Dewey Know Our Local Cache Owner, x-ray tech? Mystery Cache
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Dewey Know Our Local Cache Owner, x-ray tech?
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THE CACHE IS NOT LOCATED AT THE ABOVE COORDINATES.
I thought that it would be fun to combine the indoors of the library with the outdoors of geocaching. Welcome to my world!
The Dewey Decimal Classification System (DDC) was invented by Melvil Dewey. The DDC categorizes nonfiction books by subject matter into ten main divisions which are then further divided into ten subdivisions. The longer the Dewey number, the more specific the subject matter of the book. The DDC is the most widely used classification system in the world--found in libraries in over 100 countries and translated into over 30 languages.
This is the sixth in a series of ten Dewey puzzles created to honor the cache owners of the Monterey Bay Area. Do we know these people personally? Probably not. However, we have come to know them by their hides--the type, the container, the placement, the difficulty, etc. For example, most cachers would agree that I have a fondness for rotting logs!
Geocaching is a give-and-take activity and we all depend on the time, energy, and creativity of cache owners to keep our sport alive. If you have not yet hidden a cache, please consider doing so. To those of you who have, thank you!
x-ray tech is the original biking geocacher--always out for a ride before or after work as, you guessed it!, an x-ray tech. For the most part, his caches require a short bike- or hike-to, but are always fun and fair. Of course, what makes an x-ray tech hide memorable is the vial. Always generous, his little plastic wonders have made their way into the hands of cache owners from Carmel to Santa Cruz!
In order to solve this puzzle, you do not need to know x-ray tech. By simply using his hide titles, determine the correct coordinates for the cache by classifying each subject in the DDC.
Fore!
To locate nonfiction books on golf, go to 796.A52
Frog Pond Overlook
To locate nonfiction books on habitats, go to 57B.5
One
To locate nonfiction books on mathematics, go to 51C
This Rocks!
To locate nonfiction books on rocks, go to 5D2
Valet Parking At Jacks Peak
To locate nonfiction books on parks in California, 9E7.94
The cache is accessible from the road at the following coordinates:
N 36 AB.ACB /// N Checksum = 23
W 121 DA.ECC /// W Checksum = 13
The cache is a clear plastic cylinder--an homage to the famous "x-ray vials."
NEXT UP... rainbow_guyz
Additional Hints
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Onfr bs jver fhccbeg
Treasures
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