Most of my caching has been limited to pretty close to the home
coordinates so I love it when I have a chance to get out and about
and really focus on a new area. One of the things I really like is
figuring out who the local cachers are who give me lots to look for
near their homes. Just thinking to myself, "Oooh, another
'so-and-so' cache," might bring a smile to my face if I know the
hide will be unique, clever and/or fun. It also might help me find
it out based on the cacher's Geo-personality.
Recently, I headed over to the coast and discovered the land of
50sumtin. I enjoyed finding his caches and looked forward to
writing my logs because some of his locations brought back some
great memories. Unfortunately, 50sumtin passed away a few years
ago. But we are lucky that he lives on in his many contributions to
the game and I can tell he was admired by the way the other locals
write about him and take care of his hides. This puzzle is inspired
by one of his own (GC12YXJ),
even if it isn't really an original idea. I even used his
description of the puzzle, word for word.
The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. You will need to
solve the nonogram puzzle above to determine the final cache
coordinates.
What are nonograms? Nonograms are picture logic puzzles in which
cells in a grid have to be colored or left blank according to the
code of numbers given at the side of the grid to reveal a hidden
picture. In this puzzle type, the numbers measure how many unbroken
lines of filled-in cells there are in any given row or column.
The numbers on the right of each row represent how many
consecutive blocks of cells are solid (in this case, black). The
comma (if one) will mean there is a space (not solid) of at least
one cell between the blocks of solid cells. For rows, these numbers
are worked left to right. The numbers at the bottom of each column
are worked from top to bottom.
For example, a clue of "4,1,3" for a row would mean there are
sets of four, one, and three filled cells, in that order, moving
from left to right, with one or more blank cells between the
groups.
I have filled out the bottom third of the puzzle to get you
started.
Feel free to contact me if you need more help getting
started.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.