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don't!”
Whatenary
This cache follows on from
Worthington Bases: Septenary.
If you have completed all our Worthington Bases caches so far,
then you will probably have found out how to work out any number
base. Therefore, to test your maths skills to the max, we're not
telling you what base the code below uses. Good luck!
The Cache
This cache is a small square lock'n'lock box which can be found
at:
41 3C ° 3C 41 . 3C 39 44 '
N
and
95 7A 8A 87 95 7A 8A 87 8C
92 87 79 7A 7C 8A 7A 7A 8B 8C 80 81 8A 8C 94 8B 7A 91 7A 86 88 87
81 86 8C 86 81 86 7A 8B 81 93 95 7A 8A 87 85 81 86 90 8C 7A 8B 92
7A 8B 8C
This cache contains part of the coordinates for
Worthington Bases: The Final. Please take a note of the digits
printed on the inside of the lid.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
Worthington Lakes
Worthington Lakes is a series of three reservoirs situated near
to Standish. They were constructed in the early 1880s to meet the
water demands of the Wigan area, with water coming from a diversion
of the River Douglas. When full, Worthington Reservoir is 9 metres
deep, and has a capacity of 546 million litres. If required, the
water treatment works just to the south of the dam could filter and
chlorinate up to 8 million litres of water a day.
The reservoirs now form part of a 50 acre country park with
interesting and varied walks. The country park is open to the
public all year round, with picnic areas and ample parking (see
coordinates below). The parking has signs that say the gates close
at 5:30pm; at present this is not the case, the gates are open
24/7, but please do not rely upon this, as it is liable to change.
Alternative parking can be found in the layby on the A5106 Chorley
Road, opposite the entrance to Platt Lane. Refreshments are
available at either The Crown (on Platt
Lane), or the White Crow (on Chorley Road).
Please Note:
Dogs are not
allowed in Worthington Lakes Country Parks.- Cycling is not allowed in
Worthington Lakes Country Parks.
- The reservoirs are dangerous - do
not try to swim in them.
- All caches are near footpaths and open
areas - climbing is not necessary.
- Some barbed wire has been installed in
some places near the path.
- No caches are near the waters
edge.
- This is a popular area, so please
watch out for muggles.
An unactivated geocoin is in the final cache for the 2TF.
Congratulations to Citizen Smith for FTF on both this cache and the
Final!