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Mt. Falcon's Summer Home for the Presidents Multi-Cache

Hidden : 8/15/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is an offset multi-cache and there is no physical cache container at the initial coordinates. At the given coordinates you'll find a sign. Read about the Summer Home for the Presidents and find the year that the cornerstone dedication took place. The physical cache is a Lock-n-Lock located a little over a tenth of a mile away. Use the formula below to determine the final coordinates:

Four digit year: ABCD
Coordinates are in degrees, minutes, decimal minutes format: DD MM.MMM

Note: The brackets below are used to separate the digits. Don't use the brackets for multiplication. The answer will be in the format: DD MM.MMM

Substitute the numbers for letters in the coordinates below:

N 39 [ C*3 ][ D*2 ].[ A*3 ][ C*3 ][ C+D ]
W 105 [ A ][ C*3 ].[ A-C ][ B ][ C+D ]

Start from either the east or west parking lots. If you park on the west side, the trail will be pretty flat. The 3.5 terrain rating assumes you park at the east Mt. Falcon parking lot.

In the early 1900s, John Brisben Walker owned most of the property where Mt. Falcon and Red Rocks parks exist today. While building his home nearby, Walker envisioned an entire resort on top of Mt. Falcon and proposed the construction of a Summer Home for the Presidents of the United States nearby. Before being dedicated, a white marble cornerstone (from Marble, Colorado) was displayed in Denver to attract interest in the project. Walker offered to donate the land and $50,000 cash to help finance construction. The town of Morrison pledged $1,000. Jefferson County Commissioners began trying to raise funds and urged all Coloradans to contribute. Schoolchildren were asked to each donate a dime. President Woodrow Wilson was invited to the dedication ceremony...but only local dignitaries showed up. Partially due to World War I, interest in the project waned...and little besides the cornerstone, some foundations and a few walls were built.
Summer Home 2010

The cache container initially contains a logbook and pencil, an emergency dog leash, a lanyard, some Narnia pins and other tiny swag. There's a digital travel alarm as a FTF prize.

Congrats to Prescottazbob on the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nobhg 60 srrg bss gur genvy, oruvaq n obhyqre. N ehfgl obggyrpnc vf arkg gb gjb ebpxf juvpu pbire gur pnpur. Cyrnfr ercynpr gurz nsgre lbh ybt lbhe svaq.

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)