MicroShip3 Multi-Cache
NorthWes: Can't keep a container in place at the final location, so I'm going to archive this (after 6 replacements). Sigh... time to find another way to bring visitors here!
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Here's an easy two-point multi leading to a microcache, all on flat
paved terrain. You'll have to read the terrain to find clues to the
final location, but you'll learn a lot about spawning salmon in the
process!
Welcome to one of Anchorage’s most-visited locations – where the
city’s roots lie, and where much of Alaska’s freight passes by on
its way to consumers by truck or rail. In the summer thousands of
salmon return here to spawn, and thousands of fishermen return to
chase the salmon! Two different derbies target the King (Chinook)
and Silver (Coho) salmon runs, and in the middle reaches of this
watershed bear and other predators prepare for the long winter by
feeding on the provided salmon buffet. Waterfowl are found here
year-round, taking advantage of sheltered water kept ice-free by
the strong tidal action.
The small city park has a few free parking spaces, but is directly
accessible from the paved Ship Creek Trail. The first stage is
located within a mile’s walk of Anchorage’s major downtown hotels
and retail venues, and the second stage is a quarter-mile away on
foot towards the Saturday Market. The log is a microcache – there’s
no room for anything but the pages, so bring a pen or pencil!
Exercise caution in parking and walking here – it’s in the heart of
Anchorage’s rail and port district, with frequent truck and train
traffic, and very little free parking. Stay on sidewalks or
pathways at all times while looking for this cache! Railfans will
enjoy this site’s proximity to the Alaska Railroad, but everyone
must obey posted rules regarding what’s accessible and what’s
off-limits.
The microcache with logsheet is located at N61º 13.ABC W149º
53.DEF
A is found by learning how many king salmon were caught by
sportfishermen in 1995; subtract the first of five digits from the
second of five digits and this gives you A’s value.
B is derived by adding the first two digits together of the
address stenciled on the south wall of the old city powerplant,
directly across the street to the north – you can see it without
leaving the park.
C is the numeric equivalent of a quaint phrase used to describe
the shape of a number, based on its resemblance to a large
migratory waterfowl species’ reproductive ‘device’… (hint - the
bird's a goose...)
D is determined by answering this question from on-site exhibits:
Of every 10 eggs laid by spawning female salmon, how many survive
to become fry?
E is the the single-digit number that results when A is subtracted
from B.
F is the result of dividing what the exhibit says is the maximum
number of eggs spawning salmon may lay by 1,000.
Good Hunting!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Cbyvgvpf bs cynprzrag yrnq gb gur cynprzrag
Treasures
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