A little puzzle in honor of Blue Switch Day, 2022. Nothing is hidden at the posted coordinates. This cache is not accessible from Route 13. Solve the puzzle to determine the cache location. You will be seeking a bison tube.
This puzzle was inspired by kablooey's "Just Add Numbers," and "Verbal Alchemy" (which is one of my favorite puzzles ever).
Each of the pairs of phrases in the clues below is equivalent to words that anagram to a shade of blue and a number. The number in parentheses indicates the length of the word. As an aid to solving, the list below is ordered alphabetically by the shades of blue.
DESTROY TO THE GROUND(4) + LOCATIONS FOR ORGANIZED EVENTS(6)
HOME FOR MONKS OR NUNS(5) + TRAVELER'S LODGING(3)
RELATING TO THE EYES(6) + ELEVEN OR TWELVE-YEAR-OLD(5)
SWEET CAKE OR TART(5) + WHITEN(6)
SUCCESSFUL SONG OR SHOW(3) + ORGANIZATION OR COMPANY(6)
FAIR’S OPPOSITE IN BASEBALL(4) + MEASUREMENT AROUND THE WAIST(5)
2000 POUNDS(3) + CURVING SMOOTHLY IN AND OUT, AS HAIR(4)
GIANT PLANT HARMFUL WHEN TOUCHED (7)+ STUMBLE(4)
GOOEY BLACK HYDROCARBON(3) + FLUFFY AND WARM, AS A SHEEP(5)
TINY FAIRIES OR SPRITES(6) + DULL’S OPPOSITE, AS RELATING TO A KNIFE OR PENCIL(5)
SMALL ISLAND(3) + VISION(5)
ENUMERATE(4) + CHOPPING TOOLS(4)
BEIGE(3) + ARM COVERING (6)
NOT AS LOUD(7) + SCREAMER OR YELLER (7)
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
Many thanks to jeremiahsjohnson for consulting and beta-testing!