County Line - Kern 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 Kern County to find the REAL coordinates. This is the next in my series of county line caches. Safe pull out parking is nearby. Just be careful of cars whizzing by.
Over the past two 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 Kern and maybe make you “stop and smell the roses” too. N 35° 46.ABC A = Kern County is located in the southern Central Valley and was established in 186(A) from parts of Los Angeles and Tulare Counties. B = The County Seat for Kern is the City of ________. Convert the first letter of the city’s name to its numerical value and that will equal (B). C = The Kern County earthquake happened on July 2(C), 1952. The earthquakes epicenter was in Kern County measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale killed 12 people. Checksum for North = 9 W 120° 08.DEF D = The Arvin Branch Library for Kern County is located: 20(D) Campus Drive, Arvin, CA 93203. E = The Great Kern County Fair takes place usually in this month every year (2007 was/will be held in this month). Convert the month to its numerical digit to equal (E). F= Edison in Kern County has a zip code of 9322(F). Checksum for West = 10 Additional information about Kern County. It is home to California's largest open pit mine at Boron, which mines borax (the more you know…). I would like to thank Castle Man for being my sponsor in the area for this cache. As always, enjoy.
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