Note, due to the proximity of parts of the trail to houses, caching after dark is not allowed for this cache.
PART 1
Follow the steps below to obtain the coordinates to the next waypoint.
- The posted coordinates will take you to the information sign in the parking lot.
- Using the information seen in the sign, solve the following math equation to find "A":
A=(((the number of letters in the 9th word) + (the number of letters in the 10th word)) * (the number of letters in the 4th word)) - (the number of letters in the 3rd word)
- Using the information seen in the sign, solve the following math equation to find "B" (round down your answer):
B=((last four numbers in line 6) / the number of letters in the 11th word) + 136
- Substitute the numbers for "A" and "B" to obtain the coordinates of the next waypoint:
N 42 51.A W 070.57.B
- You can verify your coordinates using checksum for the north and west coordinates. The North checksum = 27 (add up all the individual numbers in the north coordinates). The West checksum = 33 (add up all the individual numbers in the west coordinates).
PART 2
Follow the steps below to obtain the coordinates to the final location.
- Locate the sign using the coordinates from "PART 1".
- Take the 10-letter word found in the sign and translate the letters into numbers (for example, A=1, B=2, C=3,…Z=26)
- Solve the following math equation to find "C":
C=(first number) / 2
- Solve the following math equation to find "D":
D=(fourth number * ninth number) + (first number) + (second number) + (third number) + (sixth number) + (tenth number)
- Substitute the numbers for "C" and "D" to obtain the coordinates of the final location:
N 42 51.C W 070.57.D
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.