You will need a sighting compass and command of your GPSr to complete this cache.
News you can use
- Declination for the area is -3 degrees
- Digital Root of the spire bearing (in degrees) is 1
- Yes, there are 4 possible answers to waypoint 3
At the posted coordinates, you'll note 3 man made spires; you can't miss them,
really! Unfortunately you don't have access to them, so you'll need to be crafty.
You have two jobs here: determine the true bearing along which the spires are
aligned -- I recommend sighting this and not trying to compute it.
The second task is to determine a waypoint for the Western-most spire. This can be
accomplished with just your compass, GPSr, your knowledge of waypoint projection and
the ability to build a route.
Once you have the waypoint for the West Spire, project waypoint 2 located 8,855 meters from the
West Spire along the bearing line you established for the Spires. There is no need to travel
to waypoint 2.
Waypoint 3 is located 6,645 meters from Waypoint 2 along a line perpendicular to the spire bearing
line. At waypoint 3 you're searching for the sign described below.
By now you've done a fair number of waypoint projections and each of those introduce error into
your final destination, accordingly, the area you end up in is fairly large, parking is ample and
on your way you will pass a water feature whose name has only 3 letters (i.e. BOO creek, JOE slough).
You are searching for a sign that is either red and green or rasberry and lime, depending on how
picky you are. Below are color samples taken from a photograph of the sign:
WAYPOINT THE SIGN ... your measurements to get here were inexact and the final cache is projected
from this sign location. On the sign there is a list that applies to "All" which contains 11 items.
Count the letters (exclude spaces) of the third item, this is in all capital letters. Multiply the
number you counted by 155.43 to determine the true bearing to the final in mils. Multiply the number
you counted by 25.64 to determine the distance to the final in meters.
The final is an ammo can, hidden traditionally, yet positioned so as to be winter friendly. I'd be
interested to find how close your sign projection was to actual when you log. Have fun!