This is an offset cache.
The listed coordinates will take you to where you can park which is
next to a popular trail and is near an historical monument that
memorializes the flat-bottomed boats that travelled up and down the
Green River carrying passengers and goods to and from the Black and
Duwamish Rivers during late 1800’s. The marker cites the name
of the boats that ran the river as well and mentions the Nelsen
Landing that was not far from the historical marker.
You will need to read the
historical marker and so some simple math so that you can obtain
the rest of the coordinates to where the cache is hidden. Answer
the following questions:
The number that shows up
twice in the year the monument was erected = ____ A
The number of boats shown
on the monument = ____ B
The month the monument was
erected (month number) = ____ C
The number of letters in
the name of the boat with the fewest letters X 3 (not counting the
word "the") = ____ D
The first digit of the year
the monument was erected = ____ E
The number of letters in
the last name of the boat that shares the name of a Western
Washington town (less “the”) = ____ F
Finish the following
coordinates:
N 47 27.ABC W 122
14.DEF
The cache itself not far
from where the marker is located. You cannot reach the cache by
vehicle. It can only be reached on foot or on a bike. The cache
should be fairly easy to locate and is about a foot or two off the
paved path. However, due to the popularity of this trail with the
muggles, it will have to be a stealthy grab, sign and go
(GS&G). No writing utensil, so BYOP.
Good luck!
CONGRATS TO TOBIAS618 FOR THE FTF!
5/18/09
- Original cache has been muggled! Replace today with a similar
sized cache. Its located very near where the original was place.
Had to move it slightly since the "cover" had died off. The cache
is less than a foot from the original location.
UPDATE
11/5/09 - With the potential flooding of the Green River, part of
the Green River trail at the site of the listed coordinates, a
large black monolith of a sand bag wall has been erected. This is a
4ft high wall. The good news here is that you can still see the
monument where you get your information to find the cache AND the
cache itself is not affected by the sand bag wall. So, I will be
keeping this cache active. The only impact is that you will have to
look over the wall to view the monument vs. standing next to it.
Good luck cachers!
