** To receive credit for this cache,
please email me what material the pile is made of when you
are at the final cache coordinates. There is NOT a physical
cache at this time. ***
This cache is
based around one of the biggest Pacifica attractions which utilized
the resources of a large part of the community to construct. Tucked
back in the valley, many people don't know about this hidden park
or the play structure so we hope you learn a little as you solve
the clues.
This is an
offset cache which means you'll have to figure out the
physical cache's coordinates using the clues below. The original
coordinates will get you to a place to start answering the
clues.
This cache
was designed so entire families can work together gathering clues
and find the cache. The answer to each clue is easy to figure out
and the math is easy. An adult will probably have to put it all
together to get the coordinates.
A = Number
of chains holding the tire swing.
B = Number of yellow letters that WOULD BE on the
alphabet wall MINUS 1. Some letters mights be missing, but you
should be able to figure out what color they would be.
CC = Cost of a train ticket to the zoo PLUS the
cost of a train ticket to SF.
DD = The sum of the ages on Hailey's and Brody's
hand print tiles PLUS 14. The tiles are next to each other.
E = Number of days to build the playground PLUS
4.
FF =
Number of volunteers DIVIDED BY 100.
G = Number of long walls that display tiles.
HH = Number of climbing wall grips PLUS 3.
I = Number of pieces of wood on the top layer of
the Ohlone hut PLUS 1. The Oholone hut is a smaller version of one
of the homes that the Native Americans in the area used before
Westerners arrived.
J = Number of sticks that "should be" hanging
from the dolpin drum.
K = Number
of pipes in chime box MINUS 2.
Physical
cache location:
ABº
CC.DDE
North FFGºHH.IJK
West
The cache is
an ammo container. Although the cache location is out of sight, the
nearby area can be very busy and it looks like there might be some
teenage traffic at night. Please make sure the cache is well-hidden
where you found it when you are done. Feel free to add more
camoflauge if you'd like.
Bonus
points if you can explain what the final cache location is. We have
no idea!
Have
fun!
The Robot
Family - John, Carrie, Katelyn, Brody, Hailey, and Ally.
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UPDATE
21Jun03: We've relocated the
cache to a much friendlier area in the park. No toxic plants and no
bushwacking neccessary! Have fun!!
UPDATE
08Jul07: The cache appears to
have got muggled at the 4th of July celebration. We've replanted it
in a more hidden place in different area.
UPDATE
03Jan08: The cache appears to
have got muggled AGAIN. Evidently the hiding spot is not so
cache-friendly. For now, treat this as a virtual and identify the
material that makes up the pile of the final
coords.