There is NOTHING placed at the posted coordinates. In order to get the coordinates for this cache, you must complete the Adventure Lab titled, Was the Drive Worth the View?
Most people know the three main driveable vistas around State College:
- Sky Top, on top of old route 322/Atherton St between State College and Port Matilda
- Jo Hayes Vista, on top of 26 between Pine Grove Mills and Stone Valley
- Mount Nittany Overlook on top of 144 between Pleasant Gap and Center Hall
The related Adventure Lab will take you to 5 little known, drivable* vistas in central Pennsylvania - all within 25 miles (as the crow flies) of State College. Some of them will be on gravel and/or dirt roads with no winter maintenance, so choose wisely when you decide to drive to them.
- Struble and Bear Gap would probably be great vistas to visit at sunset.
- Chocolate Drop would probably be a great vista to visit at sunrise.
- Raven's View is nice because you have a view off both sides of the mountain.
- Moose Run is nice because it's not just one location, it's a quarter mile stretch of road.
- Struble and Moose Run are on paved roads; Raven's View, Chocolate Drop and Bear Gap are all on unpaved roads.
NOTE: Since each of these vistas are at the top of mountains, we had cell service on top. However, once down, you could lose service. Be prepared.
*Raven Vista has a 300 foot walk up a slight incline IF you choose to not drive the driveway to the vista. However, the geofence is set large enough that you will still be able to answer the question even if you cannot walk and do not want to drive to the actual vista. Don't be concerned that you drove all that way and can't see the vista. There are two vistas close by and along the way that you will be able to enjoy from your car.
You can actually complete the entire adventure lab without getting out of your car, but we recommend getting out to take in all the views.
You may do the 5 Adventure Lab stops in any order. The shortest drive time is just over 2 hours. That is not counting any time you spend enjoying the views. Just this final can be considered a cache and dash, but obtaining the coordinates will obviously take you considerabley longer.
To obtain the coordinates to this cache:
- Take all the digits you collected while doing the Adventure Lab of the same name (Should have been 26.) and put them in numerical order from smallest to largest. (You will have duplicate digits.)
- Then give each digit a letter starting with A for the smallest digit and going to your last/largest digit with Z. (note: Some letters will be assigned to identical digits.)
- Then put them in the form of North 40° KM.VQW and west 77° GR.EEX. Note: the cache IS NOT hidden there - keep reading.
- Next, do the following two simple math problems:
- IBP * H = Blue (IBP is a three digit number multipled by H)
- FNJ * L = White (FNJ is a three digit number multiplied by L)
- Finally, using the coords in step 3 above: ADD blue to north and SUBTRACT white from west. That will give the coords for the container.
Enjoy the drive and the views!
CONGRATULATIONS TO E-R-H AND JUAN2JAM ON THE JOINT FTF!