Astoriana
Marina the Mariner
The cache is not at the posted location. Please solve the following field puzzle to
determine its true coordinates.
This cache is part of a
series on the North Oregon Coast. For more information, please visit
Seven Sisters of the Sea.
Bring out your inner
sailor by strolling the grounds of the Columbia River Maritime Museum.
Answer a few questions based on what you find and you will be sea-ing the cache
in no time!
All the questions can be
answered outside the building, and there is no need to enter or pay any
admission.
All of the information
you need is within 500 feet of the posted coordinates. The sites are
roughly in order walking counter-clockwise around the building and grounds.
-------- Quiz time!
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1 - Which of these is
NOT listed in the Museum's mission statement:
Display (108)
Preserve (92)
Assist (130)
Collect (163)
2 - About how high is
the Small Rock for the Jetty? (Note: The sign for the rock is
missing. It is the large gray rock near the building just off the
Riverwalk)
6 feet (115)
2 feet (94)
15 feet (122)
10 inches (140)
3 - What brand is the
Duplex Basket Strainer on the big gray steam turbine?
Winslow (87)
Briggs (61)
Columbia Manufacturing
(100)
Cosgo Filtration Inc
(118)
4 - Looking through a
museum window, how many masks are
on the conference room wall?
5 (108)
12 (59)
9 (72)
20 (90)
Add the numbers in
parentheses following your answers for questions 1 through 4 to get XXX.
5 - What is/was the
purpose of the dock where you will find:
(Hint - Look for a metal
plaque nearby)
Pilot boat boarding (104)
Sea lion observation (49)
Small craft launching (99)
Tour boat landing (82)
6 - What is the total
crew complement of the Columbia?
25 (77)
12 (148)
18 (118)
6 (76)
7 - Which two sites are
furthest apart?
The Garden of Surging
Waves and the Sunday Market (31)
The Post Office and the
Heritage Museum (55)
The Flavel House and the
Courthouse (83)
City Hall and the
Library (40)
8 - How far east does
the service of the Coast Guard Aids to Navigation reach?
Longview, Washington
(91)
Hood River, Oregon (67)
Portland, Oregon (72)
Maryhill, Washington
(101)
Add the numbers in
parentheses following your answers for questions 5 through 8 to get YYY.
The cache is at:
N 46 11.XXX
W 123 49.YYY
Checksum: The sum
of the 15 individual digits of the coordinates should be 46.
Enjoy the maritime walk along the Columbia!