The Puzzling Bethel's Projections
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This cache may be referenced as: “ Zurcher’s Revenge “ to get even with all the difficult puzzle caches out there.
Above posted coordinates are for reference only, it’s an approximate
central point in the town of Bethel Ct., at the intersection of Rt’s 302 / 58 just to get rough projections started.
This cache is physically located in Bethel Ct. at the intersection or crossing of two imaginary lines taken from two caches far away.
The distances from these caches are: 6031.197 and 6041.269 Km.
These three caches all have something in common. The outbound
( approx. ) bearings to these two caches are 323 and 48.8 degrees true.
Hints:
One of them is located on the tundra under a willowbush and the other is: “ An einem grossen baumstumpf. “
EDIT :The cache in Germany...has been archived, however, needed info still avaiable by looking up: GCJ5OM 5/17/2007
To work out this puzzle, many problems need to be resolved. All clues, solutions and answers are to be found by searching …armchair style, in the comfort of your home, probably in front of a computer. Winter caching without leaving the house? But unlike a Wilkens puzzle? all answers may be found in either , groundspeak forums, examining other Bethel cache logs, and of course by “googling “ it. The only luck involved is, finding clues quickly, but with patience, all info can eventually be found. None of this is impossible to solve.
As this earth is not a perfect sphere, calculations could become very difficult,
you’ll need a way of doing hi accuracy geocalc’s. As many variations do exist, all claiming to be most accurate, check, test your findings by comparing with this following example:
Official distance from cache GCGJ97 – GC21B7 is = 2631.157 miles, and if aiming a hi directional radio antenna, forward azmuth bearing is 286.018 degrees true. [ close is only good for handgrenades ! ]
Note: to avoid any possible confusion, think you are the chief navigator on board a ship at sea and all caches are like buoys bobbing about on a huge ocean.
Credit for inspiration acquired [ stolen ] to create this [ if you get a mega headache, blame them! ] goes to cachers like JAMM, Rich&Sin , Bblhed & even a bit of RJferret , for similar designs of this type of cache.
A FTF -----[ FIRST TO FIGURE OUT ] ------ prize of 30$ is offered to anyone submitting final cache coordinates accurate to 50 meters or less, expressed in UTM format, less than 24 hours after Friday, Jan 27, 7:00 PM, target time and date for publication/release of this page in it’s complete/ final workable form.
Each day there after, prize money reduced by one dollar per day. After 30 days, [will it take that long?…] only one Sag…dollar remains. Prize money claimed at Wings & Beer.
Pre occurrence of a FTF or before 30 days [ which ever comes first? ]
personal questions via email not answered, however, if deemed necessary or from time to time, or as needed, [ put this cache on your watch list ] successive helper hints shall be posted as logged notes below, and not editing of main cache page. Have fun and lots of luck.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[ Actual cache box is a 50 cal ammo can , ] cynprq haqre n srj ebpxf ,
nobhg 30 be fb srrg sebz n sver cvg, 332 qrterrf zntargvp . [ ( the one near the ------ ) you’ll know when you get there! ][ another helper hint: ]
ybbxhc Dhrrar'f ybt haqre TPWCS9