BAC, Chesapeake District, Cache to Eagle #6 Multi-Cache
Hidden : 2/26/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is part of a nationwide geocaching series called ”Cache to Eagle” that showcases special contributions that Eagle Scouts have made to their community.

Reaching the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America requires years of dedication and hard work. In addition to 21 required merit badges, each Scout must complete a project that — on average — requires 167 service hours. In 2008 alone, that translated to $16 million in service (based on the national volunteer hour value of $19.51).

This multi-cache is hidden at Marshy Point Nature Center (MPNC). The first stage starts at the Adobe Oven built as an Eagle Project by one of the Scouts in Troop 355. Adobe ovens of this type have been used for thousands of years in many areas of the world. This adobe oven was built to assist MPNC in their programs allowing them to show how things like bread, edible plants and other things have been historically cooked for years. To determine the final stage of the geocache, note the number of letters in the first and last names of the Eagle Scout that built the original oven in 2010. To determine the latitude for the final stage of this cache, calculate 216 divided by the number of letters in the Scout's first name. SUBTRACT this number from the last three digits in the above latitude (N) coordinate. To calculate the longitude for the final, take the number of letters in the last name, and add 2. Multiply that number by 31, and add that to the last three digits of the above longitude (W) coordinate. You will now have your final coordinates.

This Baltimore County Park is open from 7:30AM until dusk seven days a week.

Since Marshy Point opened in 2000, there have been more than 20 Eagle Projects constructed in the park. They have a huge variety of programs available throughout the year so check out the Nature Center while you are there. It is open from 9 until 5 every day except for Baltimore County holidays.

Over its first 100 years, Scouting has provided millions of hours of service to communities across America. For our 100th Anniversary, we’re celebrating that legacy with special service opportunities through "A Year of Celebration, A Century of Making a Difference". You can join us, and even earn a commemorative patch! The Baltimore Area Council, Chesapeake District series of Cache to Eagle caches will number 12 eventually, and each one will have a card that contains one of the 12 points of the Scout Law. Keep track of each one and when you’ve visited all twelve, send me an email with this codeword and the particular associated number within the series (this is number 6), and the first 25 people will be eligible to receive a commemorative Cache to Eagle patch. Visit Scouting.org/100years to learn more.

About the cache itself:

The container itself is an ammo can hidden in a typical fashion just off of the Dundee-Saltpeter Trail (blue blazes) at Marshy Point. Starting at the trailhead waypoint, it will be a half mile hike one-way. Once you're about 48 feet from the cache, you should leave the trail. This trail gets VERY wet when there has been much recent rain.

FTF gets an unactivated Cache to Eagle geocoin.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Yrnavat gbjre bs zncyr.

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)


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