MCHG - Marker Dr. Edward H. McCleery Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 11/3/2018
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DO NOT park along Route 6. Park at crossroad of trail and nearest side road.



ALLEGHENY NATIONAL FOREST VISITORS BUREAU
McKean County Historical Geotrail
Bring or Mail passport to receive a trackable geocoin.



Kane
Dr. Edward H. McCleery (1867-1962)
A medical doctor by profession, McCleery established a wolf park nearby to breed and care for lobo wolves, a subspecies of gray wolf. Subject to a 1920s elimination program, this wolf was saved from extinction through his efforts. The park served as an education center for scientists and the public. Descendants of this pack survive in Montana and are the only bloodline of an animal that played a major role in western US ecology, history, and lore. Erected 2016 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

THANK YOU Matt Boyer for an informative tour and sharing stories of Dr. McCleery and the wolves.

Dr. McCleery is the father of the Endangered Species movement. He was caretaker of lobo wolves from 1921-1961. DNA has shown the lobo wolves, saved from extinction and protected, are the only pure blood wolves in the world. In 97 years there have only been minor genetic problems in the pack (an overbite, an underbite, slightly cross-eyed).
Tribute ... Jack Lynch was pouring himself a cup of coffee when he heard all the wolves begin to howl. The wolves continued their chorus for 10-20 minutes as a final tribute to their friend who had just passed away almost 40 miles away.

CACHE COORDINATES ... N 41° 41. A_____ B_____ C_____ W 078° 43. D_____ E_____ F_____
At the FINAL, you will be standing on ground the Kane wolves once roamed.


Use the resources to get the information for the cache coordinates.

A. How many years did Dr. McCleery live? Digital root minus 0.

B. The lobo wolf is also known as the __________ wolf. Number of letters minus 5.

C. What is the name of the first wolf? Number of letters minus 2.

D. A large lobo wolf could weigh as much as __________ pounds and had a life span of about __________ years. Add the two answers. Digital root minus 2.

E. How many places did the wolves live beginning in Kane and ending in the sanctuary? Number of places minus 1.

F. How many wolf hides + mounts + heads are displayed in the Wolf Discovery Room? Number plus 4.


RESOURCES
1. Wolf Discovery Room in the Kane Historic Train Depot ... Open Sat 11-5 -and- Sun 12-4.
2. The Lobo Wolves
3. Jack Lynch
4. Video
5. McCleery Buffalo Wolf Foundation ... P.O. Box 226 ... Bridger, MT 59014 ... (541) 844-9316 ... ed.wheeler@mccleerybuffalowolffoundation.org
6. DIGITAL ROOT ... The digital root of a number is the single digit that you get by adding all of the digits of the original number together. If the result of that is multiple digits, you add those digits together, repeating the process until you get a single digit. That digit is the digital root of the original number.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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