End of the Line? Multi-Cache
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A 4-stage multi-cache. Answer questions about what you find along the way to determine coordinates to stages 2, 3, and the final. Access to stage 3 available only 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Only one gate is opened, and it is locked tight at 4:30. Not going to tell you which gate. Giving you an extra difficulty star for the inconvenience.
Enjoy a tour of the McKinney Avenue area of Dallas, and take a FREE, air-conditioned trolley ride if you wish. You can travel from uptown to downtown with many of the city's best museums and restaurants at the stops in between. Very trendy. The ride is not required but highly recommended for the fun of it, is very nostaligic, and kids love it. BYOP.
Posted coordinates will take you to stage 1, where you may ponder whether this is the end of the line or the start of the line. Based on what you find here (a permanent fixture, not just something on a journey), go to the appropriate coordinates for stage 2 below.
The First DART Train Car = N32 48.293, W096 47.942
An Antique Trolley Car = N32 47.098, W096 48.032
A Train Station Wooden Bench= N32 48.120, W096 47.885
A Trolley Turn-Table = N32 48.154, W096 47.979
A Merry-Go-Round with Horses and Zebras and a Mermaid = N32 47.016, W096 47.514
Judy Garland = N32 48.224, W096 47.531
STAGE 2. You'll need to deduce the coordinates to the Stage 3based on what you see here. The coordinates to Stage 3 are:
N 32 48.145, W 096 47.ABC
There are 3 photos of "elegant old ladies on a SNOWY DAY" (all in the same window) in the building in front of you.
Look at the one at the far left. Who is it?
For A:
Petunia = 9
Matilda = 8
Green Dragon = 7
Rosie = 6
Judy Garland = 0
Middle picture: For B:
Petunia = 4
Matilda = 1
Green Dragon = 2
Rosie = 8
Judy Garland = 3
Picture on the right: For C:
Petunia =2
Matilda = 0
Green Dragon = 8
Rosie = 6
Judy Garland = 7
STAGE 3: You will arrive at a grave marker. You will know for certain that you have arrived at the end of the line for this MKT champion. But you must answer one more question to find the final. For almost 6 years, the final was in the cemetery but continues to disappear due to the strict nature of this cemetery. The keepers of this place are very conservative and don't put up with any foolishness. No jogging, no pets, no decorations either. Be stealthy and respectful. So I think the only remedy is to place the final outside of the cemetery. So, to find the final, as you stand in front of the gravestone, look to your left. About 50 feet away there is a statue. Go check it out.
FINAL: The final coordinatates are:
If the statue is an angel, N32 48.152, W 096 47.965
If the statue is a trolley car conductor, N 32 48.292, W 096 47.998
If the statue is a lamb, N 32 48.001, W 096 48.027
If the statue is Judy Garland, N 32 48.142, W 096 48.213
You may run into friendly Transit Authority volunteers along the way, and they will be happy to give you some background history and probably even show you restoration being done on some of the old cars. If you would like to learn more and perhaps do some more exploring, visit www.mata.org
Please feel free to post photos!
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