Why this madness?
I have a number of friends who are convinced that there simply aren't enough multicaches in the area. Multicaches can be fun when well executed and I hope you'll find this series of multicaches offers a pleasant trip into a number of parks and trails in the southern Snohomish county area. Not a single cache is hidden under a lamp post in a parking lot with a million people watching you make the grab.
All the caches are simple multicaches where you'll get information from a sign or two and then calculating where the final hide is. At each of the ten caches in this series, you'll find that either the log or the container (sometimes both) have been marked with a letter from A through J along with a corresponding number. Take note of these numbers as you'll need them to find the final cache in the series Multicache Madness - FINAL.
Brier Park
Nestled in the heart of the small city of Brier (population just under 7,000 as of 2017), Brier Park sits next to the city hall and includes baseball fields, tennis courts and a skate park. It is a wide open space and is a pleasant place to pass the time on a sunny day.
Calculating the final coordinates
There are a number of exercise stations scattered along the trails that run through the park and you'll be visiting them to gather the information you need to find the final cache.
At Waypoint #1 (posted coordinates):
- a = number of black steps on the green bar
- b = number of people on the sign with red shirts
- c = number of letters in the first word of the two-word exercise described here (written vertically near the post)
At Waypoint #2:
- d = number of exercises described at this exercise station
- e = total number of muscles highlighted in the images at the bottom of the sign
At Waypoint #3
- f = number of people on this sign with red shirts
- g = number of black steps that are part of the equipment
The final coordinates of this cache are at:
N47 4c.a(b+f)(d-g) W122 1a.(c+g)(e-d)(b+d)
The fifteen digit checksum of all fifteen of the digits is 66.