N 39° 08.424' W 76° 50.424' (WGS84)
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Location: United States > Maryland
Cache Type: Quiz
Size: Normal
Status: Archived
Date Hidden: 13 November 2011
Date Created: 13 November 2011
Last Modified: 29 May 2014
Waypoint: OU036C
Also Listed On: Geocaching.com
5 x Found
0 x Did Not Find
3 Comments
0 Notes
1 Watchers
6207 Visitors
2 x Rated
Rated as: N/A
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The cache is not at the listed coordinates.
In order to find this cache, you will need to answer some questions about Troop 424 of Savage, in particular, and the Boy Scouts of America, in general. These answers will allow you to calculate the actual coordinates of the cache container.
The final coordinates are N 39 AB.CDE / W 76 FG.HJK
A = Number of Eagle Scout Ranks earned in the year it was introduced.
B = The first digit in the address of Troop 424's meeting place minus 1.
C = Number of stars on the Eagle Scout Badge
D = Number of Boy Scout "ranks" (to include the "joining badge")
E = Troop's PO Box is XYZ. E=(X-Y)+Z
FG = Troop 424 was founded in 19VW. FG = VW+3
H = Number of letters in the 2nd point of the Scout Law (the single, specific word)
J = Minimum service hours required for Star or Life rank.
K = Number of Eagle ranks earned in the troop from 1982-1997
NOTE - You will not need to disturb any vegetation to retrieve the cache.
I've added the "GeoHotel" attribute and would be glad to see various GeoKrety or other trackables pass thru.
After nearly 2 years, I've decided to go ahead and list this on Geocaching.com to share the fun and make it useable to our scouts toward their Geocaching Merit Badge. I have, however, added a hint here that will not be on the other listing.
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Haqre Ohfu - Ernpu Sebz Orybj
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05 March 2015 SYSTEM Cache archived
29 May 2014 DudleyGrunt Temporarily unavailable
29 May 2014 DudleyGrunt Comment
21 October 2013 ithink314 Found it
This was my first "real" opencaching.us find! i.e. it was found on my own, and wasn't handed to me. Technically, I "found" one of the other category the evening before. Oddly enough, this was my second opencaching.X find. Had just enough time to stop here before needing to head out back home from a quick business trip... Enjoyed working through the questions before my trip, and making a quick stop while passing through. Was glad to meet you, DG. Took the army tb.
Thought it interesting to mention - 4 is Unlucky in chinese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_in_Chinese_culture#Four but 2 is lucky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_in_Chinese_culture#Two , and of course 42 is the answer to life the universe and everything http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/history/42-the-answer-to-life-the-universe-and-everything-2205734.html So 424 is an interesting number...
. ☢ Thanks, DudleyGrunt, for setting this up!
+/- #, October 21, 2013 6:20PM
21 September 2013 gabiandbeecharmer13 Found it