Don't Eat The Rhubarb! Traditional Cache

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Wizard of Ooze: Hi napgravy,
I'm a volunteer reviewer for Geocaching.com. I was just doing a review of caches in the area, and I happened to notice that your cache, while listed as a traditional style, is actually a puzzle cache. Perhaps you changed the design of your cache after it was published, but unfortunately it cannot remain listed as a traditional cache, nor can it be changed to a puzzle cache any longer.

This looks like an interesting location. You are welcome to resubmit this as a new cache listing with the ??? style (puzzle or mystery) choice and your new cache will be reviewed per current geocaching guidelines.

If you decide not to relist your cache, please pick up the container and all other remaining bits so it doesn't become geo-litter over time. Thanks for your time contributing to geocaching.

Wizard of Ooze
Volunteer Reviewer for geocaching.com
www.wizardofooze.com

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Hidden : 8/5/2002
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache will take you on a tour of an abandoned coal-mining town in the Canadian Rockies called Bankhead. Your visit here will be almost entirely on well-groomed trails that are easily accessable. No bushwacking should be required! The road leading to this area may be inaccessable in the winter!

Please note: There is an entrance fee for this park!

This cache will require you to visit the former townsite of Bankhead, Alberta. Here you will find the necessary information required in order to locate a cache hidden nearby. Depending on the route you take, of course, the total round-trip walking distance should be well under 3km.

Your first stop is the parking lot at the posted cache coordinates of N51 13.965 W115 31.353. From here, follow the trail down to the townsite. You will have to wander the area and keep on the look-out for plaques - some big and some small. From those plaques, you will find various numbers you need to use in a formula. Pay close attention - make sure you check every plaque! Once you do the math in the formula, you'll have the actual cache coordinates!

Fill in the blanks with the missing number(s):

  1. [...] 450 men processed        tons of coal [...]

  2. [...] By        attitudes had changed [...]

  3. [...] methane gas quickly filled the mine's        km of tunnels [...]

  4. [...] coal was burned to heat water in        large boilers [...]

  5. [...] Built in       , the tipple was a massive structure [...]

  6. [...]        tons of briquettes could be produced [...]

  7. [...] these cars carried        tonnes of coal [...]

Plug the numbers from above into the formula below:

N coordinate = (A * 10) + (B * 58) + (C * 5) + (D * 3)

W coordinate = (A * 23) + (E * 15) + (F * 6) + (G * 29)

For example, if you calculate the answers 5113965 and 11531353 that would mean the cache coordinates would be N51 13.965 W115 31.353. This example just happens to be the parking coordinates!

The cache container is a typical square tupperware-style with a clear body and clear lid.

The initial contents are as follows:
  • A few postcards
  • Some 'Canada' souveniers
  • Two orange safety whistles
  • A buffalo
And of course...
  • A log book
  • A pencil!

If you're interested in more than the basic tour on the groomed trails, feel free to explore the area further. You will find lots of debris from the former townsite. Pictures posted with your cache log would be most welcome! Be aware that you may not remove or disturb the debris as Bankhead is a historical site protected by law! Have fun!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guerr gerrf naq zr. Benatr! Nqqvat nyy gur qvtvgf va gur A pbbeqvangr bs gur svany pnpur erfhygf va n gbgny bs gjragl rvtug. Nqqvat nyy gur qvtvgf va gur J pbbeqvangr bs gur svany pnpur erfhygf va n gbgny bs gjragl guerr.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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