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Willamette Meridian @ Ioka Rd. Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/21/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


THIS IS A DAY CACHE ONLY!!!

PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE ATTRIBUTES!!!

Have you been paying attention to what the Willamette Meridian is and have you completed the Willamette Meridian Challenge?

If so, then you should be able to easily find this cache. If not, then you will have to complete the said challenge and then do your homework!

For information about the Willamette Meridian, please visit the following cache page:

"Willamette Meridian - X, The Challenge!" (GC1NV1G).

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=20834880-ccb3-46f1-bd35-9e0f97a1481d

Please answer the following questions using the research data available on the other (10)ten Willamette Meridian caches.

QUESTION #1: On what day in June, 1851 did Ives and his crew begin surveying the Willamette Meridian? A = ____.

QUESTION #2: How many days did it take Ives and his crew to accomplish the task of surveying this line? B = ____.

QUESTION #3: Preston's original cedar stake was replaced by a stone on what day in July, 1855? C = ____.

QUESTION #4: As of the year this cache was created, how many years has the Willamette Meridian existed? D = ____.

QUESTION #5: How many Yellow Gates are at the parking area for the Willamette Meridian Challenge final cache? E = ____.

XXX = A + B + C + D + E + 3 = ______.

Just add or subtract XXX as shown in the following formula:

LATITUDE: N 47.672503 minus .000XXX.

LONGITUDE: W 122.735001 plus .000XXX.

GOOD LUCK & HAPPY HUNTING !!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[E_MAIL: fledermaus98367@yahoo.com]

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)