Crossroads Word Puzzle Mystery Cache
seek & hide: Due to vandalism on the park property, no trespassing signs are now posted. Geocaches have been removed.
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The original coordinates have nothing to do with finding this cache. The cache is not located at the provided coordinates. If you go to the provided coordinates, you will find the Cadiz Recreation Area.
This is a cache located in Cadiz, Kentucky. This cache has been placed on private property (39 acre park) by permission of the property owners, and they welcome visits from cachers. The acreage is being developed for free public use. Picnicking, walking trails, sports fields and playgrounds are being developed.
The cache coordinates can found by solving the riddle & puzzle.
There are 66 small books included in one large volume. 30 of the books are in the following paragraph. Can you find them?
This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket, on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so much; he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while fishing from his john boat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend, was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot. That's a fact. Some people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a scholar to see some of them at the worst. Research has shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the books in this paragraph. During a recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi lemonade booth set a new record. The local paper, The Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, "The books are all right here in plain view hidden from sight." Those able to find all of them will hear great lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation that may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. Also, keep in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know the answers. Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus; there really are 30 books of the volume lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found.
Jot down the NAMES of all 30 books of the volume in the order they are listed and use the number of letters in the books to find the coordinates.
The cache is at: N 36 AB.CDE, W 087 FG.HIJ
A = the number of letters in the 14th book
B = the number of letters in the 7th book - 1
C = the number of letters in the 5th book
D = the number of letters in the 17th book
E = the number of letters in the 24th book -6
F = the number of letters in the 10th book
G = the number of letters in the 27th book
H = the number of letters in the 20th book
I = the number of letters in the 12th book -2
J = the number of letters in the 8th book
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gur fhz bs N gueh W = 45
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