Before attempting this cache, program all of the stage coordinates into your GPS and get familiar with the driving directions. It will be especially helpful to have a passenger to read through this page as you go. If you miss something, you can always go around the block or drive the whole route again. Please drive carefully!
Your journey begins in one of the free parking lots in the wharf area of downtown Staunton. Exit the lot turning left followed by a quick right onto Middlebrook Avenue. Stage 1 is just up the road on your right at N38 08.582 W79 04.710. Many larger than life objects were born here, and they used to have quite a few of them in the yard - sadly they are now all gone. What is the street number of this business (look for it above the door)? _______ This number is abc.
Immediately past the building, take a right at the light onto Bridge Street. Go under the bridge and up the hill to W.Johnson Street (one street before the first traffic light). Turn right. Continue straight through 4 traffic lights (past the 4th the name of the street becomes Commerce Road). At the 5th traffic light, turn right on Statler Blvd. You will soon see Stage 2, a larger than life object on your right at N38 09.157 W79 03.305. It is brightly painted with one of the three primary colors and one of the three secondary colors. Now, remember your elementary school art class: if you were mixing paints, what color would you need to add to the primary color you see here in order to make the secondary color you see here? Write it: ________. How many letters are in this word? This number is d.
Continue on a short distance to Stage 3, a larger than life object on your right at N38 08.872 W79 03.215. Next to the object, look for a three word brown sign with yellow letters. How many letters are in the first word? This number is e. How many letters are in the second word? This number is f. How many letters are in the third word (it is an abbreviation)? This number is g.
Continue up Statler Blvd. to the next light and turn right on Richmond Road (US 250 West). At the next light, stay in the rightmost lane – you want to turn into the center of the 3 lanes to go up Coalter Street. But in the median at this confusing intersection is Stage 4 at N38 08.827 W79 04.114. How many larger than life objects are here (check both sides of the bridge)? ______ This number is h.
Continue up Coalter Street through 2 lights (the first is immediately past Stage 4), then take the next left onto E. Frederick Street. At the second light, turn right on N. New Street and continue to Stage 5 at N38 09.359 W79 04.363.
Pull into the parking lot here. Time for the cache – just around the building from the last larger than life object. This cache is placed by permission; please be good stewards of the area and you don't need to go in the flowerbeds!
Go to N38 (d-f)(a+g).d(b-e)(c+h) W79 (d-f)d.h(a+g)(c+d). Please use good sense if there are muggles about! The container fits the theme of this cache. *** Congratulations frutkx for FTF!! ***