Situated around Lake Park in Newark, each interim waypoint will
provide clues to get you to the next waypoint. The Clues will take
you clockwise around the lake. The actual cache is located just
outside the park near the starting point. Total round trip,
including the final cache, is less than 2 miles. You should be able
to do the entire thing in about 1 ½ hrs.
Simple arithmetic and substitution are required to fill in the
blanks in the coordinates. Words in ALL CAPITALS may be used more
than once.
The coordinates listed for the cache starts you at puzzle Clue #1.
Good luck and avoid the goose poop.
Clue #1
N 37.33.__ __ __ [The number of the Bus Line] plus
38
W 122.02.__ __ __ [The number on the light pole] minus
2325
Clue #2
Add up all the numbers that appear on the front of the sign.
Look carefully!
NUMBERS = [____]
Note where you are.
________________________________________
N 37.33.__ __ __ NUMBERS plus 9
W 122.02.0 __ __ [ The only number on the sign that
appears 3 times ]
Clue #3
Facing the benches, observe the landscaped flower bed behind them.
Count the number of large decorative rocks in the flower
bed. You may need to walk all the way around to be
sure
ROCKS = [____]
Count the trees in the flower bed. TREES =
[____]
N 37.33.1 __ 2 TREES times TREES
W 122.01.9 __ 9 ROCKS
Clue #4
First regulation listed on the sign: 12.16.[____]
Fourth regulation listed on the sign:
6.28.[____]
N 37.33.__ __ __ [4th regulation] minus 107
W 122.02.__ __ __ [1st regulation] plus 9
Clue #5
Notice the posts on your right. Starting with the very 1st post,
continue walking and count them all.
POSTS = [_____]
N 37.33.1 __ __ POSTS plus 30
W 122.02.__ __ 3 POSTS minus ( TREES times 11 )
Clue #6
Fill in the box number: T-[_______]
N 37.33.__ __ __ [ The box # ] minus 853
W 122.02.2 __ __ POSTS
Clue #7
Count the number of stars: STARS =[_____]
Count the number of dots: DOTS = [_____]
Count the number of “O”s: OH =[_____]
N 37.33.__ __ __ ( STARS times OH) plus 311
W 122.02.__ __ __ ( DOTS times OH ) plus 173
Clue #8
From this point look directly across the lake to one of the
previous waypoints.
N 37.33.__ 6 __ OH , DOTS minus ( ROCKS plus TREES
)
W 122.02.2 __ 5 “You Were There”
Clue #9
OH ROCKS TREES