This cache was placed as part of the
REMEMBER to bring water, wear a sunhat or use sunscreen lotion.
The cache is not at the posted coordinates!
But you will need to visit the posted coordinates looking for the sign about Upland Shrubs.
Assume N39 (minutes).(decimal minutes)
How many letters in the Latin word for Chokecherry? ADD 1
These are the minutes.
How many letters in the common name for Ribes aureum? ADD 102
These are the decimal minutes.
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Assume W104 (minutes).(decimal minutes)
Look at the illustrated plant on the bottom right: How many letters in the common name?
How many leafs in the common name title for the Rhus trilobata?
These are the minutes.
How many haws—berries of the Hawthorn—are in the illustration? SUBTRACT 1
How many leafs are depicted on the illustration with the Gamble Oak? ADD 1
How many lady bugs in the Hawthorn illustration? Add 2
These are the decimal minutes.
You can validate your solution with
certitude.
There are quite a few off trail slopes to navigate so the geocaches are not wheelchair friendly.
This part of the Beavere Roundup is suggested to take about 2-3 hours to complete.
Open one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset.
Columbine Open Space includes a protected area for the ENDANGERED Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse. Due to the Mouse, NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED in this park and hikers are not allowed in the area immediately adjacent to Plum Creek.