Description:

Welcome to a Pi-shaped (the number, not the pastry) GeoArt brought to life by the wonderfully friendly and incredibly supportive Geocachers of the Inland Northwest. What began as a simple idea quickly grew, and through the dedication and teamwork of everyone involved, it became a reality.

While the design honors the mathematical constant celebrated by number enthusiasts around the globe, the rest of the world often marks the occasion with circular treats fresh from the oven. So whether you’re raising a toast to 3.141592653589793238462 or enjoying a slice of something sweet, this GeoArt is for you!

While this geoart is focused on the mathematical pi, we would be remiss if we ignored pie and pizza. All three of these have been part of our everyday lives for many, many centuries. Attempts to calculate values for the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter extend to near the beginning of recorded history. Pie, almost always a savory dish until the late 1500's when sugar became widely available, has recipes that were recorded as early as 2000 B.C. Pizza as we know it dates back to the late 19th century. However, pizza-like foods have been recorded as far back as the 6th century B.C.

Puzzle:

While the foods and the number have been around for thousands of years, determining what to call them have been on different schedules. To determine the coordinates for the cache container, your caching puzzle is to put their names into a time-based order.

If pizza is older than pie, then the latitude is: N 47 21.062. Otherwise, the latitude is: N 47 21.620

If pie is older than pi, then the longitude is: W 117 51.033. Otherwise, the the longitude is: W 117 51.330

If you are a geocacher in eastern Washington or northern Idaho, please join the Inland Empire Chapter of the Washington State Geocaching Association. This is a great way to get the most out of Geocaching in our region. Simply go to the WSGA Web Page for details!