You’ve found all 33 of the WNW hides? You remembered to jot down the 33 codes you found in those hides? Super! You’re now ready to use 11 of those codes—the ones prefaced with “B36”—to determine the actual location of this particular bonus cache. You’ll be using the 11 alpha/numeric codes prefaced with B36 to discover, first, a word relevant to this trail, which will then allow you to determine all the coordinates for the hide. (You'll be starting with N 39 ??.??? W 7? ??.??? for this bonus cache.) Remember to use the remaining codes to determine the locations of the other 2 bonus caches.
This bonus is slightly different from 34 and 35, in that the coordinates you discover from the codes will take you to Stage 1, where you'll find two objects which will furnish the info to enable you to determine the distance and bearing to the final stage. You'll know you've found the correct two objects if they are below a mostly white object, surprisingly the only free-standing one of its kind in this place, which bears a frequently juxtaposed name and numbers. The DISTANCE (in feet) from Stage 1 to the Final is ABC; the BEARING (in degrees) is DEF.
A=THE NUMBER OF LETTERS IN THE MIDDLE WORD OF THE FIRST LINE ON THE RIGHT OBJECT (as you face the mostly white object)
B=THE PENULTIMATE SINGLE-DIGIT NUMBER ON THIS SAME OBJECT
C=THE NUMBER OF LETTERS IN THE LAST ABBREVIATION ON THE 3RD LINE ON THE LEFT OBJECT
D=THE 6TH CHARACTER ETCHED ON THE LAST LINE OF THE RIGHT OBJECT
E=THE NUMBER OF LETTERS IN THE ONLY WORD COMMON TO BOTH OBJECTS
F=THE LAST DIGIT ON THE LEFT OBJECT MINUS THE LAST DIGIT ON THE RIGHT OBJECT
The checksum for DISTANCE is 10; for BEARING, 9.
By the way, in your log, perhaps you’ll share a thought or two about what’s in YOUR geokit. What’s the most basic tool of the trade you never leave home without? What’s your most unusual geo-TOTT? For these 3 bonus caches, you vee-ry well may want to ensure you're fully prepared to cope with all sorts of lighting needs. There’s ample parking near each bonus's GZ, but, as always in geocaching, please be stealthy and respectful of private property.
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