Geocache Description:
The cache is NOT located at the above coordinates, but is quite close.
To get the final coordinates, solve the numerical puzzle that follows:
The North Coordinates will be found in (Q) by using N 42° 10. ___ ___ ___
and the West Coordinates will be revealed in (T) as W 076° 44. ___ ___ ___
Now, for the PUZZLE :
Pick a number, ANY number: ________.
(A) Add 100 to it = ________.
(B) From that result, Subtract your age = _______.
(C) To that, Add the number that represents the month you were born in = ______.
(D) Now, Multiply that result by 7 = _______.
(E) If you have any decimal places, remove them = _________.
(F) If this number is an "odd" number, (that is, not evenly divisible by 2) subtract 17 from it = _______.
(G) Add 300 to that result = __________.
(H) Now, DIVIDE this result by 2 = ______.
(I) Take the Last 3 digits of this result and write them here: ___ ___ ___.
(J) Now, Modify that number by rearranging its digits so the Largest digit is First, its Next largest digit is 2nd, and its Smallest digit is 3rd (If all 3 digits are the same number, first add 100) ___ ___ ___ .
(K) Now, Modify that number by making its 1st digit its 3rd, and making its 3rd digit its 1st, while its 2nd digit remains unchanged = ___ ___ ___ .
(L) Subtract the number result in (K) from the result in (J) (J-K = L) = _________.
(M) Modify THAT result by making its 1st digit be its 3rd, and its 3rd digit be its 1st, again, while its 2nd digit remains unchanged = ___ ___ ___.
(N) Add the result in (M) to the result in (L): (M+L = N) = __________ .
To get the last 3 digits of the North Coordinate:
(O) Subtract 180 from the result in (N) =___ ___ ___.
(P) Divide (O) by 3 = ___ ___ ___.
(Q) Add (9X5) to (P) ___ ___ ___.
This gives the last 3 digits of the North Coordinate ( N = 42° 10 . ___ ___ ___ ).
To get the last 3 digits of the West Coordinate:
(R) Divide the result found in (N) by 3 = __________.
(S) Add 67 = ___ ___ ___ .
(T) Reverse the order of this result (X Y Z -> Z Y X) ___ ___ ___
This gives the last 3 digits of the West Coordinate ( W = 076° 44 . ___ ___ ___ ).
Now you should have the final coordinates.
Enter them into your GPS to find this cache!
If you have trouble that you cannot resolve, feel free to send me an email for help.
Increased difficulty due to effort needed to obtain the cache’s location.
The actual location is D/T 2.0/1.5, practically a park and grab!
The Geosum of all the North Numbers is 22.
The Geosum of all the West Numbers is 28.
Congrats to Dslater529 and LCSM for the FTF!