I actually love story problems. They seemed to make more sense than regular math problems. I also like puzzle caches I can solve, which is not nearly as often as I’d like. I really like the puzzles you can solve using logic rather than surfing the web or having some bit of arcane knowledge. Now on to the puzzle.
The Northern Burlington leaves Seattle at 1pm and heads south. At the exact same time the Western Express leaves a depot 556 miles away and heads north. At 1:30pm, the two trains pass each other. The Northern Burlington has a brand new engine with all the latest technology and is 1.586 times faster than the Western Express (despite the name).
Figure out the speeds of both trains (round to the nearest mile per hour). The speeds are the minute decimal portions of the coordinates. North 47 52.XXX and West 122 10.XXX.
I have always figured a puzzle cache is worth an additional star and a tough hide is worth another star, hence the difficulty rating. I will be reading the logs to gauge if an adjustment is warranted. You will need to bring a knife, small screwdriver, or another tool to pry the container out. A pen or pen cap won't work - I tried them both. Oh, remember to bring a pen or pencil. Be aware this is along the walking path of school kids so keep that in mind when you go looking for this cache.
Congratulations to RC64 for the first to find even though the geochecker gave the wrong answer (since fixed)
Check your answers here: GeoChecker.com.