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Trees Of Life Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/18/2013
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

SUNY Adirondack is a community college serving Warren, Washington and northern Saratoga counties in New York State. Founded in 1961 as Adirondack Community College, it offers over 30 academic programs. Located on the SUNY Adirondack campus are the Visual Arts Gallery, Scoville Learning Center and SUNY Adirondack Arboretum.

Arboretum

/ˌärbəˈrētəm/

A botanical garden devoted to trees, cultivated for scientific and educational purposes.


To solve this puzzle you must acquire information from trees scattered around the arboretum. There are over 50+ different species of trees thriving at SUNY Adirondack.

N 43° 21.FOR W 073° 39.EST

 

F

Tamarac

Larix laricina

~In Memory of _____ Miller~

Number of Miller family members being memorialized.

 

O

Liberty Elm

_____ americana

~In Memory of Arthur P. Mannix~

Number of letters in genus.

 

R

Dawn _____

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

~In Recognition of Elizabeth Cassidy~

Number of times the letter "O" appears.

 

E

Winterberry Holly

Ilex verticillata

~In Recognition of _____ Nash~

Number of letters in first name.

 

S

Red Maple

Acer _____ 'Franksred'

~In Memory of Jesse Jordan~

Number of letters in species.

 

T

Tinkerbelle _____

Syringa 'Balibelle' Tinkerbelle

~In Recognition of Marcia Meaney~

Number of letters in name MINUS one.

 

 


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