Seventeenth cache in the NMS (No Micros Series). The Lansing area has seen an explosion of micro and nano caches in the past 18 months. While tiny caches are okay for number runs, there are only so many light poles and pay phones you can stop at before you long for a cache in the woods. If you have children, those tiny caches are not the way to get them and keep them enthused about geocaching. I decided it was time to do something about this. Hence, the NMS was born. Every cache in this series will be a small or larger.
This cache is located in Eaton County's Lincoln Brick Park. Park hours are 8 am to dusk. Motor vehicle entry fees of $3 may be charged. First Wednesday of every month is free-entry day. To stretch your caching dollars, visit each of Eaton County's parks on the same day and use the same permit for entry.
Lincoln Brick Park is named for the brick production that once took place here. Visitors to the park may view ruins of the old brick making factory as well as piles of discarded bricks. This 90-acre park is composed of a variety of habitats from woodlands to open meadows. It features over 6,000 feet of beautiful frontage on the Grand River.
Cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.
To locate this cache, you'll begin at the first informational sign along the Ashley Gilbert Memorial Trail. You should be able to park within about 75 feet of the first sign. Visit all nine informational signs along the trail to learn about the history of this park and gather information needed to locate the cache. The map on the first sign will help you to locate the other signs in the series. You should be able to gather the required information in about 30 minutes. After gathering the required information, you'll need to do some math.
- Sign 1
- A = Minutes sign estimates the 1/2-mile trail will take to walk
- Sign 2
- B = Earlier of two years listed on sign
- C = Later of two years listed on sign
- D = Number of buildings
- Sign 3
- E = Number of types of shale processed from the quarry
- F = Quarry was once said to be over this many feet deep
- Sign 4
- G = Weight of the slabs in pounds
- Sign 5
- H = Number of hours bricks spent in the dryers
- Sign 6
- I = Number of bricks stacked in front of man in illustration
- Sign 7
- J = Length of kiln in feet
- K = Number of separate owners of the brick factory
- L = Year there was a fire
- Sign 8
- M = Number of entries on the building on the right side of the illustration
- Sign 9
- N = Over this many bricks were produced per day
Now it's time for math!
North coordinates are xx yy.zzz where:
xx = (G/10) + E
yy = C - B + D + M
zzz = J - A + K + E
West coordinates are pp qq.rrr where:
pp = F + (I * 4)
qq = H - 3
rrr = ((N / 10) - L) / 3 + K + E
Cache container is a small lock and lock. It's large enough for small trade items and small travel bugs. Please rehide as good or better than found but keep it in the original hiding spot.
Congratulations to iatsemedic && GeoGnarles for being the FTF!