Chapter 15 Mystery in Rocky Mountain National Park p.2 129-134

What did Wes discover about the cipher numbers 8463?

• That is the amount of feet they would have to walk to get to the next trail.

• That is the amount of feet till they find the next clue.

• That is the elevation number (according to the map) for where they were standing.

• That is the elevation number for the next clue they would have to find.

They were able to figure out that the numbers were the elevation but what about the letters?

• They thought the letters needed to be changed into numbers according to the place order (A=1 B=2)

• They thought the letters needed to be changed into numbers according to how many times times it is seen.

• They thought the letters needed to be changed into numbers according to the shape of the letter.

• They thought the letters needed to be changed into new letters.

What did Wes do to decode the message they found on the rock?

• Wes wrote out 26 numbers and put the corresponding letters under them to figure out the number code.

• Wes wrote out 25 numbers and put the corresponding letters under them to figure out the number code.

• Wes wrote out 24 numbers and put the corresponding letters under them to figure out the number code.

• Wes wrote out 27 numbers and put the corresponding letters under them to figure out the number code.

What happens to the letter o in the cipher? (more than 1 answer)

• The letter o could be another number other than 0.

• The letter o could be the number 0.

• The letter o could be a space.

• The letter o could a different letter.

After Wes deciphered the letters into numbers what did he think of the final product?

• He thought it looked like a bunch of nonsense.

• He thought it looked like a message that was understandable.

• He thought it looked like a message that was a clue.

• He thought it looked like a message that was easy to decode.

What did Amber figure out about the numbers they had deciphered?

• The numbers were the same numbers on the ranger's map.

• The numbers were the same numbers on the trial markers.

• They were longitute and latitude coordinates.

• The numbers were the same numbers on the park signs.

When they returned back to camp what did Wes go into his camper to get?

• The emergency beacon to plug the coordinates into.

• A map to find the location of the coordinates

• A cell phone to plug the coordinates into.

• A GPS device

What were the GPS coordinates they pluged into the GPS device?

• 4.433 and 105.7438

• 4.423 and 105.7448

• 4.434 and 105.8438

• 4.433 and 105.7538

Why did Wes not want to use the cell phone GPS App?

• The cell phone did not have a charge.

• The cell phone they had would not allow them to get the App they needed for the GPS coordinates.

• The cell phone reception is slow there.

• The cell phone could be detected by others, so, it would not be secret.

What did they find out after the GPS device gave them the location for their coordinates?

• The location was 532 miles from there.

• The location was 534 miles from there.

• The location was 544 miles from there.

• The location was 533 miles from there.