HERE ARE YOUR QUESTIONS:
SKY EXHIBIT
Weather, climate, astronomy, and the sun are interpreted in this gallery with its adjacent rooftop terrace. Check out the views of the Salt Lake Valley and learn about some of the Museum’s "green building" features from the Sky terrace.
QUESTION 1: The solar panels on the museum’s roof produce up to 2_0 watts.
ANSWER = A
NATIVE VOICES EXHIBIT
The traditions of Utah’s native people are featured in this circular gallery nestled in the hillside at the top of the building.
Designed in consultation with Utah’s Indian community, this exhibition depicts Native American art and culture and interprets the deep memory and contemporary presence of Utah’s indigenous people.
Visit the Storytelling circle where you can listen to stories of origin and connection to the land.
Look for the display titled, "Great Shoshone Nations Spans the Intermountain West."
QUESTION 2: How many dolls are displayed in this glass case?
ANSWER = F
LIFE EXHIBIT
The web of life is illustrated in a series of exhibits exploring complexity from DNA to Ecosystems, with a focus on Utah’s extraordinary biological diversity.
This exhibition is rich with images, sounds of the landscape, hands-on experiences, live animals, and research stories.
QUESTION 3: In the Naturalist Lab, find the display “The Many Forms of Keratin”. The Bison Skull is item number __.
ANSWER = D
QUESTION 4: How many red foxes are there in the ECOSYSTEMS: Montane Forests Display? Look hard and long… 
ANSWER = I
LAND EXHIBIT
A journey through three distinct physiographic regions formed over millions of years, the Land showcases Utah’s Middle Rocky Mountains, Basin and Range, and Colorado Plateau.
While navigating the switchbacks, touch real rock specimens and explore interactive exhibits on earthquakes, plate tectonics, erosion and much more.
Follow the ramp until you come to an interactive area are invited to create (and destroy) a miniature landscape using sand and water. Beside this is a display showing the different rock layer formations in Utah, with the oldest at the bottom and rising up to the newer, younger layers on top.
QUESTION 5: Counting from the floor up, what number is the Temple Cap formation?
ANSWER = J.
FIRST PEOPLES EXHIBIT
The story of Great Basin’s prehistoric peoples is told while putting visitors in the shoes of archaeologists who use science to interpret the past.
Explore Median Village, a reconstruction of an actual archaeological dig site excavated in the 1960s in Sevier County, Utah.
Stop in the Dry Caves Learning Lab to learn more about what makes Utah so spectacular for preserving archaeological evidence.
Look for a display titled, "Setting a Date."
QUESTION 6: "Moccasin with dew claws, AD 1225-1275" is labeled as exhibit number 0__?
ANSWER = G
GEMS AND MINERALS EXHIBIT
Rough mineral forms are juxtaposed with elegant cut gemstones, all in brilliant colors.
Peer in to see minerals that fluoresce and take in 12 vertical feet of minerals suspended before you.
Find the display titled, "Minerals come in a rainbow of colors."
QUESTION 7: What number is Almadine? This is also the same number in the “Minerals form a variety of crystal shapes" display... Bonus points if you can pronounce all the shapes!
ANSWER = C
GREAT SALT LAKE EXHIBIT
The compelling narrative of the Great Salt Lake, a remnant of ancient Lake Bonneville is brought to life through hands-on interactives, sounds, smells, and a spectacular view of the Lake itself.
Take a “walk around” this large terminal body of water in the midst of a vast inland desert.
QUESTION 8: According to the large map of the Great Salt Lake on the floor of the exhibit, Lake Bonneville existed 16,000 – 1__,500 years ago.
ANSWER = H
PAST WORLDS EXHIBIT
A sequence of snapshots in time spanning hundreds of millions of years depicts a range of Utah’s ancient environments and their changing life forms.
QUESTION 9: The average Hadrosaur was 33 ft long, and weighed 1__,500 lbs. The answer can be found in the spinning wheel.
ANSWER = E
QUESTION 10: How many juvenile Allosaurus are helping their Mom hunt the Barosaurus? (Make sure you count them all!!)
ANSWER = B
HURRAY! YOU DID IT!
By now, you should have all the information you need to find the key. Substitute the letters for the numbers and unscramble them into ABC order. You will have to exit the building to find the key. It is located outside the museum in a key safe box locked with a combination at the new coordinates.
QUESTION 11: Elevation contour lines have been cut into the sidewalks around the outside of the Museum building. Find the contour line running from where you find the key safe and follow it across the sidewalk. What is the indicated elevation above sea level at this location?.
ANSWER = Combination to the key safe.
If the key is missing from the key safe, it may have not been returned by the previous seeker. Please report this to the cache owner immediately!! The front desk does have an extra key, so you can ask them to borrow it, but it tends to go missing as well. If you cannot sign the logsheet please take a pic and include it in the message to me, Railroader921. I will help you out as best I can. You can text me at 801,721,7848 if there are any problems as well.
NOW GO FIND THAT CACHE!:
Now you will need to re-enter the museum. Go to the Utah Futures exhibit, located to the right of the entry podium. As you enter the room look for the maintenance hallway to the left of the big screen. The ammo box should be there, just to the left of the hallway entrance. As this is a museum, there are apt to be muggles about. Although it is locked, it could still be stolen. We don't want that to happen, so please be meticulously inconspicuous!!!!
WHEN YOU'RE DONE LEAVE THE CACHE EXACTLY WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE and OUT OF SIGHT. And again, REMEMBER TO RETURN THE KEY to its hiding place as you leave the museum. Please help us keep the cache adventure in good working order.
On the way out, you might want to visit the gift shop and the refreshment stand. Just sayin…J
The Museum has gone out of its way to welcome geocachers. Your support is a way of saying thank you. It might also be nice if you mentioned a thank you to the receptionist. The Museum, as well as the Visit Utah GeoTour will be interested to know if you enjoyed your visit.
Finally, remember to take the online survey when you have met the requirement for a county patch. The feedback we receive from this survey is essential to assessing the effectiveness of the GeoTour as a promotion for Utah tourism.
Hope this was a fun and educational experience for you! Please tell us about your experience in your log! BTW, we love it when you write more than just TFTC. Your comments are our only payback for all the time, expense and effort that went into offering this experience. Happy caching!