The coordinates above are not the cache. They are of an active (well it was a long time ago) natural honeybee hive tree right where you might park at the Dahlem Environmental Education Center south of Jackson.
Using the special numbers which are unique to YOUR OWN BIRTHDAY, you actually CALCULATE the COORDINATES of where on the trails the cache is hidden. (Sorry, no dogs allowed -- and, the parking lot gate is locked at dusk.)
In keeping with this cache having a “birthday” theme, all the trinkets are or should be gift wrapped! So, YOU be sure to gift wrap YOUR trinket too, but do label its contents so nobody will be too disappointed by his “grab bag” pick for a trade. Be sure to check out the nice gift shop where you might get a basket full of geocaching trinkets. There's lots of nature displays there too, including an active, fully exposed honeybee hive.
So, using your own birthday date, do the simple arithmetic to compute the coordinates, go find the cache, check out Dahlem's many attractions and nature programs--and HAVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
INSTRUCTION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RESULTING NUMBER
(A) Subtract the year you were born (#1)________ from the year of your last birthday (#2)________. This, (#2) minus (#1) is how many years old you are. (#3)________
(B) Multiply the number (#3) by 7, how old you would feel if you were a dog. (#4)________
(C) Count up and add to (#4) the number of months (#7)________ since your last birthday. Don’t count your birthday month (#5)________ but do count this month (#6)________. Write the resulting number as (#4) plus (#7) = (#8)__________
(D) Multiply by 2, (or just add it to itself). (#9)________
(E) Subtract the day of the month (#10)________ that your birthday was. (#11)________
(F) Add the day of the month (#12) ________ that today is. (#13)________
(G) If this number (#13) results to be an “odd” number (not evenly divisible by 2), subtract 17 from it________; if the result is less than 200, add 100 ________; all resulting in: (#14)________
(H) Divide this number (#14) by 2. (#15)________
(I) Modify this number (#15) by rearranging its digits so its largest digit is first and its smallest digit is last. If all 3 digits are the same, add 100. (#16)________
(J) Modify this number (#16) by making its 1st digit be its 3rd digit and by making its 3rd digit be its 1st digit, while its 2nd digit remains unchanged. (#17)________
(K) Subtract the number (#17) from the number (#16). (#18)________
(L) Modify this number (#18) by making its 1st digit be its 3rd digit and by making its 3rd digit be its 1st digit, while its 2nd digit remains unchanged. (#19)________
(M) Add the number (#19) to the number (#18). (#20)________
(N) Multiply this number (#20) by 2; or just add it to itself. (#21)________
(O) Subtract 72, an average person’s life expectancy, from this number (#21). (#22)________
(P) Divide by 2. (#23)________
(Q) Multiply by 1000, or just add 3 zeros to the end of it. (#24)______________
(R) Add 365, the number of days in a year. (#25)_____________
(S) Multiply by 2, or just add it to itself. (#26)_____________
(T) Subtract 28, the number of days in February. (#27)____________
(U) Add 1, to account for leap year. (#28)_____________
(V) Multiply by 2, or just add it to itself. (#29)_____________
(W) Subtract 3206. {{{{#30}}}}_____________
(X) Add 2460. (#31)_____________
(Y) Multiply by 2, or just add it to itself. {{{{#32}}}}_____________
(Z) Rewrite {{{{ #30 }}}} and {{{{ #32 }}}} with a space after the 2nd digit and a decimal point after the 4th digit. _____________________N ____________________W
These are the coordinates where you’ll find YOUR OWN BIRTHDAY CACHE. Bring a gift-wrapped trinket to trade.
Note: the cache is not in the obvious hollow stump itself but is under one of the big down limbs on the ground.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.