Psycho @ LMSP Multi-Cache
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Psycho
Ranked number 14 on the American Film Industries 100 Years… 100 Movies list.
Psycho is a 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Janet Leigh. The film centers on the encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane, who ends up at a secluded motel after embezzling money from her employer, and the motel's disturbed owner-manager, Norman Bates.
This is a 8 stage multi.
At each stage you must find a clue and use it to navigate to the next stage.
You will be required to do some simple math.
Bring a notepad and writing instrument, You will need to make plenty of notes.
You will need a gps device capable of projecting a waypoint
You will need to know and understand the terms
Bearing, Distance, and Concatenation.
Stage 1
At the posted coordinates you will see a building with a number on it.
A = the number on the building
B= 0 (zero)
Travel
Bearing 207 degrees, Distance = ((A * 738) + 5) feet
Stage 2
C = the number of individual numbers in the string
D = the number of zeros in the string
E = the number at the top of the string
F = the number at the bottom of the string
Travel
Bearing 334 degrees, Distance = ((F * 61) - C) feet
Stage 3
L = the number of $ (dollar) signs on the sign
M = dollar value of the smallest number
N = dollar value of the largest number
Travel
Bearing 16 degrees, Distance = (((L + M + N) * 82) + 1) feet
Stage 4
W = number of large capitalized red letters.
Travel
Bearing 332 degrees, Distance = ((W * 541) + 1) feet
Stage 5
X = the number of words on the sign
Travel – Bearing 96 degrees, Distance ((X - 1) * 413) + 4) feet
Stage 6
Y = the number of words on the sign with all capital letters.
Travel – Bearing = ((Y * 24) + 7) degrees, Distance = 581 feet
Stage 7
Z = Average depth of Lake Manatee.
After obtaining the information will you be ready to unlock the mystery of Psycho.
To get to the Bates house on the hill
use all of your notes from the previous stages in the coordinate formula below.
North
L F M 8 . 8 X 8
West
8 E M B . X 1 B
Using all of your notes, solve the following:
N1 = Y – F
N2 = Z - Y
N3 = W - L
N4 = Y - B
N5 = C - E
N6 = Y - A
Right - N1,N2
Left - N3,N4
Right - N5,N6
Please bring your own writing instrument
Park Information
The park is open from 8:00 a.m. until sundown 365 days per year.
The daily fee is $5.00 per vehicle (2 to 8 people per vehicle) and $4.00 Single Occupant Vehicle.
Please park in designated parking areas only.
If you have questions about parking contact someone in the ranger station.
Please stay on the roads and trails to access the caches. No bushwhacking is required.
This cache has been placed with the permission of
Manny Perez, Park Manager, Lake Manatee State Park (941) 741-3028
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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25 srrg bs yvtug tnhtr jver (yvxr fcrnxre jver)
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