It's hard to measure the length of a circle's perimeter with a ruler. The thing just isn't straight enough to accurately gauge! So how can you know the length of a circle's outer reaches? Thanks to the magic of pi, we can do wonderful things. You can also measure large circles, such as 270, by driving your car around them. Doing so around The Loop shows you 270 is about 55 miles in circumference.* That's planet-sized. While you're zooming around at light speed, pick up some caches.
The Loop was created in part because we loved the idea of "Going in Circles," a group of caches that took the traveler around 270. Unfortunately, by the time we started caching, the series had passed its prime and many of the hides have been archived. To honor that great idea, we decided to reinvigorate the circuit of Columbus. These caches will all be very easy. But for the more adventurous explorer, they will also lead to the completion of a larger puzzle. The series is designed to be an easy way to boost your numbers (if that's your deal), to take a great circular adventure and give you a sense of accomplishment for getting them all (if that's your deal), or to serve as building blocks for a larger mystery (if that's your deal).
Each cache in the series contains a clue needed to solve "The Circuitous Cartographer." If you intend to unlock that puzzle, make sure you note the container and the password at each physical location of the Loop caches you find. Otherwise you might find yourself revisiting caches you've already discovered!
On or in each container of the Loop, there is a password which is needed to access the clue for that cache! Go to the related webpage link on the cache page and enter that password in order to receive the clue! If you have any questions regarding this, feel free to contact blandestk and/or TheLadyBee!
* With 21 caches to find in The Loop, that's one for every 2.62 miles of circumference travel. Not too shabby!
OTHER CACHES IN THE SERIES
