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Time magazine has been publishing "THE PERSON (Man,
Woman, People or Thing) OF THE YEAR" since 1927. This year,
2006, it is "YOU" (the Users of the World Wide Web). Perhaps in
2007, it will be "The Geocacher".
The coordinates listed are for the recommended parking at the
Oakdale Picnic Area in the South Mountain Reservation off Cherry
Lane (Brookside Avenue) between South Orange and Northfield Avenues
in West Orange.
In order to find the cache you will have to solve the following
puzzle. All the necessary information is available on the Internet.
Insert the last digit for the year that each cover represents in
the equation below. The results are the coordinates for the FIRST
STAGE. It is a camouflaged theme associated object from the Times
Cover of 2002 and contains the coordinates for the FINAL STAGE and
CACHE. Both stages are most easily accessed from the paved path.
They are even closer to the parallel Oakdale (Red) trail. The last
bit of the Final Stage can be slippery. Please be careful.
Stealth Required!
The coordinates for the First Stage, a theme related TAG from
the Time's cover of 2002, are:
N 40° (A+2) (B-2) . (C+2) (D+1) (E-4)
074° (F-2) (G+1) . (H-4) (I) (J-2)
Checksum = 60
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
The Final Cache is an Ammo Can containing:
- FTF Token
- Cache Specific GeoPins
- Log, Pens & Pencils
Because of variable GPS
reception, please use this HINT for the Final: Nestled in front of
a moderate to large sized lichen covered boulder about 5 feet from
a hanging clue at shoulder height. PLEASE USE THE PHOTO
HINT!
We hope you enjoy this cache as much as we did placing
it.