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 #6 – Cords in Pictures:
Hiding the numbers of the final cords in a picture or pictures is often done. In this example the coordinates will be hidden in plain sight. On many older puzzles the coordinates could be hidden in the EXIF data inside the properties of the picture. It appears that GC.com is now stripping the EXIF data from photos that are uploaded to thier site, but this technique could probably still be used on photos that are hosted on another site.
The picture that contains the cords is sometimes in the cache description and sometimes in the background picture. Also look for pictures in the cache's image gallery that may not appear anywhere on the page. In this puzzle the picture that contains the cords is in all these places. Remember that the cords can be hidden in a very subtle way, using very small text or text that blends into the background and is difficult to see.
Go find the Cash = Cache:
The original beacon at the coordinates hidden in the picture above has been removed. Please key the coordinates hidden above into the checker below to get the updated coordinates to final, which is just down the road a bit: