This cache was inspired by facets of caches I've found to be annoying over the years. I've tried to bundle them together into one pet peeve of a cache. Yep, that could well mean that you will find this cache to be annoying or maybe you're the type who likes this sort of thing. I want to reward the first person who successfully completes this cache so I've included an unactivated 2008 Greenback Geocoin as their reward.
The posted coordinates take you to a bronze sculpture which is really quite a piece of work, it's dedicated to pets (dogs and cats) and their care because this is the American Veterinary Medical Association's offices.
The sculpture includes a cat which is supposedly an American Short Hair cat but I think she looks more like a long hair cat or at least medium like a Russian Blue. This is her fifth litter and the kittens are really adorable aren't they? Standing watch over the scene the dog appeared to me to be proud of the litter or maybe just happy to be there.
If you look closely at the man standing within the sculpture notice that he's wearing a stethoscope. At first I thought these were ear phones but I looked closely and realized he must be a doctor which reminded me that I was standing in from of the offices of the American Veterinary Medical Association offices after all.(What breed of dog is that?)
Now as for the girl, she's really cute. She appears to be wearing jeans though I couldn't figure out if they were Levis or not and she has tennis shoes on but are they Nikes? Like the mama cat she's got long hair and brown eyes.
There is another cache nearby so be sure to hunt for that too. Then come on back over here and observe the details of this sculpture very closely. Oh and in your log please feel free to say what you really think about this cache. Don't hold back; you love math you hate math whatever. Pick out the specific parts which you loved or hated. I wont take it personally as there isn't anything in this cache which I didn't take from some other cache so your comments will reflect upon the other caches not mine LOL. Here are some examples; too wordy, too much math, park and grab, silly math, ambiguous questions. I'm sure you can find more:)
Here are a few things you may want to observe in order to find this three stage cache:
A = Number of standing humans ________
C = Number of kittens in the basket multiplied by the number of kittens not in the basket plus the total number of kittens ________
D = Number of States which appear on the plaque ________
F = Number of letters in the name of the most common State on the plaque ________
G = Number of Labrador Retrievers ________
H = Number of cats being held ________
K = The number of the litter (first litter, second litter etc.) ________
M = If the man is wearing a ring then (K+Z=M) and if he isn't then (D+H=M) ________
P = The year on the plaque ________
T = What time is it? ________
Z = Total number of mammals minus total number of cats ________
NORTH
42 Degrees [M-D].[G][A*K*F-C-H]
WEST
88 Degrees [C-D].[(P-(C*D*F*K-35)]
12/10/2008:
Congratulations to VerrueckteFrau who weeded through all the pet peeves and earned her FTF smiley.
