The Ute Indian Trail to Medicine Wheel Sacred Indian Site is a trail in Manitou Springs, Colorado that leads to a medicine wheel, also known as the Sacred Hoop or Sun Dance Circle. The trailhead is located at the Ute Pass Trail, which is an original Native American trail that connects the mountains and plains. The trail begins near the base of the Manitou Incline and may pass by the exact spots where Ute Indians once walked. A side trail on the trail leads to the Ute Medicine Wheel Interpretive Site.
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In order to gather the coordinates to the cache, you will have to answer some questions from the interpretive sign at the posted coordinates.
Since there are no numbers on the sign, we are going to use word value. Where A=1, B=2 etc... So for example, UTE= 21+20+5=46
We will be using the caption below the picture of the Medicine Man.
ASSUME N38 52.xxx W104 57.zzz
- xxx= Use the last word on the second line. Add up the numbers, multiply by 5 and SUBTRACT 31
- zzz= Use the third word on the first line. Add up the numbers, multiply by 3 and ADD 7
And a special thanks goes out to hartsdale for "BETA testing" this for me and pointing out my error in the puzzle. The puzzle has been fixed.