County Line - Madera Mystery Cache
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The cache is not located at the above listed coordinates. They take you approximately to the county line. You must first figure out the puzzle to Madera County to find the REAL coordinates. This is the next in my series of county line caches. Safe parking is within walking distance.
Over the past few years now I have traveled throughout the State with a new perspective. Not like I used to… before I would fly through little burgs and towns without taking a second look. I have always traveled for work but never took the time to “see” where I was going. I would hit a town do my work and go back to the hotel and sit in my room clicking the clicker until the wee hours of the morning.
Now, every new town I pass through is an awakening. I thrive on the new treasures I see… monuments I have whizzed by a hundred times in my life are now new nuggets of knowledge, vista points I passed without a blink are postcard images burned in my mind, and side streets of towns are secret treasures that only non tourists find. Geocaching has made me stop and smell the roses.
Hopefully, this little puzzle will help enlighten you on the County of Madera and maybe make you “stop and smell the roses” too.
N 37° 08.ABC
A = Mt. Ritter is the highest peak in Madera County with an elevation of 131(A)7 feet. (Use the number from Madera Countys fast facts page not Wikipedia).
B = The Wassama Roundhouse served as the focal point of spiritual and ceremonial life for many Native Californians in the 1800s. The Wassama Roundhouse is located in Madera County at the Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park, 5.5 mi N of Oakhurst on Hwy 49 to Ahwahnee, then E 0.4 mi on Round House Road. The California State Historical Landmarks issued this landmark NO. 100(B) CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN CEREMONIAL ROUNDHOUSES (THEMATIC), WASSAMA ROUNDHOUSE.
C = The town of Raymond in Madera County has a zip code of 9365(C).
Checksum for North = 9
W 120° 16.DEF
D = Madera County has a dominant granite dome that rises in isolation above Soquel Meadow in the Sierra National Forest. Convert the first letter of the name of this dome to its numerical counterpart for (D). When John Muir encountered it the local name for this dome was Wamello.
E = Madera County was formed in 189(E) from parts of Fresno County (use information from wikipedia).
F = The North Fork Branch Library for Madera County is located: 3290(F) Road 222, North Fork, CA 93643 and is closed on Mondays.
Checksum for West = 17
I would like to thank jpd43 for being my sponsor in the area for this cache.
As always, enjoy.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Tbbtyr vf lbhe sevraq
cnp rpars