CC TW MW SF MC
RS MG LG GS DD
DM GC DB AL JB
BA MM CS BW MB
ED RB BK RJ TB
Hooray! It's springtime and that means snakes will be coming out of their winter dormancy ready for another summer! So here's my little cache in honour of them.
The elements in the above 5 x 5 array represent numerical values. It is your job to decipher the values and complete the array in order to find the final coordinates. The final coordinates for this cache are located at:
3A° BC.UVW' N
117° DE.XYZ' W
where ABC represents the value of the sum of the fifth row.
where U represents the value of the first digit of the sum of the entire array and VW represents the last two digits of the sum of the 5th row.
where DE represents the first two digits in the sum of the second column.
And where XYZ represents the value of the sum of the fifth column plus MW.
As a check on your values, I provide the following notes:
1) The sums of each of the diagonals are equivalent.
2) The sum of the center value (DB) and the four corner values(CC, MC, ED,and TB) is the same value as the diagonals.
3) Each of these check sums = (SF * SF).
Container is a small ammo container packed with appropriate swag for this cache (5/24/12 note - replaced with cammoed lock-n-lock; 6/28/16 replaced with a cammoed bison tube); 3/31/2017 replaced with a DNA tube. This time around, just for kicks, I have added a small time-pressure element for all you "I have to be FTF" cachers out there. This one's a race. Find it before 4/16/04. The FTF prize expires then! Good luck, happy hunting, and remember: wherever you see them, don't hate the snakes!
