GC9M6P5 Rhythm, Rhyme, and a Dime
Type: Mystery | Size: Other | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Berb57 @ | Hide Date: 01/10/2022 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 11.271 W104° 51.339 | Last updated: 06/19/2022 | Fav points: 0
   

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This is my first leap into cache ownership. I made it a difficulty of 4 due to some of the letters having more than ONE possible answer. See the hint. 

The Cache is NOT at the Posted Coordinates. However, there is a nice trail nearby if you want to take a stroll.

 

“Music is the only unlimited food in my diet.” - Berb57

 

Some published quotes about music:

1. “Where words fail, music speaks.” — Hans Christian Andersen
2. “Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.” — Kahlil Gibran
3. “Where words leave off, music begins.” — Heinrich Heine
4. “Music is healing. Music holds things together.” - Prince
5. “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” - Confucius
6. “Music is the universal language of mankind.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
7. “Love is friendship set to music.” — Jackson Pollock
8. “Without music, life would be a blank to me.” — Jane Austen, Emma
9. “The only truth is music.” — Jack Kerouac
10. “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” — Plato

https://parade.com/1239349/michelleparkerton/music-quotes/

 

The Puzzle:

Here are several songs from some of my favorite artists. The last song is the theme from my favorite professional football team. Go Fins.

 

A. Edmund Fitzgerald
B. Come Monday
C. Penny Lane
D. Mr. Tamborine
E. Puff the Magic Dragon
F. The Reach
G. Rocky Mountain High
H. I Knew This Place
I. Candle in the Wind
J. Moondance
K. Sultans of Swing
L. Alone Again (Naturally)
M. Ride Captain Ride
N. Mary Jane’s Last Dance
O. Shaky Town
P. Someday Soon
Q. Diamonds and Rust
R. These Days
S. Prince of Darkness
T. Night Moves
U. Cinnamon Girl
V. Scarborough Fare 
W. Dirty Laundry
X. Miami Dolphins Fight Song

 

SOLVE BELOW FOR THE FINAL COORDINATES:

North:
A + B + C + D + E
F 
(L * N)  -  (G * I  ) +  [( H + J) * K]  + (M + V + C)

West:
O
P + Q + R + S 
T + U + K -W - X
 

HAPPY CACHING!
 

Additional Waypoints

01/15/2022 By kenyansherpa
I was heading to Denver, so I thought I should stop by for this one. Of course, that meant I needed to do it early when it was 15 degrees and several inches of snow ;-) However, neither of the elements interfered with the find. Thanks to Berb for creating an excellent puzzle as her first cache hide! A group of us were able to solve with a friendly nudge from her. All is well with the unique host, creative container and log sheet. I'm keeping the CO's favorite point streak alive!!

01/13/2022 By gampa&gamma
We were eager to work this mystery cache after hearing the CO talk a bit about it at a recent event.

The night it published we enjoyed reading the music quotes before diving into a google search to find the needed information. Some of these songs we knew by heart------others not so much--ha! We hit a couple of road blocks and decided to set it aside for the night. The next day we reasoned out a few of the duplicate numbers, noticed the twist, but still had trouble getting the checker to agree.

We reached out to the CO for clarification only to find that we did in fact have the correct coordinates. Guess it was "user error" on the checker

We were in the general area today doing maintenance on some of our own caches and decided we woud enjoy another short hike. Found the clever container without any trouble, discovered the trackable, and signed the log. We replaced the container as found.

Here is our music quote Psalm 98:4 "Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
break forth and sing for joy and sing praises."

Thanks to the CO for this fun mystery cache.

01/10/2022 By Berb57
TB Dropped.

01/10/2022 By ernie66
FTF at 10:30am!

With so many factors figuring into the final coords, I wasn’t surprised that my first attempt was wrong. I double-checked everything and looked for secondary songs with the same title. Ultimately it was just a little twist that tripped me up. Well done puzzle and an awesome hide! Traded trackables, TFTC!

01/09/2022 By Heartland Cacher
Published