Well, my good caching buddy Sigspig is about
to hit the big ol' 1000 mark.
In recognition of this significant milestone,
here's a cache that can be found, based on Sigs' caching
history.
Part 1 -
the research
What you will need to do is check out the
posted or final/solution coords of the first cache Sigs' found in
each of the categories that are counted towards total cache finds
(but remember - it isn't about the numbers, is it?). This may
mean you have to go out and find a cache, depending upon how well
you kept notes and records during your caching career. The
only cache types counted here are the ones he found in his first
999 caches.
Three rules to note (there's always rules,
isn't there? But you can ignore them if you wish, at your own
peril):
1) Use the first virtual logged that has
quote "proof positive" unquote he was actually there;
2) Ignore the degree portions (45 & 75)
when doing the calculations; and
3) Find out how many days Sigspig spent on
the Binthair Challenge until he became an all finds member (for the
2nd time around *cough cough*).
Part 2 - the
math
Add up all the North minutes and decimals,
and repeat the same for the West, giving you a big number for North
and another one of West.
Divide those numbers by 9. Ignore
everything after the 3rd decimal digit (ie - don't round up or
down)
Take the number of days he spent on the
Binthair challenge, multiply by 0.001, and add that to both the
North and West.
Then add 4.865 to those North decimals, and
subtract 1.209 from the West decimals.
Plunk a N45 and W75 in front of those
numbers, and you're set and ready.
Part 3 - Get
It
What are you still reading for? Go and
get it! This winter-friendly medium lock n' lock contains an
unactivated Geocoin and GC pin for the First
Finder.
Will Sigs hit this one as #1000? He
better, or he's on his own for caching after this!
Legal disclaimer:
There's nothing on the route to or from the cache that could
possibly make Sigs fall and break his ankle again. Except the
fissures in the rocks, of course. And maybe the twigs.
And branches. And there was also a bit of deadfall in
there. I saw a couple of roots, and 9 thorny weeds.
There was 4 mosquitoes, but I killed them all, so the way should
now be clear. Come to think about it, maybe he should just
wait until winter, and I can rename it the 'Sigspig #1026
Cache".
More legal
disclaimer: For two of the coords, there will be some
variance between your answer and mine. If you think about how
the puzzle is constructed, you will see that the differences become
very minor indeed, and will not effect your ability to find the
cache. The geochecker is set up to give a response of 'close'
if you're in the right ballpark.
