 Green Hill Trio
A cache by HawRidge Hidden: 10/12/2002
Size:  (Regular) Difficulty:  Terrain: (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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This is one of a
series of
caches located in Haw Ridge Park -- a geocaching park. The
caches are maintained by the Friends of Haw Ridge
Park in cooperation with the City of Oak Ridge Recreations
& Parks. The park terrain is wooded and hilly, and the
trails rough. You'll need water, trail map, and hiking shoes. The
trails can also be ridden by experienced mountain bikers. The park
is accessible by canoe and sea kayak as well. It can be hot and
humid in the summer. Fall colors abound in late October, and wild
flowers in mid April. The park is closed three weekends each fall
for deer hunts.
The caches are near the
various trails that run through the park, so no bushwhacking is
required or desired. Use one of the trail maps available at the
Haw Ridge
trails page to plan and guide your search. For other caches in
the park click on "Nearby caches" or visit the Haw Ridge caches page
for an overview of the cache locations and top
geocachers.
Location 1. The "Green Hill Trio" -- sounds like a gospel singing group
.... The coordinates will take you to a tall trio on a hill not far
from Red Hill. On one of the trio, find the two digit number that
is high above your head. Multiply that number by 10 and that is the
distance in feet to Location 2. Subtract the smaller digit from the
larger digit of the two digit number and that will give you the
position in the alphabet of the letter that indicates the
compass-direction to Location 2. Proceed to location 2, following
the "line".
Location
2. Here you must again
locate a two digit number. Add that number to the year that Elvis
Presley died. Now add that 4-digit sum to the last four digits
of
N
35° 57.767
Subtact the distance in feet
between Location 1 and Location 2 from the last three digits
of
W 84°
10.465
Now you have the final
coordinates of the cache.
In case you forgot to do your homework, the last two
digits of the year that Elvis died are the sum of the two numbers
you found at location 1 and location 2. |
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)
Neobe Rngrz(Decrypted Hints)
Find...
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11 
4
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Cache find counts are based on the last time the page generated.
 December 22, 2009 by PokerLuck (123 found)
Came back today for the seventh and last Haw Ridge cache of the day. Came to this one yesterday but didn't have paper, so I couldn't figure out the puzzle. Left the 10 of Clubs. TFTC.Completed all thirteen caches in two days, 7 1/2 hours total. Did the west caches on the first day, the east ones on the second day, except I had to repeat this one, of course.
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 December 21, 2009 by PokerLuck (123 found)
I was there, but I couldn't complete this one. I was using a Garmin in paperless mode, but the coordinates in your description didn't show up, so I couldn't do the arithmetic. Please remove the centering format so the coordinate show up at the left margin.[This entry was edited by PokerLuck on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 1:11:18 PM.]
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September 10, 2009 by TN-Tarheel (263 found)
Out bikin' and cachin' after work. A neat multi that I really enjoyed. TFTC!
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September 10, 2009 by lskpapa (22 found)
Very cool cache puzzle to work out. Thanks for the adventure.
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May 29, 2009 by 4blackdogs (160 found)
Had a really good time with this one. TFTC!
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Current Time: 2/9/2010 11:38:59 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (7:38 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 12/22/2009 1:12:26 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (9:12 PM GMT)
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
