The Walking Dead was a horror television series on AMC that involved a group of survivors trying to stay alive in a zombie apocalypse. The zombies were referred to as “walkers,” and the spirit of this adventure is to have you park at the first stage and walk to the other stages and final cache, all within Fort Howard Memorial Park. The distance would be about a mile. Of course, you are free to drive if that is your preference.
Please respect the cemetery’s hours of dawn to dusk and be respectful of gravesites and visitors. Permission has been granted by Fort Howard cemetery for placement of this cache.
The posted coordinates will bring you to Stage 1. You are looking for the headstone of a person who shares the first name of a female character in the show. She began the series as an abused wife but transformed quickly into a steely-eyed, take-no-prisoners sharpshooter.
Using the information found on the headstone, solve this puzzle for Stage 2:
N44 32.ABC
W088 02.DEF
A = The number of letters in her last name.
B = The second number of the year she died.
C = The number of crosses on the headstone.
D = Add the two numbers of the day she was born.
E = Add the two numbers of the day she died.
F = The month she was born minus 1.
The Stage 2 coordinates will bring you to a headstone sharing the first name of the main character of Seasons 1-8. He was in law enforcement before the apocalypse. The last name on this headstone includes a direction.
Using the information found on the headstone, solve this puzzle for Stage 3:
N44 32.GHJ
W088 02.KLM
G = The third number in the year he was born.
H = The fourth number of the year he died minus 1.
J = The month he died.
K = The number of letters in his last name.
L = Using the day he was born, subtract the smaller number from the larger number.
M = The number of flowers engraved on the headstone.
The Stage 3 coordinates will bring you to a headstone sharing the first name of another male character. This one loves to ride motorcycles. He’s quiet but deadly with a crossbow. The last name on the headstone is also a popular flower.
Using the information found on the headstone, solve this puzzle for the final cache (you'll need a writing utensil to sign the log), which is not found on or near any gravesite:
N44 32.NPQ
W088 02.RST
N = The number of letter in his nickname plus 2.
P = The first of the two numbers of the day he was married.
Q = The third number of the year he was born.
R = The number of letters in his wife’s first name minus 3.
S = The number of rings plus 1.
T = The second number of the year he died.