BFL Boot Camp III - Binary Blackout Multi-cache
BFL Boot Camp III - Binary Blackout
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Another challenge for those who like geocaching at night.
Binary Blackout
The name for this cache gives an idea of what you will be looking
for. I've used two different colours of reflectors to encode the
location of the cache in binary. The blackout part of the name
comes from the fact that the reflectors are small thumbtacks set
into trees well back from the trail. They're almost impossible to
find in the daytime, but a flashlight makes them stand out very
well in the blackness of the night. There are ten sets of
reflectors set up along the trail west of the posted coordinates.
Five sets on each side of the trail encode the digits for the
minutes of the cache location. The final is not too far away, so
the coordinate degrees are latitude N43° and W79° for the
longitude. The reflector sets on the left (south) side of the trail
give the longitude minutes, the sets on the right (north) give the
latitude minutes. Each digit is encoded as a set of four
reflectors. The white reflectors represent bits that are 0, and the
red reflectors are 1. For those who can't do binary to decimal
conversions in their head, here's a handy translation key.
As a check, the sum of the digits in the latitude is 19, and the
sum of the longitude digits is 27.
The parking coordinates given are along 8th line. This section of
road is closed to vehicles in the wintertime, so the alternate set
of coordinates are given as well. When using the alternate set of
coordinates, walk down the closed roadway to the primary parking
coordinates, and follow the trail from there. Those with trail maps
of the area will note a possible alternate access point. I do NOT
recommend using that access point as the trail from there is very
treacherous footing, especially at night.,
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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