Yo! The cache container is NOT at the posted coordinates, although you'll find an important landmark there.
No need to be the smartest person in the room to find the cache. Just drop some knowledge about our Founding Fathers and you’ll be writing your John Hancock in no time.
PROLOGUE
HAMILTON: Pardon me, are you a geocacher, sir?
BURR: That depends. Who’s asking?
HAMILTON: Oh, sure, sir!
I am a geocacher; I’m at your service, sir.
I wondered if you would find caches with me.
BURR: I’m getting nervous!
HAMILTON: Sir, I heard your name at HQ.
I was seeking help with puzzle caches, when I got sort of out of sorts with a buddy of yours.
I may have broke his cache. It’s a blur, sir.
He plays with gadgets?
BURR: You broke the gadget cache?!
HAMILTON: Yes. I wanted to do what you did, become a legendary caching name, join the WSGA!
He looked at me like I was stupid.
I’m not stupid.
So how’d you do it? How’d you get so many favorite points?
BURR: Advice from other cachers made things last.
Can I buy you a drink?
HAMILTON: That would be nice.
BURR: While we’re talking let me offer you some free advice.
Litter less.
HAMILTON: What?
BURR: Puzzle more.
HAMILTON: Ha!
BURR: Make your caches more creative and help travel bugs explore.
Replace containers how you found them; don’t be afraid of DNFs.
Fools who break these rules wind up unread.
PUZZLE
1. What year was the Declaration of Independence written?
17AB
2. What year did the Battle of Yorktown take place?
17CD
3. The Federalist Papers are a collection of 85 essays, originally published in 1787-1788 to promote the ratification of the US Constitution. How many of these essays were written by Alexander Hamilton?
EF = # of essays
4. If “Mount Vernon” = 1, then what is the value of “Monticello”?
G = “Monticello”
5. Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury, under President George Washington. His portrait appears on a piece of US currency.
H = value of currency with a portrait of Alexander Hamilton
6. Alexander Hamilton took a rowboat across the Hudson River on July 11, 1804. He was shot in a duel and died the following day.
J = # of letters in the last name of the man who shot and killed Hamilton
You can find the cache at the following coordinates:
N 47 G E . E C (B - G)
W 122 (H - C) G . D E J
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NOTES
People who like "Sam Adams" sometimes spend time near the GZ. When this cache container was placed, I CITO'ed some broken glass about 10 feet east of the GZ. Please be cautious when searching for the cache.
Cache could be described as either an oversized micro or a small-ish small.
Congratulations to noncentric for FTF!
This cache was inspired by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
 This cache was placed by a WSGA member. If you are a geocacher in the state of Washington, please consider joining Washington State Geocaching Association. See the WSGA website for details. |