THE PRESERVE IS CLOSED ON THURSDAYS.
The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. To find the Final coordinates you must first solve this puzzle.
I had just come back from hiding a new cache at the Bryn Coed Preserve. My son loves stories about detectives, spies, ciphers and codes, espionage, and anything and everything in that genre. When I told him that it was going to be a Mystery Cache, he lit up and said, "Just tell me about it and I will take care of it for you." In a very short time he worked out a puzzle and handed it to me. At first glance it looked great, but when I sat down to create the cache page, this was all I had! Help me!
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THE PUZZLE
The final coordinates are N40 07.ABC W075 36.DEF
To find the missing digits you must answer these easy trivial questions.
- The common ostrich (Struthio camelus) is among the heaviest and largest living birds and is incapable of flight. How many of its eggs make half a dozen?
- When Kyle Schwarber hit a solo home run on April 4, 2023, against the NY Yankees, how many runs scored?
- In the year 1965, how many nights was the Jewish festival of Chanukah celebrated?
- In Ancient Mesopotamia in approximately 3500 BC, how many points did the pentagram have?
- The Africanized bee, or “killer bee,” makes honey. How many sides do the wax cells have?
- In Canada at what temperature does water officially freeze?
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*Bryn Coed is a private preserve owned and managed by Natural Lands Trust, a non-profit land conservancy, www.natlands.org .
* Use good eco-manners when seeking a cache. All visitors should follow the principles promoted as Leave No Trace (www.lnt.org )
* Please adhere to posted guidelines including: dogs must be on a leash, park only in designated areas, stay on trails (except when accessing a cache near an established trail), etc.
* Practice Cache In – Trash Out
* This preserve may host regulated hunting during statewide archery and gun hunting seasons. Visitors should be made aware of the possible presence of hunters and should wear blaze orange during hunting season.
* When you log your find on geocaching.com report any blocked trail and abuse or misuse of an area, if any. This helps the preserve manager keep up with things!