The container is NOT located at posted coordinates, but you'll need to go there to complete the field puzzle portion of this multi cache. You'll use info from this cache page and complete the simple field puzzle to get the coords to Stage 2 (final). A person in a wheelchair can access stages 1 and 2, but the container is not reachable from a wheelchair.
I first fell in love with the ginkgo tree while in the city of Weimar, in Germany. The oldest surviving ginkgo tree in that city was planted about 200 years ago. I take a shine to its beautiful, distinctive leaves - especially in the fall, when they're a beautiful golden color. My regard for the species goes beyond its appearance, though. What I really admire about the tree is its tenacity; it can survive in environments where other living things cannot. In 1945 Hiroshima, for example, some ginkgo trees about 1 mile from where the atomic bomb hit survived the blast, when every other living thing in the area perished.
The German poet, natural scientist, and ladies' man Johann Wolfgang von Goethe penned a poem about the tree in 1815. The ginkgo was at that time a new arrival to the European continent; the largest of the species in Weimar in Goethe's time were only about 3 meters high. Still, he was charmed by their heart-shaped leaves. Knowing Goethe, I'd bet that his interest centered around writing a poem for his lady friend, Marianne von Willemer. The poem is below - you can find English translations online, if you are curious - but that's not necessary to solve this puzzle. You be the judge: if a 19th-century Renaissance man wrote this poem for you, would it send your heart aflutter? It's not my favorite Goethe work, but it is lovely.
It turns out Omaha has a ginkgo connection, too, and it happens to be right in my neighborhood! Read the sign at posted coords to help you find the coords to the second (and final) stage.
The final is located at N 41 14.ABC W095 57.DEF
You'll need the poem to find A, B, and C:
A = [2, 2, 5]
B = [1, 1, 3]
C = [3, 3, 5]
You'll need to read the sign at posted coords to find D, E, and F. Note that there is text on both sides of the sign.
D = Total # of letters in the holiday mentioned at the bottom of the south side of the sign
E = # of letters in the 2nd word in the 2nd line of text (same on both sides of the sign)
F = 2nd digit of the day mentioned near the bottom of the south side of the sign
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.