Every time I drive toward Everglades National Park, I pass by this lone Miami-Dade County park and think to myself, "Why has nobody hidden a geocache here?" Today, I finally decided to do something about it! This cache is a three-stage multi-cache. It's designed to be easy...it should only take about five-to-ten minutes to do...and it provides a nice additional smiley on your way toward the 'Glades.
STAGE 1: At the posted coordinates, you will see a wall with different ornamental tiles. Count the number of solid yellow tiles. (NOTE 1: You are only looking at this side of the wall, the one facing the parking lot.) (NOTE 2: If a tile is chipped but was originally solid yellow, treat it as solid yellow.)
STAGE 2: Look around the park. You should see a statue...a bust of a noted figure. Below the head, there is a plaque. Although the plaque is half-missing, the half you need is still there. At the bottom of the plaque, it reads "Homestead FL, ** De Marzo de ****". Each of the asterisks represents a number on the plaque. Treat each of those numbers as a separate digit. Add each of those six digits. (NOTE: You will wind up with a resulting number that is between 6 and 54.) ===IMPORTANT NOTE: Apparently, the plaque has gone missing. Until I can get out there to rework this stage, I'll keep this info on the cache page: The six digits add up to 30.
STAGE 3: To find the final, do the following calculations:
A. Divide the result from Stage 1 by 2, then subtract the new result from the posted North coordinates.
B. Divide the result from Stage 2 by 3, then add the new result to the posted West coordinates.
You are searching for a mini bison tube. Bring a tweezers...it will be needed. Please make sure to replace the cache where you found it.
SPECIAL BONUS: Right beneath the bust, there's a National Geodetic Survey benchmark!
Have fun...and cache on!