As several local geo-comrades are aware, PrairieRose78 is the Master Myster Solver. She even LIKES to solve mysteries! While many of us see that little blue question mark and think "oh, one of those mystery caches... I'll have to solve that later" or "Darn! I solved that the other day and I lost the solution! Again! Now I have to start all over!".... PrairieRose78 seeks out and solves mysteries even when non-mystery caches are available!
Me--I've had both the above responses to seeing that little blue question mark. I am no expert solver of mysteries. Sometimes mysteries have a theme. This one has a semi-theme, pretty much unrelated to birthdays, but I'm un-creative that way. Keep that in mind as I struggle to create a mystery cache in honor of the Milestone Birthday of my OLD OLD OLD OLD BFF, PrairieRose78!
The posted coordinates will lead you to a scenic little waterfall that I shall call "PrairieRose78's Birthday Waterfall", because I can. It will be a very short walk from there to the cache.
To find the final coordinates, answer the questions below and plug them into the following format: N A B° C D .E F G W H I J° K L . M N O
Here are the questions. Being as this cache is being launched in a presidential election year, several of the following questions are about presidents or this country, the U. S. of A. Get your pencils and get to work. Be sure to consult your smartphones for any answers that may leave you stumped before you head for the posted coordinates for this cache, because reception will be iffy. The final coordinates may be a little iffy, too, but use your geo-senses and all will be well. Your trip will be worth any compromise in accuracy.
1. What is the minimum age required to run for President of the USA? ___ ___
2. PrairieRose78's cacher name includes reference to a year in the last century. One year after that year, a movie was released that featured Ravel's "Bolero". PrairieRose78 and I saw that movie together, I'm sure. I bet most of you don't remember that movie, it was pretty forgettable. What is the name of that movie? (Hint: answer will be numeric) Fill your answer in above in spaces K L
3. Subtract answer to question number 2 from question number 1. What is the result? Fil in spaces C D above. (You thought I just forgot to have a reason to ask question 1, didn't you?)
4. How old was the youngest president to assume office? Fill in that answer in spaces A B .
5. A couple of years before the year referenced in PrairieRose78's cacher name, the USA celebrated a big birthday. In what year was that celebration? __ __ I J
6. How "old" was the USA at this celebration? E F G years old.
7. What New York State Route runs along the southern edge of the Cornell University campus? M N O (That question has nothing to do with birthdays or the presidency, but is relevant to PrairieRose78)
8. What number belongs in the last space, H? Anyone who caches in this part of the world should know the answer to that question.
Good luck! Cache container is a small plastic locking container, large enough for small trade items. There is an un-activated trackable for the first to find! (which I hope, of course, is PrairieRose78!) This is State land, so it's liable to be full of hunters at those times of year when people hunt. Dress in orange!