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LECTURE - GC CLASS
107
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Good morning, class. We
are now introducing a new style of cache listing, the puzzle cache.
Puzzle caches can be as simple or as difficult as the cache owner
(CO) wishes to make them. Just realize that adding a puzzle
to a cache means fewer people will find it, and the harder the
puzzle, the fewer times it will be found. Puzzles can require
advance research, or they can be solved on site. This one
will be solved on site.
Multi-stage caches are caches that require you to go to one place,
get new coordinates, and then go to another place. There are can
many stages in a multi-cache, or as few as two.
You'll also notice that our puzzle type for this cache is listed as
"Mystery". All puzzle caches will be of that type, and the GC icon
for that is a question mark. |
| Since this is an introductory
class on geocaching, we will introduce the concepts of puzzles and
multi-stages using one easy to solve geocache. The cache container
size is also not specified. This means you don't know if you are
looking for a micro, ammo box, or something else. You'll have to be
very observant on this one. Now, let's go to the lab. No talking,
please, and please stay in line. |
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THE CACHE
LISTING
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| If this were an ordinary cache
listing, the title would be "New Brunswick". |
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No night caching here,
please.
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| The posted coordinates take you
to the entrance gate of the Oktoc Community Center, built in 1927,
as the hand wrought iron gate will attest. This large, white
building is the cultural hub of this community. Each fall, the
center hosts the Oktoc Country Store, a one-day community festival
where visitors can get fresh produce, baked goods, and Brunswick
Stew. If you've never had Brunswick Stew, you've missed out.
The stew is served in individual servings to be eaten there, or one
gallon jars to take home. There is a little brown building
behind the community center where all the cooking is done.
The men of the community get together on Thursday night, build
their fires, get out the gigantic cast iron cook pots, and start
making the stew. It is stirred with boat paddles, and finally
served on Saturday. |
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The cook building was built by
the Oktoc Garden Club in a certain year. Find out what year the
cook building was built by the Oktoc Garden Club, and label the
four digits of the year as ABCD. The coordinates for the
second and final stage of this cache are:
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33 1B.DB4
088 45.42B
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| If you'd like to try
some Brunswick Stew at home, there are a lot of different recipes
out there. This one is very traditional, and will give you
some idea of what it's like. Make up a batch, and invite the
neighbors over for a feast. |
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NOW
WHAT?
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| Now that you've completed
this cache, find and log the rest of the series, in
order. If you are doing this course in order as
recommended, you are now considered an upperclassman. By now
you have developed good study habits, and have focused your
attention on finishing your course of study. A few more
caches, and your basic geocaching education will be
complete. |
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