This cache is not at the listed coordinates
above!
It is a puzzle cache that has two
stages.
To find the first stage, you must first solve the puzzle
below:
This puzzle comes by way of
an American author.
He was born January 1,
1919.
He was known for being
reclusive.
His most popular book is the source of this puzzle.
North 36° 03
. A B C
A: "THEY EACH had
their own room and all."
B: "I DIDN'T HAVE
anything special to do..."
C: "A TINY BIT of
light came through..."
West 115° 02
. X Y Z
X: "THE FIRST THING I did when
I got..."
Y: The number of letters in the second word of
the book's title*
Z: "IT WAS TOO LATE
to call up for ..."
*A side
note for clue "Y" - Think of the whole title of the book. We
tend to skip over little words that seem insiginificant, but in
fact are a part of the entire title. I have been sent multiple
emails on this one, and so I feel the need to offer additional
help.
Check your solution
here.
Once you solve the puzzle to
find the coordinates of the first stage, go to the first location.
Once at the first location, find an Altoids tin (at least
I gave you a freebie
).
In the tin, you'll find a sealed QR Code. Use a compatible
phone (
*see note below for
help) to decode and find the coordinates of the final
cache. You will then need to use the coordinates to zero-in on
the actual cache. Log only, bring a writing instrument.
I rated the difficulty based on the fact that you'll need to take
some extra steps to get to the final stage. I'm sure if you can
operate a GPS device and use a computer, you can do this cache.
Remember - technology loves you, even you don't love
it.
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*Notes on QR Codes and how to read
them:
1. QR Codes are 2D
barcodes, like you see on shipping labels.
2. Most smartphones (
Blackberry, Android, Palm, etc)
and some non-smartphones (
especially Nokia, and
SonyEricsson), have the ability to read QR Codes with
either included or freely available apps. If you don't have an
app already, I personally recommend
BeeTagg, it's
free, works well, and runs on a lot of different phones.
If your
phone doesn't support this, I'll give some tips on a work-around
below.
3. To read a QR Code, your phone takes a picture, and decodes it to
reveal the coordinates.
4.
If your phone does not
support an available app, try the following
workaround:
a. Take a closeup
picture of the QR Code (we'll assume it's digital) - make sure it's
very clear and in focus - remember garbage in, garbage out. I will
leave some print outs of the QR Code for you to take
if need be.
b. Use a computer to upload the image to a QR Code reading website
(
http://zxing.org/w/decode.jspx)
- a free, open source project
c. The website will decode the coordinates.
d. If you don't want to take the picture, go home, decode, and go
back out again.... try a team effort. Take a pic with
your phone, send it to someone at a computer, and tada!
5. If you want to learn more about QR Codes, go to this
Wiki.
6. Plus, QR Codes are a
nerdy fun way to give
someone special a note.
- as a side note, be
aware of any data charges you may incur with your wireless
provider.
To familiarize yourself with using QR Codes,
here's an image to test your
mad skills.
IT
HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS CACHE!!!!!
This is a test, and only a test. If your phone supports the
app, take a pic of your monitor, otherwise save it to your computer
and upload it to the above website.
If done correctly, the coordinates that you decode would put you at
one of the entrances to Lake Mead
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FTF goes to
TeamTettamanti
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Also, in your log,
write your method/device used to decode.
(Thanks
to TeamTettamanti for the idea)