Second in the Lake Simcoe series of caches. The above coordinates are good for parking, but you will not find a cache there.
About the Lake Simcoe Series of Caches.
Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth largest lake in the province. At the time of the first European contact in the 17th century the lake was called Ouentironk ("Beautiful Water") by the Huron natives. It was also known as Lake Toronto. Early French traders named it Lac aux Claies, the "lake of weirs", after the many fishing weirs found there. It was renamed by John Graves Simcoe, the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada in the late 18th century for his father. The lake is about 30km long and 25km wide. Its area is roughly 720km².
The caches that will present themselves throughout this series of caches will outline the best of this lake. Throughout finding this series, you will have been exposed to some popular destinations, as well as some hidden gems. This series will not lead to a final, however, will give you the reward of experiencing one of Ontario's finest points like it has not been experienced before!
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Other Caches in this series
Igopogoo Remains!
Lake Simcoe has a lake monster. Igopogo, AKA Kempenfelt Kelly, has been observed, photographed and even video taped for more then a century by the local inhabitants.
Those who have had the good fortune of obtaining a sighting of the elusive beast have described it as having a stove-pipe neck with a head resembling that of a dog and with a face to match. The largest specimen sighted was a mere 12 feet long -a small enough creature when compared with the lurking hulks said to dwell at Loch Ness and Okanogan Lake. This midget-sized monster is also a much slower swimmer than the other more illustrious denizens of monster-infested lakes. Igopogo only appears to amble along at a leisurely pace when spotted by surprised humans. The animal has a tendency for gliding up to startled picnickers on shore, and has manifested itself to unwary boaters who are frequently overwhelmed by the creature's sudden manifestation.
In 1991 a video was discovered of the animal. It seems the cameraman was enjoying a day of taping a friend as he raced his powerful hydroplane around the lake in preparation for a future race. During the trials the hydroplane experienced a breakdown at the southern end of the lake and was forced to make repairs while still out in the lake. As the racer lifted the front hatch of his boat, those on shore watching and recording the scene noticed a sudden disturbance in the water immediately in front of the boat. Suddenly, a large animal rose vertically out of the water, shocking the driver of the boat and bemusing the others on shore. There was a moment of panic and indecision amongst the viewers as they pondered what to do about what was clearly a monstrous animal much larger than the beavers sometimes seen in the lake. After gazing at the driver for a few moments the creature sunk downwards and peered upward with only its head visible above the surface. Shortly thereafter, the creature sank out of sight not to return.
Investigation of the video by experts suggests this animal is a pinniped, or sea-lion, with a freakishly long neck. These animals could move around between lakes quite easily, and escape detection in their natural habitat. Is it possible that a new species of inland sea-lion inhabits the depths of Lake Simcoe, as well as other lakes all over Ontario, New York and Manitoba where similar sightings often occur?
In the end, the only proof science will accept is a live specimen or the remains of one!
The Game!
You must find 6 sets of 3 cards each, from the 12 cards above. Each set must match the ALL of the following 4 (all same or none same) rules:
- Each card in the set has the same shape OR has a different shape
- Each card in the set has the same colour OR has a different colour (red, green and/or purple)
- Each card in the set has the same number of shapes OR has a different number of shapes (One, two and/or three shapes)
- Each card in the set has the same shading OR has a different shading (Solid, outlined and/or striped)
Examples:
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This is a valid set because it meets the four rules:
- All have the same shape
- All have different colours
- all have different number of shapes
- all have the same shading
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This is a bad set because it fails to meet the four rules:
- All have the same shape
- All have different colours
- WRONG! There are 2 cards with 1 shape, and 1 card with 2 shapes!
- WRONG! There are 2 cards with solid shading, and 1 card with stiped shading!
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Using the numbers of each card, add each set and put them in order from highest to lowest.
| ______ |
= A |
| ______ |
= B |
| ______ |
= C |
| ______ |
= D |
| ______ |
= E |
| ______ |
= F |
The Coordinates for the cache are N44° 15.UVW, W079° 32.XYZ where:
U = (B*4)/F
V = (E x 2) - B
W = D-F-4
X = (C / 10) x (E - F)
Y = (B - (A - D) ) / 2
Z = (C / 10 ) x 3
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
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