GC29NGE Unknown Cache Marshall Sprague Park Cache
Type: Mystery | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: gbbaum @ | Hide Date: 06/07/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 57.206 W104° 52.844 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Takes less than an hour 
The coordinates are for the location of the sign for the park. To find the cache coordinates, you will have to read the sign and answer the following questions. The cache coordinates are N38° 5A.BCD and W104° 5W.XYZ where:
A = The third digit in the year he was selected to write the state of Colorado history for the bi-centennial celebration.
B = The third digit MINUS the fourth digit in the year he came to Colorado Springs
C = The number of “I” ‘s in the title of his popular book on the history of Colorado Springs
D = The third digit MINUS the fourth digit in the year he was selected to write the state of Colorado history for the bi-centennial celebration.
W = The number of letters in the city in China where he worked as a reporter for the North China Star MINUS five
X = The number of letters in the word which “T” stands for in “TOPS”.
Y = The number of letters in the first name of the photographer that took the picture of Marshall Sprague that is on the sign
Z = The number of letters in the disease that he came to Colorado Springs to recover from MINUS six

You can check you answers to the puzzle at http://www.geochecker.com/index.php?code=32e5ae63a96562bcacc7c033d4321375&action=check&wp=474332394e4745&name=4d61727368616c6c2053707261677565205061726b204361636865

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Waypoint not far from the given coordinates:
N38 57.284
W104 52.800
The geocache is about 0.95 miles from this location with an elevation gain of 380 feet. No need to bushwhack. The geocache is less than 20 feet from the trail.
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6 Logs: Found it 3  Write note 1  Owner Maintenance 2  

Found it 09/28/2018 By LLYN-lhvwn50
After solving the puzzle awhile back, this afternoon was a great time to make the hike. These views just never get old! Thanks for the puzzle and an excuse to get up here and enjoy.

Found it 04/07/2018 By Kerewin0430
Was feeling lazy today and didn't really want to get out, but the snow had melted by noonish and I had run out of excuses, so I headed west to the Blodgett area. I had originally planned to do a different trail to get an oldie I needed for my Jasmer and pick up a bunch of medium/regular sized containers, but logs for the oldie indicated that it was missing, so I decided to make a "quick" run up to grab one regular and few puzzles along the way before heading back and jumping on the other trail. HAHAHAHA! See my log for Cliff Hanger!

Anyway, I had the solved coordinates for this one a long time ago, and finally decided to go for it. There's probably an easier way to get there than the approach I took (my way involved 0.1-0.2 miles of pushing through scrub oak each way and crawling under a chain link fence onto USAFA property), but I had a blast! Thanks for placing this one.

Write note 06/17/2017 By gbbaum
Dropped off Sniffer TB6ZCF0

Owner Maintenance 06/17/2017 By gbbaum
Sign at Marshall Sprague Park has been replaced

Owner Maintenance 06/17/2017 By gbbaum
Checked log book and dropped off a Travel Bug GS0YFT

Found it 04/02/2017 By k9jayhawk
I got the information at the first waypoint back when access to the final was not allowed due to a temper tantrum thrown by mother nature. I saw Back Country Horseman's log and decided I better get to the final just in case this one gets archived. The final was in good shape and dry with no rattling danger noodles present...TFTC SL