Easy As Pie Mystery Cache
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As the coordinate checker is no longer working, I am revealing the true coordinates but you will still need a 3 digit code to unlock the treasure box. Clues to this code are in the write up.
Final coords. are: N35 AB.CDE, W106 FG.HIJ whereas: A = The third digit of the year the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe was built. B = The New Mexico state mammal is : 1. Black Bear, 2. Mountain Lion, 3. Coatimundi. C = The New Mexico state flower is: 1. Yucca, 2. Sego Lily, 3. Cholla. D = There are 19 Pueblo groups who speak ____ distinct languages. E = The month (number) that the first Atomic Bomb was detonated at White Sands. F = Fourth digit of the year that New Mexico became a state. G = Fourth digit of the year that Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Refuge was created. H = Fourth digit of the year that Smokey Bear was found in a tree after a forest fire in the Lincoln National Forest (plus 7). I = New Mexico state bird is: 1. Cactus Wren, 2. Roadrunner, 3. Chickadee. J = Fourth digit of the year that Bill Gates started Microsoft in Albuquerque (plus 2). You should be able to find the answers on 50states.com or just google NM Trivia. The following information will supply you with clues for the 3 digit code needed to unlock the treasure box when you find it. Although the Egyptians knew all about pies, and the scribe Ahmas wrote about them in 1650 BC, it was Archimedes of Syracuse who published the first book containing pie information around 200 BC. As we remember from our math class, it has to do with the mathematical relationship between the diameter of pies and the circumference of one's tummy. (It has been a long time since math class!) So, was Archimedes' book the first ever diet book published? :-) If you need more hints, after studying recipe books, diet books, and at least 3 math books, feel free to e-mail us via our profile page. The CO no longer lives in the house just west of the cache.
Additional Hints
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Ynetrfg ebpx ba gur vfynaq. Yvar hc ahzoref ng neebj.