THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES, DON'T BOTHER GOING THERE. YOU MUST SOLVE THE PUZZLE BELOW TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL COORDINATES.
NOTE: THE CACHE IS IN THE GAMELANDS. WEAR ORANGE DURING HUNTING SEASONS, AND AVOID THIS CACHE DURING DEER SEASON!
The cache is hidden at: N 42 00.ABC W 079 54.DEF
If you carefully follow the directions below you should be able to easily solve the puzzle and be ready to go get the find.
To determine ABC, follow the directions below:
- Pick a number from 1-6.
- Divide your number by 7. (Use a calculator that will give you a large number of decimal places).
- Look at the result of your division. Find the first occurence of the digit "4".
- Number the 6 digits in a row starting with the 4 as 1-6.
- ABC WILL BE DIGIT 1, DIGIT 5, DIGIT 6
To determine DEF, follow the directions below:
- Select a number, any number, from 1-9999. (Don't use an 8 in your number unless you really want to).
- If your number is less than 1000 add enough 0's at the beginning to turn it into a 4 digit number (example: if you pick 14 change it to 0014).
- Write down your number twice to end up with an 8 digit number (for example: 00140014).
- Divide your 8 digit number by 137.
- Divide this new number by your original 4 digit number.
- D = THE FIRST DIGIT OF THIS LATEST CALCULATED NUMBER
- Add 12 to the latest calculated number. (For example, if your calculated number was 127, then D would be 1 and then 12 would be added to 127).
- Divide this number by 17.
- Dropped any digits after the decimal point.
- Write down DE. Divide this number by 25.
- Ignore any digits after the decimal place.
- Add the square root of 25 to this number.
Hopefully you have been careful with your calculations. The 3 digit check sum for ABC is 12. The 3 digit check sum for DEF is 20.
Now, a little about the hide. The cache is a rectangular shaped lock-n-lock which I received as a door prize at an event. I think that I've had it for a couple of years, and I just recently discovered it at home. It does have a little swag in it, so trade fairly. It is well hidden, and not particularly easy to get to. The terrain rating is due to a lot of downed trees in the area plus a nice little hill climb after finding the cache. The difficulty rating is mainly for the hide itself with a little bump for being a puzzle.
Good luck and have fun.