GC5JK8A Transform Yourself, Fort Collins #3
Type: Mystery | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Denali41 @ | Hide Date: 01/01/2015 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 34.025 W105° 04.620 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
             

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CONGRATULATIONS TO Barasaur FOR THE FTF!!

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THIS IS A PUZZLE CACHE. IT IS NOT LOCATED AT THE LISTED COORDINATES. Do not go there. Instead, read details about the cache below, have fun discovering the locations of the transformer cabinets, and then calculate the coordinates for the physical cache.

Fort Collins’ residents and visitors are blessed with a diverse array of interesting art forms viewable from public vantages. Each has been created by a local artist. This puzzle is one in a continuing series that requires locating specific art works or related structures (such as publicly-displayed clocks, unique buildings or conspicuous features, transformer cabinets) that are shown in photographs. Each is within the city limits of Fort Collins. Once found, simple arithmetic or other manipulations of the cabinet’s coordinates need to be made in order to calculate the actual location of the cache. Others of my puzzle caches of this genre include:

GC40N9R What Time Ya Got, Fort Collins?
GC3F8DW Ride a Painted Pony
GC20VW5 Disneyland.... Here?
GC4VJZ3, etc. Where ART Thou, Fort Collins? [Series]
GC5JJZE, etc. Transform Yourself, Fort Collins [This Series]

Ten pieces of artwork on electric transformer cabinets in Fort Collins are featured as images through photo hot links on this cache page. Each is assigned a unique letter. To calculate the cache coordinates you will need to find the locations of all 10 of these transformers. Finding certain transformer cabinets might be challenging, but by pursuing them you will probably learn more about The Choice City and its amenities. Enjoy your hunt!

After you have discovered the location of each transformer determine it’s Longitude. Then use the .X00 (tenth) digit position of the Longitude’s decimal minutes in the simple equations below to calculate the coordinates of the physical cache container and its geocaching treasure: its log sheet! For example, if the Longitude of the cabinet  is W 105° 07.671, the number to use is “6". Do NOT round up unless specifically instructed to do so for a particular photograph.

A = ____________________________Place        ______Longitude Digit
B = ____________________________Place        ______Longitude Digit
C = ____________________________Place        ______Longitude Digit 
D = ____________________________Place        ______Longitude Digit
E = ____________________________Place        ______Longitude Digit
F = ____________________________Place         ______Longitude Digit
G = ____________________________Place        ______Longitude Digit
H = ____________________________Place        ______Longitude Digit
J =  ____________________________Place        ______Longitude Digit
K = ____________________________Place        ______Longitude Digit

P=K-J

Q=A-E

R=B-K

S=C+D-6

W=H-1

X=F+G-3

Y=H

Z=B+G

The coordinates for the cache are:

N 40° 3P.QRS

W 105° 0W.XYZ

Enjoy learning more about The Choice City as you seek out the locations of the 10 transformer cabinets needed to solve this puzzle. It’s a darned nice city, and this cache should enhance your familiarity with certain of its special dimensions. The cache is a good-sized medicine pill vial wrapped in black duct tape.  Please make certain to re-hide it carefully, so it is not found by muggles.

I extend my appreciation to DES, whose caches in the “Where Are You...” series inspired this puzzle cache.

 

Additional Waypoints

03/29/2019 By Dud&Plato
Why hello lonely cache. Think every one of the stars was earned on this one! I worked on these a few years ago before I came back to them this year. It took some serious sleuthing to come up with some of them.... some of them were next to impossible with further research. It's an amazing age we live in though and with enough persistence, and the right tools and mindset, you can find some things. It was a blast to hunt these down, and learn a lot more of the art surrounding us. Since this caches publication, MANY MANY more transformers have had art added to them. That can sure up the challenge! Getting very close on others in the series, and have a few questions I'll shoot Steve's way. These really are a way to make you open your eyes to things you pass all the time and don't pay proper respect to.... much like these series of caches I think. They deserve more attention. For the first time in a while, this one got some love with some fresh ink! Happy to report that the cache and log are right where they should be and in great shape. Thanks for this one! Hope to be knocking out the rest of the series in short order. As always SL :)

03/27/2019 By BriaTeragram
After lots of extensive research and combing the city, we managed to find all the transformers for this cache. Still need to find a few more to finish out the whole series, but I'm happy to give this lonely cache some love with Dud&Plato. It was a fun and sometimes frustrating adventure. I hope I can log the rest in the next couple weeks. TFTC|SL

09/23/2016 By KathandCart
Found it! It's in good shape and I got to visit some more Art. Left a purple stone butterfly.

04/03/2016 By doglover&pups
Oh what fun! Hubby and I have spent a lot of time on the computer and also driving around. We have more to find. Beautiful day today. Thanks for the fun and TFTC.

02/05/2016 By Denali41
Before the recent snowstorm I spent time checking many of my urban and farm caches and making any repairs that were necessary. This cache and the transformers are in position. The cache awaits finders.

04/02/2015 By Denali41
I had breakfast with Tahosa and his family and had time after we finished to check on a few of my local caches, including this one. It's in perfect condition. My puppy Orizaba enjoyed being out with me in the falling snow flakes.

03/28/2015 By Sam_I_AM
Found with Cache U, HelloKitty, and Mousse the geopup. Mousse as usual was no help on this one, but added to the fun. We've enjoyed gradually solving these; thanks for all the work you put into this!