I have been reading some poetry lately. I have been most interested in postmodern American poets. I love the ordered chaos of the work and decided to try my hand at a poem.
When I'm not reading postmodern poets, I prefer 19th century American poets, such as Poe and other didactic noshers.
Since caching always involves numbers, here are a few of my favorites:
DI´I´’ HING TRZY ZRO SHI HUIT NIUN ENE CHA' NI ZWEI E'-HIKU NUEVE FOWER ŠTAR
VIER VUVVE DEUX KYU NUL VAGH TATU ICHI NAAKI MBILI TWEE SEWE ACHT JURÓOM 'OLE
QUATRO VEEVE DUL OSIEM WAHID RANTU PIECI UN YERKOU DWA TAA RIMWE NUL ETT NEUN
CORS TANO 'E-KOLU REI ASHDLA' NURPH TATLO THU DEW MOKÕI YEREK EEN SÓOHTO DRIE AHTAU
QUATTRU SINKU SONG OUTO SIEBEN TATU SEMPH JEDEN ZOLE 'E-LUA TRIA FIDWOR YUK CEZP VIERE
ARBA PIEC GOLBMA YEONG NIO SZESC KECHU NA'ÊSTSE DEUX GUOKTE NA'HE SAM SIETE 'E-HA NANE
CZTERY CINQ KIMSA KIR VEC SEKAWAN ZORTZI ÉNSKA NÎSO NIIZH YEREK DUWOU SEPTINI TSCHINTG QUATTUOR
FYDER FIMF DEU SEKIZ NOV SETTI PEQE SAQUUI TA'LI MÍBALÉ DIVI TSUNELA KUUZI PUSAQ SHAGLÓGAN
IRUNDY NAANAN SONG NA'NOHTO ASUGOM NEVE DABU EEN DWA ZAL NI NOAUA YOT INN ŠENA
BUAN BIYAR CI ZERO OITO TRI UNO EN TWER NIIZH NEŠE SONELA SUDALI GOSTÁN SHAKÓWIN
MÚS CENDÓ TALLO MANN WO'MENUT KUUSI KOLM IK DUWO DUU ÞRI AN TWE GIASCTE PUNJ
NYL VIIS KAKS OVCCI NOHO HING VYF EGY KÁ'AH ISKAY KABIRI ISQUN BDUN CHIT KETURI
CATVARI FIMF TWEE NANE YOT NNE ATTA EINS DUA ROA JILU EMPAT ONO FITO IWA
HUDU HAMMIST UNQ'O NOL SABA LIMA ISA HANA TVO NI TRI YEREK EEN DU DY
NÂNKU PESSE TAA NOCHT 'E-ONO AGT WA' EME DIVI DO ISA KYU LAU MAR FIF
Because geocaching.com tends to reformat html, I would recommend viewing the poem as it was intended to be seen in this pdf
Just a coupled of notes on this puzzle to help you along.
First, there is no need to translate ALL of the numbers in the poem, only a select few. Second, the puzzle is in three stages:
- Find a clue in the poem that will tell you the method used to extract coordinates.
- Find the Key to unlock the method in stage 1.
- Apply the method and translate the numbers extracted
I know it sounds easier than it is. Don't be discouraged if you are getting information that appears to be gibberish. Stick with it. Lastly, if you use an online tool that exists to extract information, be sure to remove all accents and replace letters with their English equivalents on potential numbers before running the program, otherwise you will get bad results. There is one number in the final solution that has two meanings in different languages. Use the checksum to ensure you are using the correct value. Good luck!
The cache is an ammo can.
Checksum for the puzzle coordinates is 52. moved the cache on 8/6/2023 to comply with the 528 foot distance to another cache. After you have solved the puzzle apply the following offsets, add .044 to the North, and add .017 to the West for the final location.
I added a checker 4/18/2022 for the puzzle solution. You will have to add offsets for Final Location.
"This cache complies with the geocaching policies for Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) properties. Please respect park hours when caching. This cache can be reached from the trail"
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.