Name: Pioneer Spirit
Difficulty: 2.5 (Two sites to visit trail walking)
Near Caesar's Creek, Clinton Co, OH
Converted to hybrid Geocache/Letterbox 7 Dec 2001
Placed by Flyfisher (geoflyfisher@yahoo.com)
Fair warning: This letterbox does require use of a
GPS Receiver.
Here is my second "Museum and a Hike" quest. This one
will enhance your enjoyment of Caesar's Creek State
Park. Plan on a couple hours for this one. You may
need topographic maps. They can be printed from
www.topozone.com with the coordinates listed here.
The main map needed will be centered on the parking
coordinates for the second stage mentioned below.
Long pants are a good idea. Some of the adventure is
off trail. One portion is near a 20 foot drop-off, so
be careful with your pets, kids, and spouse.
For PART 1 of this adventure, go to the Pioneer
Village (Free admission) near Caesar's Creek Lake.
Park near N 39 29.161 W 84 02.295. At this location,
there is an old Toll House. It has dimensions
______ by ______ according to the sign on the house.
Answer A is the greater of those two dimensions.
Answer A ______
Question B: What year was the house at N 39 29.130 W
84 02.366 built?
Answer B _________
Question C: What is the height of the chimney of the
house at N 39 29.190
W 84 02.383 (in feet)?
Answer C __________
Question D: What year was the Inn at N 39 29.203 W 84
02.310 built?
Answer D ______
Multiply A * C Write result here: _______ Subtract 154
from that number.
XXX is the result of this subtraction.
XXX is ________
Add B + D. Write the result here _________ Subtract
2962 from that number
YYY is the result of that subtraction.
YYY is _________
SECOND PART: Go to N 39 31.360 W 83 58.665 and park.
You will need the topographic maps to use the country
roads to get to this spot. Hike to the letterbox at N
39 31.XXX and W 83 58.YYY
You can get to within 50 feet of the cache/letterbox
if you follow paths but some of the paths have not
been used for several years. Take care with small
children. There are big drop offs here and there. The
box is at the base of a large Oak tree.
Enjoy this pretty spot and rest at the end of your
quest.