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.
Hall Lake
Hall Lake was named after one of the original pioneers of the area, Riley Hall who homesteaded this area in the 1880's. Sometime after his death, the Eisen family developed a resort on the eastern edge of the lake that was a big deal, as it was a short walk away from the stop on the Interurban railway. The demise of the railway may have led to the demise of the resort, which they sold to the Nazarene Church in 1944. The church has since sold the property and there are new houses being developed there as this cache was published. This cache is located very near the the former stop on the rail line.
Calculating the Final Coordinates
At the posted coordinates, you'll find a post with mileage markers to various distances (you'll have to look on both sides of the post to read distances going either way.
Looking NNE (heading towards Everett):
- The total number of representations of people on the sign for S. Lynnwood Park (looking NNE direction only!) = a
- Distance to Transit Center = b.c
- Distance to Shopping District = d.e
Looking SSW (heading towards Seattle)
- Distance to Mountlake Terrace = f.g
The final cache is at N47 4(d+e).(e-b)(c+g)(a-b) W122 1(a+b+c+d).(e+g)(a+d)(b+f)
The fifteen digit checksum for this cache is 59.