Do NOT go to the published coordinates. They will put
you in the middle of a busy intersection. There is NO
cache there. Trust me on this one.
Denny and Knox managed to get themselves summer jobs prior to
heading off to college (they are going to UNH, my alma mater). The
jobs were with a nice group of folks located near 12th and G
downtown, pretty much at Metro Center. They learned a lot while
they were ... Well, specifically what they were doing is not
important right now. Suffice it to say the twins were in the
"customer facing" part of the organization, so they were usually
out at customer sites all day.
Among the things the kids learned is that beancounters pretty much
rule the world. It is company policy to take public transportation
whenever possible when going to visit customers. Besides being
convenient for the kids, this is probably a good idea from a
"green" standpoint. And company policy is they had to submit their
expense reports NLT (not later than) COB (close of business) on
Friday if they expected to see their money in a timely
manner.
For their last week prior to heading off to college, Denny put in
the following expense report:
Expense Report for: Denny Bishop
| Day of Week |
Destination |
Cost |
Notes (if any) |
| Mon |
Court House |
$3.60 |
|
| Tues |
Fed Triangle |
$3.30 |
|
| Weds |
Clarendon |
$3.80 |
|
| Thurs |
Foggy Bottom |
$3.30 |
New customer |
| Fri |
Smithsonian |
$3.30 |
Both customers |
|
Grand Total |
$17.30 |
|
Knox on the other hand, submitted this expense report:
Expense Report for: Knox Bishop
| Day of Week |
Destination |
Cost |
Notes (if any) |
| Mon |
Farragut North |
$3.30 |
|
| Tues |
Judiciary Square |
$3.00 |
Return non-rush hour |
| Weds |
Friendship Hts |
$4.30 |
|
| Thurs |
None |
$0.00 |
Customer at 12&H |
| Fri |
Brookland/CUA |
$3.50 |
|
|
Grand Total |
$14.10 |
|
If you can figure out what the kids will get as a final check,
that information may take you to a cache.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
There is parking in many directions, although I have found coming
in from the north was probably the easiest. Depending on where you
park, you may expect a quarter mile or so from your vehicle to the
cache. Except for the last 50 feet or so, the approach is on
reasonably level paved paths. If you pay attention, you should not
have to bushwhack except at the very end. I scoped this one out in
during the height of the summer and did not see much PI in the
vicinity. A couple of briars, yes, but nothing really
serious.
You are looking for a camo'd container that originally held treats
for the geo-pups. I would have rated it as medium sized but I
wasn't given that opportunity h. I put
some miscellaneous SWAG in as a starter. You may have to bring a
geotool or two for the grab. Or maybe not.
The name of the cache is just the location of the intersection at
the reference coordinates. It has nothing to do with the puzzle. Or
if it does, it was purely coincidental.
Once again, if you already have one or more FTFs, if you could wait
24 hours from the date this cache is published, then we might be
able to share the FTF wealth. Once the log is written into the
first time or 24 hours are up, all bets are off. I cannot enforce
that request but I will ask nicely. If it weren't my cache, I would
have to wait also.
Of course, since this is a Northern Virginia cache, the usual
warnings apply: Heed all signs, don't download cache coordinates
while you are driving, and let a smile be your umbrella.
Congratulations to cphug184 for the FTF!!