Thank You.
If you are unsure of your calculations E Mail the solution and I will try to give some assistance. Cache on and have fun.