Madonna of the Trail on RR66 Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 8/6/2016
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:

From the National Park service's website.

The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) erected 12 identical statues across the country during late 1920s. The idea for the statues began in 1909, when a group of women formed a committee to advocate the locating and marking of the Old Santa Fe Trail in Missouri. The effort quickly sparked successive groups tied to the DAR and dedicated to establishing an Old Trails Road--a modern highway that both connected the country’s coasts and memorialized United States exploration and settlement.

The DAR discussed various ways of marking the route and ultimately decided to construct the 12 large markers titled “The Madonna of the Trail.” Between 1928 and 1929, the DAR placed Madonnas in Springfield, Ohio; Wheeling, West Virginia; Council Grove, Kansas; Lexington, Missouri; Lamar, Colorado; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Springerville, Arizona; Vandalia, Illinois; Richmond, Indiana; Beallsville, Pennsylvania; Upland, California; and Bethesda, Maryland--one in every State through which the National Old Trails Road passed. This particular statue is one of only two (the other being in Albuquerque, New Mexico) that has retained its integrity of setting, design, and feeling.

The cache is not located at the statue, however, you will need to examine it closely to discover where the cache is hidden. The coordinates for the final are:

N34 06.ABC
W117 39.DEF

A = Look north and you shall see, from Upland to the Mountains. The number of letters in the third word of the top line is what you seek.
B = Look north once again and approximately 100 feet from the Madonna, you'll see a trail marker. This number is what you seek.
C = Apparently time travel is possible. The number of times the month of February appears on the statue is what you seek.
D = There is to be a certain number of years before the time capsule is to be opened. The second number is what you seek.
E = On the north side of the statue, there is a date. The very last number is what you seek.
F = How many trappers did Mr. Smith lead west? Divide that number by four and that is what you seek.

Once you've found all of the information, go and find the cache. The checksum for this is 18.

Get your kicks on Route 66

This cache was hidden as part of the West End Geocachers Rally on Route 66.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg jbhyq or fnsre gb hfr n pvephvgbhf ebhgr nf bccbfrq gb n qverpg ebhgr gb trg gb gur svany.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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