--- The Guns Germs and Steel Series ---
Cache I --- Cache II --- Cache III --- Cache IV
Do not go to the coordinates above!! This offset multi-cache is the third of four caches based on information gleamed from the Pulitzer prize winning book Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond (1997, ISBN 0-393-31755-2). The first three caches are independent of one another and can be done singly, however completing the fourth cache requires that you complete the first three.
Its very simple, from the last three caches you got single digit numbers labeled A-R.
S: A + G + M - 21 = S
T: B + H + N - 3 = T
U: C + I + O - 10 = U
V: D + J + P - 10 = V
W: E + K + Q - 18 = W
X: F + L + R - 19 = X
Check Sum = 30
The final cache can be found at:
N 38o 55.STU
W 92o 18.VWX
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
Additional notes:
1. The MU library has available three copies of GG&S. The Daniel Boone Regional Library has one copy available. Additionally I’ve started a copy of the book as a travel bug. Its kind of oversized, so good luck stuffing it into caches!
2. The final cache is an over sized ammo box full of books. Each of the books has been registered with www.Bookcrossing.com. I ask that if you take a book, please go to the above website and tell that it has been caught. You may pass it on or keep it as you wish. Please feel free to bring a book to trade, but please register the book with bookcrossing.com first, if you plan to trade. However, you need not leave any items in the final cache. I’ll try to keep the cache stocked with books as long as I can.