The first three stages of this multicache are "micro" containers: each is a small Altoids-type tin and is somewhat camouflaged to match the surroundings.
Each of the first three stages contains a puzzle whose solution will lead you to the next stage. No math or trivia is necessary to do these puzzles, so you won't need a calculator or a research library in your pack, but you might want to bring a small notebook. Some cache containers might also contain information that may come in handy for the puzzles at other stages, so we'd advise taking notes on anything that doesn't seem like it belongs.
The difficulty of the puzzles increases as you go, with the first puzzle being very easy indeed. The difficulty rating on this cache reflects both the difficulty of the puzzles and the difficulty of finding some of the cache containers.
At no time should you have to get wet while finding one of these cache containers; if it looks like you need to wade into a river or stream, chances are your GPS receiver is playing a joke on you.
The last stage is a traditional cache in a .30-cal ammo can, hidden somewhere in Fort Wayne.
The picture is not a spoiler; in fact, you might find it very useful once you know what it means.
The coordinates should, in general, be very accurate, because we carefully checked them against aerial photos, but the coordinates for the third stage might be off by a few yards. The hints below are for the cache locations themselves; hints for the puzzles are in the form of a travel bug. If that travel bug is hidden in this cache, someone has decided to keep the hints hidden until someone else finds the cache.
Please feel free to log notes to tell us about your adventures so far when you find - or don't find - the intermediate stages, just as you would when you find a traditional cache. "Found it" should be reserved for finding the final stage of the cache. You can, of course, log a "couldn't find it" log at any time.
Be careful with the location hints below; you should probably decrypt them by hand unless you really don't care if you know too much about the later stages.