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This Geocache is NOT at the posted coordinates. The coordinates are of a designated parking area. Please observe all posted signs.
It is an easy walk to the cache, even for young Geotykes. Hold on tightly to the little ones, there can be rushing water in the area during the rainy season. You also may want bug spray, sunscreen and drinking water. Additional hiking or biking opportunity exists beyond the geocache.
The geocache coordinates can be found by using clues from the following story. This cache has a magnet theme, so please bring a magnet to trade, or feel free to just sign the log. Good luck!
Our tragic story opens as Mr. and Mrs. Savart, Tucson newcomers, seek to obtain their 100th Geocache. Determined to find this personally historic Geocache on their one-year anniversary, they had been thwarted at every turn by cleverly (or is that sinisterly?) placed microcaches. It was getting late in the afternoon; armed with their trusty GPS—Biot—and with a magnet from their hometown of Paris, France to trade, they knew this cache was their last hope to achieve their goal. They headed off into the desert seeking a newly placed Geocache filled with magnets.
From the outset, things did not look good for our heroes; this was the height of the August monsoon season. Black, ominous clouds hanging over Mt. Lemmon were already swiftly sending their feathery tendrils down into Sabino Canyon & Bear Canyon. As rain began to pelt their car they pulled into the designated parking area (N 32° 18.058’ W 110° 48.138’), careful to obey the “No Parking” and “No Trespassing Signs”. As thunder began to clap a few miles away, Mrs. Savart declared, “Felix, let’s forget it. This is too dangerous!” But Mr. Savart was both resolute and a bit delusional. The reputation of Team SavantSavart was on the line! Rushing out into the storm he yelled, “Stay with the Geotykes! If I’m not back in 20 minutes, call the President!”
Buffeted by both rain and hail, Mr. Savart hurdled a few small washes while fighting to follow the signal of his trusty GPS. Finally successful in wooing Lady Luck, Mr. Savart found the cache within 10 minutes. Drenched to the skin, he signed the log and put the ammo box back in its place, just as Lady Luck was swept downstream.
Kaboom! The first catastrophic lightning bolt struck a mere 17 meters from him, knocking him to the ground and singeing his eyebrows to a crisp. Fumbling around on the soggy ground, he found Biot—who was struggling to maintain consciousness.
As he staggered to his feet, his few remaining hairs began to stand on end, and the air seemed to sizzle. Crack! A second lightning bolt struck 7 meters away, knocking him out completely.
Somehow, Mr. Savart miraculously survived. Sadly, Biot did not. While enduring quite a lecture from his wife in his hospital bed, Mr. Savart secretly rejoiced over finding his 100th Geocache on his anniversary date. Later Mr. Savart wrote an obituary for “J. B. Biot—The Loyal and Brave GPS Unit”. Curious about Biot’s exact cause of death, Mr. Savart called the weather service and found out the first lightning strike had delivered 18,360 Amps of current and the second bolt had delivered 53,550 Amps of current.
Using a basic physics equation, Mr. Savart found Biot had endured 0.000abc T (T = “Teslas”) of magnetic flux density from the first lightening bolt. However the 0.00bde T from the second bolt was what wiped Biot’s memory clean, putting him into a lethal coma.
The location of Biot’s demise and of this Geocache can be found at:
N 32° 18.abc’
W 110° 48.bde’
Additional Hints
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