Durango-History-Hiking-Hints Mystery Cache
Durango-History-Hiking-Hints
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The were incorrect waypoints in the original cache-I have fixed the info. If you printed the information in the last week it has changed. Please print the new listing. Sorry for any confusion. TOPTEC.
Hiking-History & Hints – Part 1
This is a 2 part cache- The first part is a 30-45 min hike along a paved trail. The second part is a puzzle to take information gathered during the hike and calculate the waypoints for the location of the actual cache. The complete loop takes about 1.5 hrs including the time to find the cache.
Lets get started.
Drive to the coordinates in the listing above.
1. Drive HYW 550 to City Market parking lot at 32 street and Main Ave. See above for the approximate coordinates in the parking lot. Read the instructions for Steps 1-4.
2. Drive to waypoint 37.17.988 n and 107.52.104 – Park by SNOW ROUTE SIGN.
3. Read the sign on the rock and answer the questions below: information will be used to get directions to the next location.
Questions –
A. What were the occupations of Emerson and Parks _________________ _______________
B. What was the event that they were awarded the plaque for_________________________________
C. What was the address of the event ? ______________
D. What was the date – Month –day and year of the event _________________________
Follow the direction to the next location and PARK.
4. Drive south to a parking lot located at: 37.17.700n and 107.52. X X X ( XXX is 600 subtracted from the answer in Quetion 3C above.
5. Answer the following questions:
A. What is the name of this trail ______________________________
B. Who was the founder of Durango according to the information ______________
C. What company did he work for? _______________________
D. How many days a week during the year were all residents required to work on the town’s streets? ___________ days?
E. What could you do to opt out of working the 4 days? $ ___________
F. How many acres was Animas City ______________
6. Follow the direction to the next location. Walk on the paved trail to the south. It will take 30-45 min to walk the trail. As you hike the trail you will encounter information points about the Durango area. Record the information as you are asked the questions. The answers will be used to locate the actual location of the cache.
7. When you walk across the first bridge stay to the left and follow the river.
8. When you locate the Mercy Hospital Information Point - answer the questions:
A. Mercy hospital provided unlimited hospital use for how much a month $_______
B. In what year _________ was the hospital built?
9. Continue on the trail-you will reach a Y in the paths-STAY TO THE LEFT - follow the river.
10. Walk to 37.16.827n and 107.52.600 – Read “Too Much Of a Good Thing”. Answer the following questions:
A. What year was the flood _______________ that peaked at 25,000 cfm
B. What came swirling down the river occasionally? ____________ ________
11.Walk to 37.16.828n and 107.52.574w Read – “Fassbinder Legacy”
12. Answer the following questions:
A. How many sons did Peter Fassbinder have _______
B. How many acres did he purchase ___
C. What year did he arrive ____
13. Find the Info Plaque about the “Iron Horse”
A. Answer the following question:
B. The etching that was in Harpers Weekly was dated September 25 18 X X ___ ____ ( X X =fill in the last 2 digits)
Part 2- Walk NORTH
14. Walk North on the path to N 37.17. X X X –
1st X is the answer to question 10A- Use only the last digit
2nd X is the answer to question 5D
3rd X is the answer to question 5F-use only the FIRST digit
North is 37.17. ___ ___ ___
15. The west waypoint is 107.5X .353 –
X is the answer to question 12A
West is 107.5 ___ . 353
16. When you reach the waypoint in question 14 and question 15-read the sign about People in the Past.
A. What year did the Pueblos start to leave SW Colorado? ________
17. Answer the final questions and they will lead you the cache location.
18. N = 37 . 1 X . 1 X X
first X = the 3rd digit in question 16 A
second X is the 4th digit in question 16 A
third X is the answer to question 12 C ( the last digit)
19. W = 107 . 52 . X X X
FIRST X IS THE ANSWER TO QUESTION 5 D
Second X is the answer to question 8 A
Third X is the answer to question 3 D ( the month)
Go for it !!!!!!!
Container is a Tupperware unit approx 4 x 8 inches- Original contents - stickers-superball-pens-coins cards and log book.
ADOPTED BY SHASHYAZ
Additional Hints
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