Cache is NOT at the Posted Coordinates.
Like most geocaching puzzles this isn’t an original idea. See https://coord.info/GC5HFTZ and the series by charliewhiskey, as one of my inspirations.
I thought I would hide a few puzzle caches that could teach new cachers about some of the more common types of puzzles. I’m doing this, NOT because I’m a great puzzle solver. Quite the opposite! I struggle with most puzzles greater than 2 difficulty and I often must ask for a hint. Although this website https://www.geocachingtoolbox.com recommended by butcherandswimmer does help.
But I have seen many of the more common and easy puzzle types and I want to encourage new cachers to NOT automatically avoid all caches with the “?” icon. I’m also currently out of original puzzle ideas, so this will be easy for me. 😉 And easy for you! 😊
Puzzle Type #2 –Alphabet to Number:
The basic concept that A=1, B=2, C=3 and so on is the basis of many geocaching puzzles. When you get to the two digit numbers like L=12 you can generally (but no always) assume that you only use the last digit of number "2".
Where to find the letters to convert to numbers is often the most challenging part. There are hundreds perhaps thousands of ways to present these letters on a cache page puzzle. It could be all the letters in a word or series of words that need to be converted to numbers. It could be the first letter of the first word in a sentence or it could be the first letter of a series of names or keywords. Sometimes the cache page will present a series of pictures, the identity of which may solve for a word that contains a letter, or letters to convert to numbers. The possibilities are endless, but it is important to understand the basic alphabet to numbers conversion is the key to solve many puzzles, once you identify the correct words / letters to convert.
For this puzzle assume N44 51.??? and W93 26.???
YOU ARE going to be amazed how easy this puzzle is to solve.