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Freshman Orienteering Orientation Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/13/2005
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

THE ABOVE COORDINATES ARE MOSTLY BOGUS!
... but they will be used as the first step of many to solve the final coordinates where the cache is hidden. :)


This aint no park-and-grab; youll have to do some homework before trying for this one. You will need to learn how to project a waypoint, be it with your GPSr or some other means. You will also need to be familiar with the maps of the University of Texas at Austin campus.

The following travels were performed barring all obstacles. As the crow flies, so they say.

Carl the Caching Crow woke up early one fine Fall morning and began his day on the sidewalk in front of Jester Dormitory located at N 30 16.982, W 97 44.233.

He then flew 548.278 ft at 320.707°.
He was now atop the _ _ _ building at N 30 _ _ . _ _ _ W 97 _ _ . _ _ _.

He then flew 1063.095 ft at 15.499°.
He was now atop the _ _ _ building at N 30 _ _ . _ _ _ W 97 _ _ . _ _ _.

He then flew 1217.355 ft at 258.803°.
He was now atop the _ _ _ building at N 30 _ _ . _ _ _ W 97 _ _ . _ _ _.

He then flew 1289.042 ft at 42.012°.
He was now atop the _ _ _ building at N 30 _ _ . _ _ _ W 97 _ _ . _ _ _.

He then flew 721.195 ft at 97.242°.
He was now atop the _ _ _ building at N 30 _ _ . _ _ _ W 97 _ _ . _ _ _.

He then flew 1380.840 ft at 137.892°.
He was now atop the _ _ _ building at N 30 _ _ . _ _ _ W 97 _ _ . _ _ _.

He then flew 1939.314 ft at 232.897°.
He was now atop the _ _ _ building at N 30 _ _ . _ _ _ W 97 _ _ . _ _ _.

He then flew 2558.909 ft at 341.791°.
He was now atop the _ _ _ building at N 30 _ _ . _ _ _ W 97 _ _ . _ _ _.

He then flew 3849.555 ft at 109.212°.
He was now atop the _ _ _ building at N 30 _ _ . _ _ _ W 97 _ _ . _ _ _.

Coordinates Building Bearing Distance Redirector
N 30 16.982, W 97 44.233 JES 320.707° 548.278 ft N 30 17.052, W 97 44.299
N 30 17.052, W 97 44.299   15.499° 1063.095 ft  
    258.803° 1217.355 ft  
    42.012° 1289.042 ft  
    97.242° 721.195 ft  
    137.892° 1380.840 ft  
    232.897° 1939.314 ft  
    341.791° 2558.909 ft  
    109.212° 3849.555 ft  
    269.071° 1494.249 ft  

Now comes the tricky part. Make use of the three-letter abbreviation of the buildings listed above. Using the first character of the three-letter abbreviation of the building's names, note the corresponding values in the table below. Respectively, they will determine the final redirection point where the cache container is hidden.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
4 1 3 2 8 9 7 8 7 1 2 5 8 0 5 0 2 4 6 1 5 5 1 3 2 7

Think you have the answer? Validate your coordinates before attempting to fetch the cache.

Log only; bring your own writing instrument.


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