Circle BWI Once Mystery Cache
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Terrain:
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Size: 
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This cache combines biking and Geocaching, two favorites of mine. The location is the BWI Trail, a dedicated bike path that makes an 11-mile loop around the airport. This cache is the “qualifier” for a related and similar cache, “Circle BWI Again”.
The Thomas A. Dixon, Jr. Aircraft Observation Area, at the listing coordinates, is the intended start point. Beginning here will work best.
You are looking for information at six locations along the BWI Trail. The information you seek is either at, or viewable from, the designated locations.
To minimize error and/or frustration, it would be best to program the locations into your GPSr before starting. For Premium members, this should be automatic since the locations will be in the Pocket Query and, if requested, GSAK will output them. Just select “include additional child waypoints” in the GSAK export dialog box.
Calculate the cache coordinates after finding the six pieces of information. The cache is very close to the trail and, with the clue, it should be easy to find.
LOCATION 1:
N39 09.679 W76 41.692
Mile number = AA ?
LOCATION 2:
N39 11.016 W76 41.503
Sum of the four yellow-on-black numbers = B ?
LOCATION 3:
N39 11.451 W76 41.146
Last digit of year = C ?
LOCATION 4:
N39 11.774 W76 39.897
Number of letters in the sculptor’s last name + the number of Maryland Millennium Legacy Trail Art Project sites = D ?
LOCATION 5:
N39 11.401 W76 39.246
Sum of the three black-on-yellow numbers = EE ?
LOCATION 6:
N39 10.325 W76 38.825
Post number + Gate number = FF ?
CACHE COORDINATES:
Latitude = N39 09.438 + (AA + B + C)/100
Longitude = W76 38.120 + (D + EE + FF)/100
LOCATION OF THE “Circle BWI Again” INFORMATION:
Latitude = N39 [09.391 + (AA + B + C)/100]
Longitude = W76 [39.099 + (D + EE + FF)/100]
The cache container is a SMALL box because of security concerns raised during approval (really). Some finders have been disappointed with the cache size, so please be informed. Understand that the main purpose of the cache is to encourage Geocachers to have a nice bike ride on a nice trail.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gur pnpur vf orgjrra lbh naq gur “025” cbyr. Yrna bire. Ybbx oruvaq naq "vafvqr".