This is the 10th cache in the Are You Taz Enough Challenge.
The posted coordinates are for parking only. For the AYTE Challenge, working as a team by splitting up and going after separate waypoints is not allowed! Each cacher must collect all of the information needed to come up with the final coordinates.
Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted to seem like a natural occurrence of trees, shrubs and flowers, Highland Park is actually a completely planned—and planted—arboretum or “tree garden.” In addition to over 1200 lilac shrubs, the park boasts a Japanese Maple collection, 35 varieties of sweet-smelling magnolias, a barberry collection, a rock garden with dwarf evergreens, 700 varieties of rhododendron, azaleas, mountain laurel and andromeda, horse chestnuts, spring bulbs and wildflowers and a large number of trees. The park’s pansy bed features 10,000 plants, designed into an oval floral “carpet” with a new pattern each year.
This is an offset multi-cache that will have you making a few stops in Highland Park to collect information while you tour this beautiful park. 32 stops to be precise. 31 waypoints plus the final. It doesn't really matter where you begin collecting information. You will need all of it to calculate the coordinates to the final.
Once you have visited all the waypoints and collected the information you need, use the following to calculate the final coordinates of the cache:
N 43 07.ABC, W 077 36.XYZ
A = HP03 - HP20 + HP21 + HP23 - HP15 + HP28
B = (HP01 + HP14 + HP19 + HP31) * HP30 - HP16
C = HP05 - HP18 + HP27 - HP08 - HP25 - HP12
X = HP17 - (HP02 * HP23) - HP29 - HP10 + HP21
Y = HP26 + HP04 - HP13 - HP09 + HP22 - HP06
Z = HP07 - HP19 + HP11 - HP13 + HP24 - HP06
Okay, now you are ready to go find the cache which is a small container with room for a few small trade items. Once you've found it, add your name to the log book and when you write your online log/note for the find please include the number with your log entry. Please only one cacher per line in the log book. There is a "lammy" and a pin for the FTF.
Because this is an AYTE Challenge cache I will be holding off giving any hints for a period of one week after publication, but you will really not need any for this cache. If for some reason you are having trouble I will be happy to be of assistance after a week.
Congratulations to Peppermill 6-Pack(R) for the FTF!
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.