The Twelve Labors of Hercules: Hercules Comes Home Mystery Cache
The Twelve Labors of Hercules: Hercules Comes Home
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This is the final cache in the Hercules series. Cachers who have
completed the preceding twelve labors are rewarded with a cache in
a wonderful location (though slightly less strenuous than the other
placements), and a cache full of plentiful booty!
Hercules had a great number of additional adventures between his
twelve labors and after them, but he did eventually meet his demise
due to the deadly venom of a Hydra. After Hercules's death he
became the only hero to return as a full-fledged god. By virtue of
his heroic accomplishments he was given a home on Mt. Olympus and a
goddess for a wife. Finally the trials and tribulations of hero
status had come to an end.
After completing all twelve of the hikes / climbs in this series
you may also feel like you've accomplished a great feat, and this
is true! To complete all twelve labors it is necessary to hike at
least 80 miles (mostly off trail) and gain more than 26,000 feet in
elevation. Even with the most capable caching vehicle you can't
reduce these numbers by much more than 10%, so it will be quite a
journey!
Here's a short recap of what the Twelve Labors were all about:
Labor One: Cookes
Peak
Labor Two: Baylor
Peak
Labor Three: Bishop
Cap
Labor Four: Carrizo
Peak
Labor Five: Squaw
Mountain
Labor Six: Florida
Peak
Labor Seven: Robledo
Mountain
Labor Eight: North Anthonys
Nose
Labor Nine: Anthonys
Nose
Labor Ten: Rabbit Ears
Plateau
Labor Eleven: Organ
Needle
Labor Twelve: Mount
Cox
Now onto the cache...
The cache is hidden in a beautiful spot not far from Las Cruces. In
each of the Twelve Labors there was a two or three digit code, now
is the time you will need those codes. Don't worry, if you can
prove you visited a cache and have somehow misplaced the code for a
particular cache or two I will be happy to provide the code to you,
just send me an email.
Now how to use the codes: Take the codes for all of the odd number
caches (1,3,5,7,9,11) and add them all together. This should give
you a four digit number (XXXX). Now add that number to four least
significant digits in the North part of the coordinates. For
example, if XXXX = 1122 you would take 32 22.000 + 1122 which would
give you N 32 23.122.
For the even numbered Labors (2,4,6,8,10,12), once again add up all
of the codes to get a four digit number (YYYY). Now subtract 1000
from that number (YYYY-1000 = ZZZZ). Once again add ZZZZ to the
West part of the coordinates in the same manner as you did for the
North part. For example, if YYYY = 3344 you'll first subtract 1000
[ 3344-1000 = 2344 ]. Now you'll add 2344 to the four least
significant digits in (W 107 01.000) which would give you W 107
03.344.
This final cache is full of unregistered geocoins and unactivated
TB tags. Each finder should take one of each. In addition, I am
working up something special for all completers, more info to come!
Finally, for the FTF on this cache I will email or mail an REI gift
certificate to them to help replace the hiking shoes that have been
worn out while pursueing the Twelve Labors. Happy hiking, climbing,
and hunting!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Svaq nyy gjryir svefg