Here you will find the busts of three writers associated with St. Louis. The posted coordinates will bring you to the southeast corner where you will find the bust of Tennessee Williams. (One of sgt's favorite playwright's, he did not retain much fondness for his hometown, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery despite his wishes.) The second waypoint will bring you to the southwest corner where you will find a bust of T.S. Eliot. (He decided that he was more of a Brit than a St. Louisan, but the city did provide him with the title of sgt's favorite Eliot poem.) The third waypoint will bring you to the northwest corner where you will find a bust of Kate Chopin. (A feminist author ahead of her time. She suffered a brain hemorrhage while visiting the St. Louis World's Fair, and died shortly thereafter. She is also buried in Calvary Cemetery.) There have been plans for fouth bust, one of William Burroughs, but it has not been placed as of the time this cache.
For this cache you will examine each bust to identify words. To find the cache you will convert the first letter of the words to their numerical spot in the alphabet (A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26) and then take the final number of the numerical spot (A=1, B-2, ..., Z=6) and do a little math.
The cache is located at
N 38° AB.CDE W 090° FG.HIJ
Starting with the bust of Tennessee Williams ...
A = The first word of the association that donated the bust.
D = The first word on the side (not the front!) of the bust.
G = The third word of the association that donated the bust.
J = The last name of the sculptor.
Moving on to the bust of T.S. Eliot ...
B = The first word of the last line on the plaque, minus one.
E = The last word of the third line on the plaque, plus six.
H = The last name of the sculptor.
And last but not least, the bust of Ms. Chopin ...
C = The first month listed on the plaque, plus two.
F = The word on the next to last line on the plaque.
I = The last name of the sculptor.
Are You Hound Enough? Version 2.0 (A Geocaching Competition)
Play along or not. In any case, enjoy the cache.
The Rules
Overview
Accumulate points by finding the “Are You Hound Enough? V2.0" geocaches. Most points wins.
What Do You Need to Do?
When you log an “Are You Hound Enough? V2.0” geocache online, record the line number on which you signed the log. If you do not list the line number, you will not be awarded points. (You can do this with a picture of the log if you want.)
Points
Position: Position points are given by the line number on which you sign the log. 20 points for the first line, 19 points for the second line, …, down to 1 point for the twentieth line.
Bonus: The first three finders receive bonus points based on the sum of the terrain and difficulty ratings of the geocache. The First to Find receives two times the sum of the terrain and difficulty ratings, Second to Find receives the sum of the terrain and difficulty ratings, and Third to Find receives one half the sum of the terrain and difficulty ratings. These points are in addition to the Position Points.
Example: If you are First to Find on a 2.5/3 geocache, you receive 20 position points and 11 bonus points for a total of 33 points.
More Rules
Points are awarded to caching names, not individuals. Points will be awarded to only one caching name per line, so make sure you don’t sign the log on the same line as another cacher. If two cachers sign on the same line, points will only be awarded to the cacher that logs the geocache online first. Any disputes not explicitly covered in these rules will be settled by us and all decisions will be final.
The Geocaches
The geocaches are traditionals, multis, and mysteries. They are a variety of terrains and difficulties. They are placed at a variety of directions and distances from our home at approximately I-44 and Grand Avenue with a maximum distance of 50 miles. (So they will be submitted for publication on a variety of days and at a variety of times. The actual publication days and times will depend on the reviewers. We will submit one “Are You Hound Enough? V2.0" geocache per week for 20 weeks starting the week of April 24 - April 30.
End of Series Event
There will be an event sometime in the fall to award prizes.