This is a Reverse geocache. You'll need a Wherigo player, and download cartridge here: The Reverse Cache. Make sure you download the "Pocket PC" variant if you are playing on a smartphone.
The posted coordinates bring you to Lakeforest Transit Center. Cache is not at posted coordinates. You should get on a bus to "Shady Grove" at posted coordinates.
There are six routes travelling between Lakeforest Transit Center and Shady Grove station:
| route |
origin |
destination |
routing |
duration (minutes) |
| 55 |
Germantown |
Rockville |
Frederick Rd |
18 |
| 57 |
Lakeforest |
Shady Grove |
Washington Grove |
22 |
| 58 |
Watkins Mill |
Shady Grove |
Montgomery Village |
31 |
| 59 |
Montgomery Village |
Rockville |
West Deer Park |
22 |
| 61 |
Germantown |
Shady Grove |
Washington Grove MARC |
14 |
| 101 |
Lakeforest |
Medical Center |
Frederick Rd |
15 |
One of these routes will get you to the cache. The question is: which one?
To find out, get your bus pass ready and load the cartridge. Select "meters" as the unit. When prompted, enter the following numbers:
The cartridge will tell you how far you are from the cache, but does not give you the heading. Therefore, you may have to ride on each bus route until finding the correct one. The closest bus stop is 642 meters from the cache. Then, it's a little hike to the cache.