The cache is NOT at the above coordinates
Welcome to Riverside, California!
But did you know there is also a Riverside, Maryland?
This is a special "teamwork" geocache that requires you to solve a field puzzle in Riverside, California. This will reveal the final coordinates for a physical geocache in Riverside, Maryland (GCAJ985).
Here is where the teamwork attribute kicks in. You need to develop a symbiotic relationship with a geocacher in Riverside, Maryland; then provide these coordinates to your new friend so they can find the final for Riverside - East (GCAJ985) on their end. Then they can return the favor by solving the puzzle at the virtual stage of that cache and passing the information along so you can find the final for this cache: Riverside - West.
You may post a note on Riverside - East (GCAJ985) stating that you have solved it and are seeking help to solve Riverside - West (this geocache).
Some notes going forward:
* This cache page is for the physical geocache in Riverside, California. Unless you physically find the cache in Riverside, Maryland (GCAJ985), you may not log a find on that cache even though you solved their final coordinates. Therefore, you may only log a find for the cache you physically find. If you happen to physically find both, then you may log both. Finders of these caches are not allowed to sign usernames other than for themselves.
* The geochecker on this cache page is intended to verify the correct coordinates of the cache hidden in Riverside, California, which can be solved using the information on the Riverside - East (GCAJ985) geocache. If your solved coordinates start in N33, then the checker on this cache page is for those coordinates.
* For fun, both caches are hidden the same way. You'll find the exact host in both Riverside, California and Riverside, Maryland at each of the final coordinates.
This cache was published with special permission from both SoCal reviewers and Maryland reviewers. Thank you for your input and permission to create this unique geocache!
Now for the puzzle:
To solve the coordinates for the Maryland location, go to the virtual stage in waypoint section. There you will find a monument to one of America's greatest civil rights leaders.
The Riverside, Maryland cache can be found at: N39° AB.CDE W076° FG.HIJ
A = Find the "Growing Up" plaque. The 3rd digit in the year this person was born.
B = Find the "Growing Up" plaque. This person attended 38 schools before finishing what grade?
C = Find the "Building the UFW" plaque. The 3rd digit in the year that appears in the first line of the first paragraph.
D = Find the "Learning to Organize: The CSO" plaque. What year did the teacher arrive in San Jose? Add the last two digits together.
E = Find the memorial dedication plaque below the Kaiser Permamante dedication plaque. The last digit in the year it was dedicated.
F = Find the "The Legacy" plaque. The 3rd digit in the 2nd year that the successful presidential election campaign took place.
G = At the base of the sculpture in black granite is a 3-word slogan. Count the number of letters in the last word.
H = At the base of the sculpture in black granite is a 3-word slogan. Count the number of letters in the second word MINUS the number of letters in the first word.
I = The number of eagles on the front of the sculpture.
J = The number of Virgin Marys on the front of the sculpture.
Checksum for values A through J = 35
You may check your solved coordinates for the Maryland cache with the checker provided on GCAJ985
Below is the checker for this cache, which is hidden in Riverside, California
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Congrats to MDSurveyor for finding BOTH Riverside caches in MD and CA. The only cacher to do so!