Orienteering to honor the Pumpkin Princess Multi-Cache
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Orienteering to honor the Pumpkin Princess
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This multiple Cache, with a twist, is found in Bastrop State Park. The coordinates are for the ranger station. At the ranger station there is an Orienteering Map posted on the wall. You can use the one on the wall and mark points on the map the ranger will give you, or if your not that brave you can buy one for $5. The map shows where orienteering markers are located in the park. Orienteering is another game and there are 100 markers in the park. These markers are white and stand about 4 feet tall and are located in permanent spots in the park. Your mission………if you choose to accept it…. is to locate markers 2,5,22,39,and 69. Opposite of normal you need to find the markers and then save the coordinates in your GPS(or write them down).
002 - 30.06._______ N 097.16._________W Top of Hill
005 - 30.06._______ N 097.16._________W East Side of Well
022 - 30.06._______ N 097.15._________W Top of Small Knoll
039 - 30.06._______ N 097.16._________W Eastern Ditch Junction
069 - 30.06._______ N 097.14._________W West Side of Clearing
Now get the mean of the north coordinates. For the math challenged: add the 5 N coordinates together and then divide by 5. Take the mean and subtract 0.009. This will give you the North coordinate of the cache.
Now take the 5 W coordinates and find the mean of these 5 numbers. Take the mean and subtract 0.343. Now you have the West coordinate of the hidden cache. Check you math like your teacher always told you.
**IMPORTANT NOTE** Average all the numbers. On the west coordinates there are 14,15,& 16. Be sure to use these don't just average the last three numbers.
Cache is located at: 30.06._________N 097.15._________W
Original contents:
$25 gift certificate to Belgian Café in Austin
Hand warmers
$5 bill
Cork screw
Medical Dressing
CD – has to be rock – but don’t remember
Mouse Pad
Batteries
Nike Golf Ball
Old ceramic insulator
Jack-In-The-Box antenna ball
The hints section is long. You may want to let the computer decode it. This way you can make it as easy as you like....... or hike around the park for days....what ever makes you happy.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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