County Fairgrounds Ver. 2 Mystery Cache
ArcherDragoon: This one has a good run, but the puzzle is suited better for a larger cache...
County Fairgrounds Ver. 2
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Olmsted County Fairgrounds in Rochester, MN-The cache is not located at the coordinates listed; however, parking is.
The cache container is a Groudspeak.com micro (not nano) container hidden on the Olmsted County Fairgrounds. Please be aware that the Olmsted County Fair runs for a full week ending on the Sunday of the first full weekend in August. For example: 2007 County Fair will run July 30th through Sunday August 5th. If you want, stop by during the County Fair and test your skills at stealth you are more than welcome. There are many other events at these fairgrounds, but this would be one of the most attended events if you want to avoid the crowds. Please be aware that an admission price may or may not be required depending on when you try to find this cache due to the fairground’s use through out the year.
The area around the fairgrounds is known as the Graham Arena Complex. This area is operated by the Rochester Park & Recreation Department and is used for a variety of events (Goldrush, sporting events, trade shows…) depending upon the time of year, so do your homework if you want to absolutely avoid any crowds.
Please bring your own writing utensil. In order to find this cache, one must solve the problem below and decipher the meaning of the phrases that follow. As a bonus to this “Math Cache”, those that find this cache may claim a Math Puzzle Geocoin. Please do not mark the coin as “Retrieved” please use “Discovered” to log this coin-PCQD7T.
Using the digits 1 through 9, create three 3-digit numbers that are in the ratio of 1:2:3. One must find all solutions in order to answer the following riddle. One must use each digit once and only once for each set of ratios.
N44 Degrees 00.XXX-The answer will disclose a 3-digit number to replace XXX.
Take the smallest of the largest crowd and transpose the ten and one to help discover three groups of the same size.
W092 Degrees 27.YYY-The answer will disclose a 3-digit number to replace YYY.
Take the medians of the smallest two crowds to find their difference. Now include the second prime to make ten relocate to one-hundred.
PS. For those Benchmark hunting, there is one (actually two) very near this location. In fact, you can easily verify the benchmark(s) from the cache and parking location.
Additional Hints
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Vtaber Ebnqfvqr-Ab Pnpur Gurer!!!
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