The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates, but IS located within two miles. Solve the 45-step puzzle to obtain the cache coordinates.
It is sort of a tradition around these parts to hide a 45-part cache; so here's mine.
Start at this link: https://kablooey.xo.je/45steps/step/?1
Please note that this is a free public web hosting site. That means there are usage limitations. With normal usage, this should not be a problem, but please do not write a script to try to brute-force answers, that caused my previous web hosting service to block me.
Special notes about the 2009 Puzzle Challenge: To be considered for Fastest Solver points, you must verify your solution with certitude. Because certitude may not properly account for joint solutions, please email me team member names in the case of team solutions to ensure proper point accounting. All "point" scoring is arbitrary anyway, subject to change, at the discretion of the cache owner, and mostly meaningless (unless you really want to be awarded a certain bottle of wine at the December event). The real challenge is just to see whether you can solve all of these caches by the end of the year. To maintain fairness, hints should not be offered by the cache owner or other solvers until the fifteenth of the month.
2009 Puzzle Challenge Solvers
2009 Puzzle Challenge Finders
2009 Puzzle Challenge Event
Special notes about this month's puzzle: The URL-changing puzzle has been around for many years and is somewhat famous for being one of the first uniquely browser-based puzzles on the internet. Many of the steps will be easy. Some may seem to be very difficult. However, I have faith that somebody will manage to find a way to the end before I release hints on the 15th. Somebody always does. Have fun!
Other similar caches that I know about:
GCXE6G AlfaBet Soup by jdevor + sarah
GCXPR6 Number, Number by Etoa Nrish
GC3WG14 NPC#9 The triple 30-step enigma by neogeo585
GC9H3H7 LINKING CHAIN by Venona
Other 45-stage caches
Assume Nothing #7: WoW's 45th Birthday Micro-Multi by workerofwood
Rogue Ramblers' 45-Step Birthday Cache by Rogue Ramblers
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| First Ten Submitted Solutions |
kindredlaugh
UncleTom
sleuthers |
01 Nov 9:03pm |
The North Star
xmts
Dotish
Gitonyerhorse |
03 Nov 2:21pm |
fizzymagic
The Rat
jimbexleyspeed |
03 Nov 5:53pm |
| Moe311 |
04 Nov 9:06am |
bamsch
cachbefound |
04 Nov 6:32pm |
| rorts |
05 Nov 8:07pm |
| hot_turkey |
14 Nov 9:58am |
| payakoi |
15 Nov 10:46am |
| candcfamily |
15 Nov 5:47pm |
| InTheRough |
16 Nov 9:07pm |
See all solvers |
| First Ten Logged Finds |
| kindredlaugh |
01 Nov 10:05pm |
| UncleTom |
01 Nov 10:09pm |
| The North Star |
03 Nov 3:32pm |
| Dotish |
03 Nov 5:00pm |
| xmts |
03 Nov 5:33pm |
| The Rat |
03 Nov 8:15pm |
| Gitonyerhorse |
04 Nov 7:04pm |
| bamsch |
05 Nov 12:50pm |
| cachbefound |
05 Nov 12:59pm |
| jimbexleyspeed |
07 Nov 2:57pm |
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