GC16G6G David Douglas Cache (Multi-cache) in Washington, United States created by Rontro

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Ice and Wind: The cache owner has not responded to issues with this listing, so I must regretfully archive it. If the cache turns up or is replaced in the near future, email me and I will review it for possible unarchival.

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GC16G6G ▼

A cache by Rontro Message this owner

Hidden : 10/7/2007

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Smooth level path with about 1 mile of walking required. You are looking for a camouflaged 5x8x3 tupper-ware container. Please respect the area and don't harm the plant life.

David Douglas

Welcome to David Douglas park. You may have seen his name before but do you know who he was. Here is a brief history of the man.

David Douglas (June 25, 1799 – 1834) was a Scottish botanist. The son of a stonemason, he was born in the village of Scone north-west of Perth. He attended Kinnoul School and upon leaving he found work as an apprentice gardener in the estate of the 3rd Earl of Mansfield at Scone Palace. He spent seven years at this position before leaving to attend college in Perth to learn more of the scientific and mathematical aspects of plant culture. After a further spell of working in Fife (during which time he had access to a library of botanical and zoological books) he moved to the Botanical Gardens of Glasgow and attended botany lectures at the University of Glasgow. The Professor of Botany was greatly impressed with him and took him on an expedition to the Highlands before recommending him to the Royal Horticultural Society of London.

On behalf of Sir William Hooker of the RHS, the resourceful and often intrepid Douglas undertook a plant-hunting expedition in the Pacific Northwest in 1824 that ranks among the great botanical explorations of a heroic generation. The Douglas-fir, which he introduced into cultivation in 1827, is named after him. However, the tree's scientific name, Pseudotsuga menziesii, honors a rival botanist, Archibald Menzies. Other notable introductions include Sitka Spruce, Sugar Pine, Western White Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Monterey Pine, Grand Fir, Noble Fir and several other conifers that transformed the British landscape and timber industry, as well as numerous garden shrubs and herbs such as the Flowering currant, Salal, Lupin, Penstemon and California poppy. His success was well beyond expectations; in one of his letters to Hooker, he wrote "you will begin to think I manufacture pines at my pleasure". Altogether he introduced about 240 species of plants to Britain. He died under mysterious circumstances in Hawai'i at age 35 when he apparently fell into a pit trap and was possibly crushed by a bull that fell into the same trap. He was last seen at the home of Englishman Edward "Ned" Gurney, a bullock hunter and escaped convict. He was buried in an unmarked common grave near Mission House in Honolulu. Later, in 1856, a marker was erected on an outside wall at Kawaiaha'o Church.

You will need to visit four locations in this park. Once you have all the information needed from each site getting to the final cache will be a snap.

If your GPS is working right you should be standing at the entrance of the park. This is a great place to park you car. In the winter months you may need to park outside the gate. Park hours are 7am to dusk each day. However, during the summer month’s softball games can be played to late as 11pm.

At the start Location:

What happens if you are caught in the park after hours? Fill in the Vancouver Municipal Code number.
VMC XX.XX.XXX ___.___._____

Find the large wood sign and count the number of letters in the top row.
LWS = _____.

Head to the next waypoint “The Tree” (Waypoints are listed below)

You should be standing at a very interesting tree. Count the total number of trunks on the tree that have not been sawed. How many have been sawed off?
Trunks = ______
Sawed Off= _______

Head to the next waypoint “The Picnic Area” (Waypoints are listed below)

In this area the picnic tables hold the clue. For now ignore those undercover and to the east of that location. Find TPT.
TPT = ________

Count the number of picnic tables undercover.
TPU _______

Head to the next location “The Field” (Waypoints are listed bellow)

Here is a simple one. There is a number on the sign. What is it?
NS = ____

Now answer these questions:

A= What is the 6th number of the VMC? ______
B= LWS divided by NS ______
C= TPT minus NS _______
D= TPU Plus NS Plus Sawed _____
E= Add the 1st and 2nd numbers of the VMC _____
F= Trunks minus NS _____

Fill in the numbers to the final location.

N45°37.ABC W122°35.DEF

I Hope that you enjoy this cache it is the first in a series of caches I have planned to explore this areas rich history. Please be sure to replace the cache in the exact same location so it does not get muggled.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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