This my second mystery in Landis, this one is a lot simpler then the Capital Region Geocaching Mission BONUS. As stated above this mystery will take you around to eight of the signs in this beautiful arboretum.
The final coordinates
LN KE.HJA
MC IF.GBD
A: The first stop is N 42 47.073 W 074 16.430 which will bring you to the Fred Lape Memorial. You need to fill in the number for the second year "1900-19_5".
B: The second stop N 42 47.161 W 074 16.267 at the sign about the Beech trees you need to fill in the blank "USDA Zones _ - 9"
C: The third stop N 42 47.002 W 074 16.355 this sign talks about Oaks you will need the 7th word in the 2nd sentence.
D: The fourth stop N 42 46.963 W 074 16.244 this sign is about Van Loveland Perennial Garden, you need the number of times "the" begins a sentence in the second paragraph on the sign.
E: The fifth stop N 42 46.993 W 074 16.171 this one is in memory of Harriett Rosa Peck and you need to fill in the blank "194_"
F: The eighth stop N 42 47.000 W 074 16.214 you might be able to guess this number but you might want to read the sign anyway. You need the number of the letters in the 11th word of the final paragraph
G: G= A minus F then minus D
H: The ninth stop N 42 46.963 W 074 16.244 on the sign you need the number of letters in the first word in the first paragraph. Add "D" to the number you get.
I: The tenth stop N 42 46.916 W 074 16.320 on the sign you need the number of letters in the third word of the first paragraph.
J: J=B minus K
K: The eleventh stop N 42 46.989 W 074 16.157 What bird is not mentioned on the sign: 1. Barn Swallow 2. Blue Bird 3. Chickadees 4. Wrens 5. Tree Swallow
L: The twelfth stop N 42 47.029 W 074 16.244 fill in the blank "reach _0 feet"
M: The thirteenth stop N 42 47.121 W 074 16.220 on the sign you need the number of letters from the fifth word of the second paragraph.
N: The fourteenth stop and last number you need to find the container N 42 47.150 W 074 16.111 on the sign you need the number of letters from the fourth word in the first paragraph.
Some of the areas can be muddy but I think you will have fun learning from the signs and seeing this beautiful arboretum. Because this mystery is fairly strait forward I will not include a coordinate checker unless people are having problems finding the cache.
The rest of the caches in the Arboretum:
Capital Region Geocaching Mission BONUS - There is a stop for the mission in Landis Arboretum but you have to travel all over the Capital Region to actually find the bonus.
Landis Arboretum Magical Mystery Tour - Learn about some of the plants and other things by going around to signs in the arboretum to get numbers to fill in final coordinates.
Ponds & Wetlands of Landis Arboretum - This is the only multi-cache in Landis and it brings people around to the ponds and some of the wetlands in a three part cache.
There are also four caches by cdparker1 at Landis Arboretum, är-bu-'re-tum unus, är-bu-'re-tum quattuor, är-bu-'re-tum duo, and är-bu-'re-tum tres.