E4040CC#1 - The Games Begin Multi-cache
E4040CC#1 - The Games Begin
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COORDINATES ABOVE ARE NOT FOR THIS OR ANY OF THE 8 LEGS IN THIS SERIES. Those
coordinates do NOT figure into the puzzle for finding the actual
cache coordinates. Instead, you will have to do a little
decrypticing in order to find the coordinates for each
cache.
The EAST 4040 CRYPTIC CHALLENGE will take you to some of my
favorite spots. You will excercise, your legs, lungs, and MIND to
complete the task. Are YOU up to it?
The above coordinates are just a good starting/reference point and
are within 2 miles of the cache. For each cache in E4040CC, you
will need to add two factors to get the CORRECT coordinates. In
each case, one will be here on the web page as shown below for
Factor #1 and will always be a number of minutes (portions of a
degree) which will be added to Factor #2 to come up with the final
coordinates. Factor #2 will have to come from clues and puzzles
along the way.
For this first cache use:
Factor #1 +2.809' North & +6.064 West
Factor #2 for The Games Begin Cache must be derived from the
puzzle below. Add the answers for North and West to factor #1 and
you'll have it made.
You will need
The Little Book of
Clues.
Copy (Right mouse
click/copy) and print each of the 19 pages.
The Little Book of Clues is essential for this series.
Don’t lose it...... EVER!!! :)
Page 1 is just below, and further down is page 3 (which you'll use
to find this first cache. You will need to open and print the other
17 pages by clicking the links below page 1.
Page 2 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19
Hit your browser's BACK arrow to return to this page.
You can paste (CTRL-V) your copied pages (1 by 1) into the Windows
WordPad accessory - page setup for landscape and you can get two of
the book's pages per one sheet of paper.
NOTICE changes as
of July 2005
1. UDOT got a new
ruler? MILE POSTS on US Hwy 40 East of Vernal HAVE BEEN MOVED....
1.4 miles EAST of where they used to be when these caches were set
up. This will be no problem but you will need to NOTE CHANGES FOR
#3, #6, #7 on their respective web pages where I now provide some
answers instead of having you find them on the mile posts that are
no longer where they used to be.
2. On E4040CC #2 there is a slight typo correction for Clue 3A in
the Little Book of Clues.
Contents of The
Games Begin Cache -
theme is games & leisure activity. Fitting since this is the
first cache in a game itself. So stop and read, or play and/or
trade some fun stuff:
Geocaching Notice
Log book and mechanical pencil in zip lock.
2 black spiders
1 Set of Jacks and Ball in zip-lock
1 Paperback book in zip-lock "The Stalkers" by Terry C.
Johnston
1 50 Piece Jig Saw Puzzle “CardCaptors”
1 set of 5 Bicycle Dice
1 Purple Duncan Yo-Yo
1 Splash Ball (don’t get wet playing with it here, might be a long
climb back up)
1 Deck of Playing Cards
Now "Let The Games Begin...."
HERE'S YOUR 1st PUZZLE: (page 3 of the Little Book of Clues)
(20040517 - I've
just been informed that there is one other solution that satisfies
the paragraph above. If you can come up with that one you can win a
trip to the MacKenzie Territory of Canada - all expenses paid by
yourself.)
Plug those numbers into Factor #2 for the actual coordinates
here:
North: N Zero Degrees T T . N R G Minutes
West: One Zero H Degrees T H . W I R Minutes
Be sure to add Factor #1 to these. Good luck.
Oh..... just remembered. You can drive within 100 feet with high
clearence vehicle, a car if you dare, but consider parking 6/10
mile to the southeast (-.439' from N and -.361' from W coords) and
walking up to the
cache.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Urer'f n yvggyr uryc:
1. J pna'g or ynetre guna 4 orpnhfr gung jbhyq erfhyg va n 1 orvat pneevrq bire va sebag bs gur E va EVTUG, naq gung jbhyq or whfg cynar jebat.
2. Ybbx ng gur pbbeqvangrf naq frr vs gurer ner nal zber uvagf.
3. Urer vf n cynpr gb xrrc genpx bs jung ahzoref tb jvgu jung yrggref. Abgr gung bayl 8 bs gur qvtvgf jvyy or hfrq. (Lbh jvyy svaq gung "rvtug" vf n pbzzba ahzore jura vg pbzrf gb fcvqrevfu guvatf.)
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Uvag sbe svaqvat pnpur: Sebz gur uvturfg cbvag, jnyx AJ nybat gur perfg sbe nobhg 100 srrg. Ybbx sbe na bhgpebccvat bs benatr/oebja ebpxf ba lbhe evtug. Ybbx qbja gb onfr bs gurz sbe n erpgnathyne bcravat jurer n ynetr frpgvba unf chyyrq njnl. Ybbx qrrc gurer.
7Q 1N
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