THIS IS A PUZZLE CACHE. IT IS NOT LOCATED AT THE LISTED COORDINATES. Do not go there. Instead, read details about the cache below, have fun discovering the locations of the transformer cabinets, and then calculate the coordinates for the physical cache.
Fort Collins’ residents and visitors are blessed with a diverse array of interesting art forms viewable from public vantages. Each has been created by a local artist. This puzzle is one in a continuing series that requires locating specific art works or related structures (such as publicly-displayed clocks, unique buildings or conspicuous features, transformer cabinets) that are shown in photographs. Each is within the city limits of Fort Collins. Once found, simple arithmetic or other manipulations of the object’s coordinates need to be made in order to calculate the actual location of the cache. Others of my puzzle caches of this genre include:
GC40N9R What Time Ya Got, Fort Collins?
GC3F8DW Ride a Painted Pony
GC20VW5 Disneyland.... Here?
GC4VJZ3, etc. Where ART Thou, Fort Collins? [Series]
Transform Yourself, Fort Collins [This series]
Ten pieces of art on electric transformer cabinets in Fort Collins are featured as images through photo hot links on this cache page. Each is assigned a unique letter. To calculate the cache coordinates you will need to find the locations of all 10 of these transformers. Finding certain transformer cabinets might be challenging, but by pursuing them you will probably learn more about The Choice City and its amenities. Enjoy your hunt!
After you have discovered the location of each transformer determine it’s Latitude. Then use the .X00 (tenth) digit position of the Latitude’s decimal minutes in the simple equations below to calculate the coordinates of the physical cache container and its geocaching treasure: its log sheet! For example, if the Latitude of the cabinet is N 40° 32.671, the number to use is “6". Do NOT round up unless specifically instructed to do so for a particular photograph.
A = ____________________________Place ______Latitude Digit
B = ____________________________Place ______Latitude Digit
C = ____________________________Place ______Latitude Digit
D = ____________________________Place ______Latitude Digit
E = ____________________________Place ______Latitude Digit
F = ____________________________Place ______Latitude Digit
G = ____________________________Place ______Latitude Digit
H = ____________________________Place ______Latitude Digit
J = ____________________________Place ______Latitude Digit
K = ____________________________Place ______Latitude Digit
P=A
Q=C-E+F
R=J-A
S=A+H-1
W=F-J
X=C-2
Y=G+D
Z=K+D-7
The coordinates for the cache are:
N 40° 3P.QRS
W 105° 0W.XYZ
[*A NOTE ON TRANSFORMER G. THE TENTH DIGIT POSITION OF ITS LATITUDE IS CLOSE TO A CHANGE FROM ONE DIGIT TO ANOTHER. IN THIS CASE USE THE HIGHER OF THE TWO POSSIBLE DIGITS!]
Enjoy learning more about The Choice City as you seek out the locations of the 10 transformer cabinets needed to solve this puzzle. It’s a darned nice city, and this cache should enhance your familiarity with certain of its special dimensions.
I extend my appreciation to DES, whose caches in the “Where Are You...” series inspired this puzzle cache.