This cache is completely within Crossings of Colonie Park
located in Colonie, New York. The IP (initial point) listed above
will put you at the starting point of your quest and has a parking
area very close at hand. There is NO physical cache at this point.
This is considered Part 1.
The coordinates will take you to an art object that serves a
daily function. On it there are inscribed words and numerals. You
need to write down the words to aid in some computing needed to
derive the coordinates for the next point, which IS a cache
component. (The words are repeated on another side but you will
only need to work with one set of this text.)
The cache location for Part 2 is: N. 42°
42.A B C , W. 073
47.X Y Z.
You will solve the following puzzle to determine the values of
the missing decimal minutes (.000) of Lat. and Lon. to fill in the
missing coordinate numbers for the next cache:
For the Latitude part: Count the total number of the letters
I contained in the string of text. Insert this in place of
the A. Count the total number of
the letters R contained in the string of text. Insert this
in place of the B. Count the total
number of the letters S contained in the string of text.
Insert this in place of the C.
Now on to the Longitude part: X Y
Z. For this, ADD .393’ to the Lon. decimal minutes you
have for the IP (Part 1), and then SUBTRACT the number of 4-letter
words contained in the string of text found on the art object (on
one side as before) to the new Lon. You will now have the
coordinates to proceed to Part 2.
The paved pedestrian trails will take you very near each of the
cache components and this a kid friendly cache. (An adult that is
not vertically challenged would be needed to help on one part).
Bring the bikes as we did, or walk along with the dog. Roller
blades would work too although you will have to venture briefly off
the path into the woods. The final is a 50 cal ammo can.
For more general information on Crossings of Colonie
click here: Crossings