Husker Football – 2 of the top 10 football teams of all time are Nebraska Cornhusker Teams, the best team ever is the 1971 team, and the 3rd best team ever is the 1995 team. The Huskers are currently the 4th winningest football of all time. Bleacherreport.com rates Dr Tom Osborne the 3rd best college football coach in the history of college football, while Bob Devaney is 15th best. Husker football fans have been very lucky throughout the years, to have a team they can stand behind, I hope this lasts through my lifetime and yours!
The Storm - One of the reasons we choose the area was to bring awareness to what a tornado can do to a town. On May 22, 2004, a tornado touched down outside Hallam, Nebraska. It would soon become the world’s largest tornado, reaching its peak at 2.5 miles wide. The tornado destroyed the town of Hallam, tossing a freight train off the tracks west of town. It continued on just north of Cortland and 2 miles north of Firth. Norris Schools suffered severe damage, the middle school being hit the worst. There the auditorium roof caved in and several walls also. Busses were tossed, and homes northeast of the schools were flattened to rubble.
Huskers Power Trail – The trail runs 13 miles wide, and 2 miles high, with approximately 185 caches. There will be some easy park and grabs, and some tough hides along the way. Due to the available hiding spots, quite a few puzzles had to be used to make the trail work.
When retrieving these hides, please pull all the way over, and do not do anything to harm yourself or others.
There are restaurants in Hallam (bottom of E), and Firth (just east of the trail). Gas can be found in Cortland (just south of the trail on HWY 77).
Cache Information
The cache IS NOT at the listed coordinates. There is nothing at GZ (Ground Zero) that will help with this cache.
Welcome to Huskers - K06; Getting Even
This cache should be easy. All you have to do is add a few numbers together. Maybe one or two subtractions....depends on how you look at the problem.
The Puzzle
To find the North coordinate do the following: A + B.
To find the West coordinate do the following: X + Y + Z.
See, what could be more simple than that?
A = Sum of first 2008 positive even integers (2 + 4 + 6 +....)
B = Sum of first 7 positive even integers (2 + 4 +....)
X = Sum of first 3106 positive even integers (2 + 4 + 6 + 8 +....)
Y = Sum of first 34 negative even integers (-2 + -4 + -6 +....)
Z = Sum of first 6 negative even integers (-2 + -4 + -6 +....)
That’s all there is to it. Couldn’t be easier....right?
