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Loche O' the Irish Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 10/24/2002
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Ok Eugene cachers, we are sure you will enjoy this cache. Evil Jim has teamed up with the Sly Foxes to create Eugene's first mathematical multi-cache. Grab your walking shoes, calculator, pen and paper and join us for a tour around a local community center. You may want to pack a lunch and drop the kids off at the play ground for this one. If you listen close you may hear the cackle of Evil Jim and the Foxes.


Use only whole numbers - NO DECIMALS

The above coordinates will start you at the first station of your quest.

Station #1 - The Lucky Clover (you'll wish you had one in your pocket)

44° 04. _ _ _
123° 04. _ _ _

The coords above will get you to the second stage of this cache.
For the North number add to your current North location the year of the clover plus the square root of the year of the clover.
nnn + (clover + (sqrt(clover)))

For the West number add to your current West location the number of clover leaves times 22 plus 2.
www+((Leaves(22))+2)


Station #2- The Courts of the Leprechauns

44° 04. _ _ _
123° 04. _ _ _

The coords above will get you to the third stage of this cache.
For the North subtract from your current North location the number of courts times 20.
nnn-((courts)20)

For the West subtract from your current West location the number of courts times 20 minus the square root of the year of the clover.
www-(courts(20))-(sqrt(clover))


Station #3- Linda the Lass

44° 04. _ _ _
123° 04. _ _ _

The coords above will get you to the fourth stage of this cache.
For the North subtract from your current North location the number of names on the concrete pad times zero.
nnn-((names)0)

For the West add to your current West location the square root of the year of the clover times 3 plus the year Linda Tabbert graduated.
www+((sqrt(clover)3)+Linda)


Station #4- The Code of the Irish

44° 04. _ _ _
123° 04. _ _ _

The coords above will get you to the fifth stage of this cache.
For the North you will again be subtracting from your current North location. Multiply the first digit of the Eugene City Code by the last digit of the building's address. (The 2 signs are right on top of each other)
nnn-((code)(addy))

For the West subtract from your current West location the square root of the year of the clover and multiply by 11.
www-((sqrt(clover))11)


Station #5- The Irish Sign

44° 04. _ _ _
123° 04. _ _ _

The coords above will get you to the sixth stage of this cache.
For the North add to your current North location the number of "F"'s on the sign times the number of tennis courts times the third digit in the Eugene City Code.
nnn+(((F)courts)code)

For the West add to your current West location the number of leaves on the clover times eleven plus the year of the clover.
www+((leaves(11))+clover)


Station #6- The Port of the Water Sprites

44° 04. _ _ _
123° 04. _ _ _

The coords above will get you to the seventh stage of this cache.
For the North, subtract from your current North location. On the water cap you will find a number, multiply the first digit to the second and then to the third.
nnn-((x)(y)(z))

For the West subtract from your current West location the square root of the year of the clover (do you see a pattern here?!) plus the number of tennis courts.
www-((sqrt(clover))+courts)


Station #7- The Burning of the Blarney

44° 04. _ _ _
123° 04. _ _ _

The coords above will get you to the eighth stage of this cache.
For the North take the year of the Fireman's statue dedication subtract the number of green poles around Firehouse front lawn minus the number of years of the millennium. (you will not need to use the number from your current location).
nnn=((year-poles)-millennium)

For the West subtract from your current West location the year of "Linda the Lass's" graduation minus the number of letters in Erin's last name plus two. (don't you remember who Erin is? Check the Sign of the Irish.)
www-((grad-Erin)+2)


Station #8- Gulliver's Gate

Gulliver's Gate
here is the missing info:
closed 9:00am
closed 10:30am
closed 12:30pm
closed 2:00pm
open 10:00am
open 11:30am
open 1:30pm
open 3:00pm

44° 04. _ _ _
123° 04. _ _ _

The coords above will get you to the FINAL stage of this cache.
For the North subtract from your current North location the hour (not the time) that the gate is last opened times the whole number in the percent (ie x% = x) of Eugene's funds for the Fireman statue.
nnn-((hour)percent#)

For the West add to your current West location the number of courts times the hour the gate first opens plus the number of leaves on the clover.
www+(((courts)hour)+leaves)


Station #9- The End of the Rainbow

Now you are at the Leprechaun's pot of GOLD!!! Like every good Leprechaun he keeps it locked up. For access into the booty add the answers from station 8 together. Like a good Irishman, the owner of the final cache location has given his approval for the Leprechaun to store his pot there.
nnn+www=BOOTY


lockbox1.jpg (4173 bytes)

To replace the front on the lock box, you must re-enter the combo.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gb qbhoyr purpx gur ybpx pbzob gnxr gur lrne bs gur Sverzna zvahf 595.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)