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Map Travel Instructions:
You will travel from a park or forest preserve to a park, following the straight-line map below.
A straight-line map is a simplified drawing of how a mapped route would look if it was a piece of string that was then pulled straight, with all of the connecting roads still attached. The straight line represents the road(s) being traveled at all times (although the actual route will not look anything like the diagram). To the left or right of the central line are "branches" which are instructions for what to do at each intersection.
An intersection for this cache is defined as having signs with the road names posted. Therefore, the following are excluded: Private drives, alleys or any path where motorized vehicles are prohibited.
At each intersection, you must decide to turn left, right or go straight. For example if the branch attached to the center line on the map points left, you must either go straight or turn right . Or if there is a branch on each side, then it is an 4 way intersection and you must go straight through. Two branches on one side also means a 4 way intersection where you must turn.
To find your start location (point "A") go to the posted coordinates. There you will find a brass medallion. In the center of the medallion is a stamped symbol. Identify the symbol and note the word printed below the symbol. Then choose the correct combination of symbol and word from the choices below for your starting coordinates.
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Triangle – Controls
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N41 43.289
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W88 07.966
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Circle – Mark
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N41 44.922
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W88 09.397
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Square – Plat
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N41 45.372
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W88 10.754
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Triangle – Survey
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N41 47.926
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W88 08.065
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Circle – Bench
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N41 43.970
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W88 11.513
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Square – Information
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N41 46.570
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W88 09.862
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Triangle - Damage
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N41 47.788
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W88 11.292
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Circle – Year
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N41 49.028
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W88 06.712
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Square - Elevation
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N41 49.036
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W88 06.740
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To find the cache, start at point A make your heading 90 and drive to point B following the map. Record your distance traveled from point A to B. You will know that you have reached point B when you travel a short distance after passing the last intersection and can see these numbers ___ 8 8 ___ (that is a sequence of three numbers followed by a letter) through the passenger window of the car.
Park your car in a legal spot and return to the object bearing the "88". Find the Southern most corner of the object. From that spot, you will project the location of the cache.
All calculated measurements are done in feet (To the nearest foot no decimals).
Distance traveled by car.
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Bearing = (A*2)___, (A+A+1)___, (H-A)___ deg.
Distance = F___, (G-2)___, H___, (H-G)___ feet
Since this is more about the journey than finding the cache, you are looking for a cammoed bison tube about 2’ off the ground attached to a tree.