GCJBT0 Multi-cache proposal cache
Type: Multi | Size: Other Other | Difficulty: 3 out of 5 | Terrain: 2.5 out of 5
By: anmills @ | Hide Date: 05/02/2004 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 24.245 W105° 35.473 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 4
Recommended for kids  Scenic view 
This virtual Cache has mutiple parts to it, On the way you will learn a little piece of history about the location, as well as solve some maths !!
The final location has a fabulous view and is in fact where I proposed to my wife. You will need to pay careful attention to the questions, as well as provide 4 answers to get credit.

1) First Location N 40 24.245, W 105 35.4731. Go to the above coordinates - you will find a 4 digit number. Assign them to "abcd".

2) Subtract the smallest number from the biggest number and assign to "e".

3) Subtract the smallest number from e and assign to "f".

4) As you 'PAY' make a note of the entrance station elevation and assign the third digit to "g" then proceed to N 40 24.def, W 105 3f.beb

5) At this point, find 6 digits July uv wxyz, take digit u and add digit v then assign to "h", assign digit z to "i", divide h by i and assign to "j"

6) Proceed to N 40 24.hgi, W 105 3e.ijh (park your vehicle), subtract c from a and assign to "k"

7) Follow the trail to N 40 24.hfk, W 105.3e.khh, on the way find the answer to
Question 1: How long did the squirrel eat the bark?
Alt Question 1: How many square miles is the park?

Once there answer the following question:
Question 2: When was the Lawn lake dam built?

8. Return to your vehicle and proceed to N 40 2j.ihd, W 105 3f.bhg (park your vehicle)

9) Proceed on foot to the sign at N 40 2j.iga, W 105 3f.eei
Question 3: What is the name and the height of the highest peak listed on the sign?


10. Proceed to the proposal spot N 40 2j.ifd, W 105 3f.edh
Question 4: Close to this spot, is a sign. What yellow bellied creature is featured on the sign?

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 Hints

1) The park was established in this year
4) Fall River pay station (park guide shows elevation 2 feet less than what is marked on the wall)
5) The first two digits are the day of the month, the
next 4 are the year
6) If you forgot g, then it is (b-d)
9) It's the highest around

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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 09/02/2017 By jasperdakota
In Estes Park for the holiday weekend. Thanks for the cache! Email sent.

Found it 08/22/2017 By AbvAvg
Started working on this cache last year. Found a couple more stages a few weeks ago and finished today with the remaining stops to make. Answers sent to CO. Thanks for the cache that took us a new place in the park we had not been to before.

Found it 09/15/2016 By youkfish
A work appt was cancelled this morning, so I had some spare time on my hands to run through this fun cache! I couldn't find Q1, so did Q1a and found the remaining questions easily. I really like the idea of this cache and being in the Park it works very well. Cheers!

Found it 07/05/2016 By msledbetter
Tftc

Found it 05/10/2016 By kchest63
Answers submitted by flat2let.de
We enjoyed the cache taking us to various spots around the park. It was a nice way to see the sights.

Found it 05/10/2016 By flat2let.de
Vey nice tour through the Rock Mountain National Park.
We collected the letters, we found the answers to the questions.
Thanks to the owner
flat2let.de
#3467

Found it 12/27/2015 By JeffAnnaH
This was such a fun mission and was our first geocache adventure!
Accidentally blasted the answers on this log but then figured out how to sign in and edit the post, phew! I will now try to figure out how to message you the answers privately. Either way, this was an awesome first cache for us!! I'm 7 months pregnant and it was great to get some fresh air and exercise!

Thank you for a great day!
Made it to the proposal spot at 7 months pregnant!

Found it 10/04/2015 By JeepXguy
After a great weekend getting my daughter married off spent the whole day running around the park showing it off to my family from ohio. Great Days Hunt. TFTC. Answers to follow.

Found it 10/04/2015 By DaZups
#2000 what a great choice this turned out to be.
We were in town for my nieces wedding. Then when I went to church this morning the homily was on marriage. So of course the Proposal Cache was the oblivious choice for my two thousandth cache. We had 14 family members to help us. A great day in R.M.N.P.
Thank you Thank you Thank you for the cache
Answers will follow soon.

#2000

DaZups at #2000
Family members who helped the sibs

Found it 08/25/2015 By -TwoCs-
Attempted this one back when we first started geocaching, finished it today. Thanks for the tour!