The 2016 Brrr Winter caching series is focused around historical locations in the Greater Holland area. In addition to giving you a chance to add another smiley to your stats and have a little Geowinterfun we've added a touch of learning. We hope you have fun caching and learning. Don't forget to grab the code for the bonus cache.
The posted coords for this cache take you to the area of Lincoln and 16th St. This area is home to Smallenberg Park and Bouws Pool, the Hope College football field. Just to the Southeast is a cemetery that was home to one of the first churches in the Holland area as well as the the resting place of many of the communities founding families. We thought about using those historical markers but they've been used the last few years so we'll take a little different approach with this cache and learn a little about protecting our environment.
To locate this geocache you will need to visit two different signs to collect some information.
At Stage 1 you will collect the information needed for the North coords.
N42 47.ABC
A= Number of fish species mentioned on the sign
B=Types of BMP's implemented here plus 3
C= Number of Sedimentation basins minus Number of Floodplain Shelving
At Stage 2 you will collect the information needed for the West coords.
W86 05.XYZ
X= Number of labels on the map minus 3
Y= Number of Native plants found on this site minus 2
Z= Number of times "lake" is mentioned minus 2
Checksum ABCXYZ = 17