Here’s how it works: For 12 days beginning December 14th (Day 1), a new cache will be published and every day afterwards until December 25th. If you are able to First to Find, FTF, one of these daily caches, an FTF Cachemas Ornament will be in the container for you to keep. As an added bonus, thanks to L Frank, the ornament can be converted to a cache container for a future hide. PLEASE, if you get an FTF on one of the 12 days, do not go for another one, let someone else have the fun.
Again, there will be a 13th Bonus Cache which can only be found by using the codes written on the inside of the container lid of each daily cache. Keep these codes and use them to solve the location of the 13th cache which will also publish on the 12th and final day, December 25th. In the process of locating the codes, you will solve the coordinates, believe me, it’s not difficult.
Have fun and remember to thank 87prelude in your log. He brought this great series to St. Louis.
It was Christmas Eve at the North Pole and everyone was busy. Everyone that is, but the youngest elf, Crystal Groundspeak. She was just too small to see over the workbench to help make the toys. Crystal sadly sat on the floor trying to stay out of the way. She really wanted to help, but could not figure out how. As she took a deep breath and sighed she spied paper that had fallen under the table. Crystal was curious and quietly slipped between the quickly moving legs of the other elves to retrieve the notes. Letters to Santa! Two letters must have accidentally fallen when Santa Claus was sorting his mail. Crystal knew the letters were important and needed to be taking immediately to the big man himself. As she hurried to find Santa she examined the paper and notice they both had a weird symbol stamped on them. Wait a second. Crystal knew what that symbol was for, she saw it every time her elf family went geocaching. Excitedly Crystal found Santa and told him how she encountered these special pages. Santa read the letters with her and together they knew the letters were more than a simple request for presents. That day Santa let Crystal ride in the sleigh as they made a dash to Saint Louis, MO for a First-To-Find. It is wonderful to have a magic sleigh! Santa told Crystal it would be fun to share this experience with others, so they decided to post the notes for all geocachers to enjoy and share in the holiday cheer. They even left a special item for the real FTF. And for Norman and Wendy, the children who sent the letters to Santa, they had all their wishes come true.
Now it is up to you. Can you figure out why these letters were exciting to Santa and Crystal?
Merry Cachemas everyone!
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.