Geo Warriors Armory – Camp Polk
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THE COORDINATES ABOVE ARE NOT THE CORRECT COORDINATES.
This is a piece of Wrath of the Fire Chicken puzzle cache. To defeat the Fire Chicken you must arm yourself from six Geo Warrior’s Armories and enlist the aid of two Navigators. All the pieces are spread through out Central Oregon, from La Pine to Redmond to Sisters. Can you find them all?
(All long descriptions are fictional)
To begin this leg of the journey and gain your Axe, you must find Camp Polk and learn of its present story and its history in the outlands of Sisters. The first part will take you down two paths. The North Path of Camp Polk Meadow and the West Road through the Hindman Homestead. As you follow these paths, you will be enlightened to the whereabouts of the Axe you will need to finish off the fiery bird. Once you find yourself standing near the Old Hindman Barn, look for the answers to these following questions to fill in the codes for these coordinates and find the hidden resting place of the Axe.
(FINAL - N44*19.XYZ, W121*31.XYZ)
To travel down the North Path of Camp Polk Meadow you will need to answer these questions and use your answers to fill in the codes, N44*19.ABC, W121*30.DEF.
A) What has been planted to help restore the meadow?
1) Pondorosa pine and Penstemons
2) Black Oaks and wild flowers
3) Willows and native grasses
4) Junipers and Sagebrush
B) What is Camp Polk Meadows slogan?
6) Bringing back the wild places
7) Restoring nature and its inhabitants
8) Restoring and preserving natural habitat for native species
9) Preserving nature for its native species
C) This stream was a major spawning bed for what kind of fish?
5) Coho Salmon
6) Rainbow Trout
7) Brown Trout
8) Steelhead Trout
D) Before the mid-1800's what played a major role in forming this meadow?
6) Natural erosion filling a depression with silt and water.
7) Volcanic activity building a natural Basalt dam.
8) Army Corp of Engineers trying to improve water flow.
9) Beavers building dams that created pools and side channels.
E) What sort of Foul is the Preserve hoping will return with the restoration of the meadow?
6) Meadow Lark
7) Downy Woodpecker
8) Wood Duck
9) Loons
F) Who is taking responsibility for this restoration project?
6) Citizens of Sisters
7) Army Corp of Engineers
8) Deschutes County Parks and Recreations
9) Deschutes Basin Land Trust
Now to cross the top of the hill you will need these answers to guide you through, N44 19.38A, W121 30.91B and N(X).
A) When did Samual Hindman start his homestead in the meadow?
3) 1865
4) 1873
5) 1875
6) 1880
B) Rodger J. Hall had been given the title of...
6) Holy Hall
7) Cowboy Preacher
8) Captain Polk
9) Rough Rod
N(X) On July 8, 1880, What happened here in the cemetery?
5) The first Post Office was built.
6) The first Person was buried in the cemetery.
7) The first log cabins were built.
8) The first battle with Palute Indians.
Then to walk to the end of this path you will have to answer these, N44 19.37A, W121 30.98B and N(Y).
A) Who was responsible for erecting this headstone?
2) Della Hornbeck
3) The Women of Woodcraft
4) The Hornbeck Family
5) Samual Hindmen
B) The motto for The Women of Woodcraft is?
1) health, courage, happiness
2) strength, workmanship, hope
3) craftsmanship, courage, strength
4) courage, hope, remembrance
N(Y) D. F. Hornbeck died at what age?
4) 46
5) 67
6) 36
7) 53
And the final question on the north path, N(Z).
N(Z) What is Mama Bear's real name?
0) Ruby Agnes Rollins
1) Ronda Angeline Rook
2) Rebecca Anne Randolff
3) Rachel Amy Ruport
Now to make your way through the Hindmans Homestead, find the West Road by answering these question to fill in the code, N44*19.ABC, W121*30.DEF.
A) Charley Hindman married _____ in 1902, who ran the Hindman Ranch until she was laid to rest in 1940.
0) Sarah Wiley
1) Jane Hindman
2) Mary Hindman
3) Martha Taylor Cobb
B) The Hindman Ranch House was taken down in what year?
6) 1930
7) 1960
8) 1880
9) 1945
C) The Hindman's ran a way station on what road connecting the mid-Willamette Valley and Central Oregon?
6) Santiam Pass Wagon Road
7) Eugene - Sisters Military Wagon Road
8) Cascade Military Pass
9) Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Military Wagon Road
D) The Hindman Barn built around 1870, took severe Damage from what in 1990?
6) Flooding
7) Structure fire
8) Termites
9) Wind
E) In 1885 maps only named what three settlements?
1) Camp Polk, Prineville and Warm Springs
2) Camp Polk, Farewell Bend and La Pine
3) Prineville, Camp Polk and Bend
4) Warm Springs, Bend and Prineville
F) From 1860 – 64, who scouted out the wagon road from Lebanon to the Meadow at Camp Polk?
6) Soldiers from Company A, 1st Oregon Infantry
7) Pvt. Jonas Belknap
8) Samual Hindman
9) Andrew Wiley
Now that you have traveled around the barn, answer these questions to move on, N44 19.38A, W121 30.94B and W(X),
A) Erica Lynn Boniface has what kind of animal on her headstone?
0) Deer
1) Dolphins
2) Doves
3) Salmon
B) What religious symbol is centered on her headstone?
4) Star of David
5) Holy Cross
6) Ankh
7) Olive Branch
W(X) Erica was referred to as ____ by her loved ones.
6) Our Beloved Wife and Mother
7) Our Guiding Light
8) Our Wild Rose
9) Natures Beauty
Since you have made it this far into the unknown, lets take it to the last step, N44 19.38A, W121 30.96B and W(Y).
A) This location is reserved for whom?
2) Andrew Wiley
3) Army Veterans
4) Unknown burial sites
5) Pioneering Cowboys
B) How many People are honored here?
W(Y) David A Bowman lived from 1845 to when?
6) 1929
7) 1914
8) 1927
9) 1916
To finish off this western road, answer one final question, W(Z).
W(Z) David Goodwin's final resting place is named what?
3) Camp Sherman
4) David's Place
5) Camp David
6) Cowboy Camp
Now that you have all the answers and all the pieces, can you put your XYZ's together and find the Axe?
Additional Hints
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