I never got to meet my oldest brother. My father took him away from us before we were born. I searched for my brother for many years and found many clues about him but I never could find him. I think my brother took a different name from us six for I never could find a “Brown” who seemed like the rest of us. As a child I would often have dreams of my brother. I would see him in a crowd of people but as I neared he would disappear. In time I learned to forget about my brother but deep down I still longed to meet him. When we were young my dad would take us to an old building down town and spoke of the “the pride of our family.” My father seemed sad but we never understand why.
My dad left a great legacy to us kids but an even greater mystery about our brother. All of my life I have been haunted by my brother, I only wish I could have known him. I have spent my years collecting what information I could find about him. It was not until I was older and became a Grandma that I discovered an old photograph in my dad's study. It was dated before I was born so I imagine the boy in the picture could only be my brother. On the back of the picture I found a set of clues. I'm not sure what they mean, but I believe they will lead to finding my brother.
The year Grandma Moses took George to the Kentucky derby.
The number of grandchildren Grandma Moses has plus two.
The number of months Grandma Moses was stuck in the molasses cellar plus five.
The speed of Grandma’s donkey George plus four.
The number of people Grandma Moses killed in the Molasses flood minus two.
The number of months George came down with the mumps.
The number of geocaches grandma Moses has found.
The year grandma Moses’ Grandfather immigrated to the US (add the digits together and subtract six).
The numbers of years Grandma Moses’ parents were married minus nine.
The number of children in the Brown Family.
You can check your answers for the first part of the puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
After you have solved the first part of the puzzle you will have to find the place where my brother's name is engraved. From that place, answer the following questions:
N 38° XX.XXX
The Number of Consonants in my brother’s last name.
The Number of Consonants in my brother’s first name minus two.
The Number of letters total in my brother’s first and last name.
The Number of letters in my brother’s first name plus one.
The Number of vowels in my brother’s last name plus two.
W 090° XX.XXX
The Number of Consonants in my brother’s last name minus two.
The Number of vowels in my brother’s first name.
The Number of letters in my brother’s last name.
The numeric equivalent of the first letter of my brother’s first name.
The number of letters in my brother’s full name minus four.
You can check your answers from where my brother's name is engraved here.
This mystery cache contains multiple stages and many physical barriers to overcome. Be prepared to get wet. There will be poison ivy, climbing, wading through creeks, balancing across logs and entering scary areas. Expect to spend a good chunk of a day finishing this cache.
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