Sandra wandered around the graveyard looking for the tombstone of her mother and father. It had been years since she had been there. She thought she knew where it was supposed to be but it was not where she had remembered. She had heard stories of the ghosts in the graveyard that would cast an invisibilty spell on headstones and take over the identity of the unlucky souls buried there. Maybe that was not a story, maybe it was true! She searched for the caretaker and asked about the folklore. "Well, yes it is true but as luck would have it, there is a group of people called Geocachers who can see through the invisibilty spell and can spot the headstones affected. If you can find one of these geocache marvels and they can answer a few questions from the invisible headstone, the spell can be broken and the stone reappears and the souls restored." Sandra went to the Grand Poobah Geocacher who said the only thing to do was submit a request and ask for help, thus this cache entry!
Sandra is requesting all geocachers far and wide to come to her aid and join in the rescue of the souls of her parents! Since she is not one of these mysterious geocachers, all she can do is provide a picture as she sees it. Can you help Sandra find what has been hidden by the ghost in the graveyard, do the calculations for the questions below from the unseeable headstone, restore it and souls of Sandra's parents, then go to the calculated coords to sign the "found a headstone" log and gain a Smiley for your effort! Good luck and Sandra says thank you!
The posted coords will take you to Wauseon Union Cemetery. From there you will need to drive amoungst the headstones and find the location where Sandra took the picture. Once you have uncovered the missing stone, use the information on it to restore the headstone of Sandra's parents and to find directions to your Smiley.
Known info : N41 32.ABC W 084 09.XYZ
North coords concerns Sandra's mother.
A) Letters in maiden name minus 1
B) Numbers of letters in first and middle name divided by 2
C) Day of mouth of death plus 1
West coords concern Sandra's father.
X) Third digit of birth year
Y) 2nd digit in day of month of death
Z) Numeric value of death month x 2
Please remember to respect the area and obey all cemetery rules. You will be looking for a mico container with no room for swag. Bring your own writing utencil, replace as found, play fair, be safe, CITO when you can, practice kindness and enjoy the adventure! Feel free to reach out if you are stumped.
