WELCOME TO THE MIAMI GEOHUNT!!!!
This is a tribute geocache, modeled after The Tropic Hunt, which was renamed The Herald Hunt in 2001. If you've never participated in past years' hunts, you have thus far lived a deprived existence...as if you were a two-dimensional drawing who has never experienced the glories of three-dimensional reality. And if you've never participated in geocaching before, you, too, have lived a similarly deprived existence...as if you have subsisted solely on unembellished tofu your entire life without ever tasting the sweet joys of a ripe mango or a strawberry-topped cheesecake. I (the cache owner, hereafter referred to as the CO) have been thinking about this tribute geocache for 15 years, so I am thrilled to finally make it a reality and offer it to the world. Hopefully, it will remain solvable and in place for years to come!
If you'd like to participate in and/or read online discussions about the GeoHunt, join its dedicated Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/698801438080091.
WHAT IS THE TROPIC/HERALD HUNT?
The Hunt first appeared in Miami in 1984, and, since then, new incarnations of it have been offered over 20 times in Miami and at least 8 times in Washington, DC. It was co-created by three (IMO) brilliant individuals: Author/columnist/humorist Dave Barry, along with the editors of the now-defunct Tropic magazine, Gene Weingarten and Tom Shroder. It is, at its core, a giant alien puzzle made up of smaller individual alien puzzles, all structured around varying sections of the city in which it takes place. Whenever the Hunt has appeared, many thousands of people have gathered on the day it is offered, either individually or in teams, to attempt to solve the bizarre-but-fun puzzles and claim the glory and the end prizes! You can read all about past hunts here: http://tropichunt.com.
Note that while THE MIAMI GEOHUNT is modeled after its predecessors, it was created by the CO of this geocache and is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by any other organization or individual.
WHAT IS GEOCACHING?
The first geocache was hidden by Dave Ulmer in Oregon in May 2000. From the Geocaching Website: "Geocaching is a real-world treasure hunt happening right now, all around you. There are millions of geocaches worldwide. Geocaches are found in parks, urban areas, forests, deserts, on top of mountains, underwater — pretty much anywhere you can imagine." They can be as small as a button or as large as a footlocker. You can locate the coordinates for geocaches by logging onto the geocaching website -- www.geocaching.com -- or by using the geocaching app. There, you can find traditional caches (get the coordinates, go to the coordinates), mystery caches (which first require you to solve a puzzle or complete a challenge in order to get the true coordinates), Earthcaches (which take you to amazing natural locations, where you'll have to answer some questions about your surroundings), and more. Once you have the coordinates of a physical cache you want to find, you use the app or a GPS unit to navigate to its location, and then...you search! If you find the container, you sign the log within it and place it back for the next person to find...you excitedly report your find on the geocaching website, which tracks your stats...and if there are prizes inside the container, you can take one as long as you put something else in in its place. Note: While some leaves, twigs or rocks may be placed loosely atop them to obscure them from view, geocaches are never buried underground (so no shovels are ever needed), they never require trespassing on private property (unless the cache page says permission has been granted), and they never require destruction of property or nature in order to find them!
HOW THE MIAMI GEOHUNT WILL WORK
Note: As is true for most puzzle/mystery geocaches such as this one, the posted coordinates to The Miami GeoHunt (i.e. the coordinates at the very top of this geocache page) are NOT where the geocache is actually hidden. In order to determine the true final location for The Miami GeoHunt, you will need to complete the hunt. Here's how to do it...
STEP 1. Answer the four super-easy Opening Questions, which will allow you to determine the locations for four of the five Main Puzzles. We have graciously provided you with the North half of the coordinates...the correct answers will allow you to identify the West coordinates that correspond with the provided Norths. The fifth Main Puzzle is the "traveling puzzle". It will require you to visit several locations to gather the information you need.
STEP 2. Solve the puzzles in any order you want. The solution to every puzzle will be a number that will correspond with one of the numbered clues listed, not surprisingly, under the "Ye Olde Numbered Clues" section of this geocache. If you think you've figured a puzzle out but there are no matching numbered clues, we think you should be thinking that you might want to rethink your thinking.
STEP 3. If you have correctly identified the numbered-clue solutions for all five puzzles, you will then be entering what past years' hunts have dubbed The End Game. This has typically been the hardest part of most Tropic and Herald Hunts. Study the five clues in order of appearance in the lists. Either you will be driven mad, you will be struck with permanent hysterical blindness, or you will eventually notice something that ties the five clues together to provide you with a secret message that will clue (HA!) you in on what to do next. First of all, do that thing. Then do the thing that that thing tells you to do. Then do the thing after that. And then the thing after that. And, if you get that far, you are WAYYYYY too capable of thinking like the CO of this geocache...seriously, dudes, seek therapy!...and you should go to the final location to reap the rewards or, at least, the glory and self-satisfaction that will surely come your way!
THE LOCATION OF THE GEOHUNT
Note: You do not need to enter ANY buildings in order to participate in the hunt. While establishments you will pass would of course love your business, all puzzles and locations are in parking lots and public areas. Except for the final location, the borders of The Miami GeoHunt are as follows:
* The Southern edge is the South side of SW 152 Street (Coral Reef Drive).
* The Northern edge is the South side of SW 136 Street (Howard Drive).
* The Eastern edge is the West side of South Dixie Highway (US-1) -- you do NOT need to cross US-1.
* The Western edge is 93rd Avenue.
NOTE: The final location is located within 2 miles of the search zone outlined above.
PRIZES
NOTE: MAKE SURE TO LEAVE THE CONTAINER WHERE YOU FOUND IT AND OBSCURED FROM VIEW.
The Tropic and Herald Hunts have often offered fabulous prizes, financed either by the parent company or by sponsors of the hunt. When we won the Tropic Hunt back in 1998, the prize was a 7-day trip for four people on a major cruise line (I gained 15 pounds on that cruise...the first time I had gained weight in 20 years...and, with that Pandora's Box now opened, I have since then put on another 37 pounds...so that prize was the gift that keeps on giving!). While the prize for this cache is NOT going to match what we won that year...sorry, but our pockets simply do not run that deep...inside the final container you will find:
1. FOR THE FIRST-TO-FIND -- A crisp $100 bill, redeemable at all establishments that still take cash!
2. FOR EVERYONE WHO FINDS IT -- A Certificate honoring your accomplishment! Take one! Frame it! Glue it over your diploma and display it prominently in your office! (Priorities, people...priorities!). NOTE: If we've run out of certificates, please let us know and we'll either send one to you via messaging/email or will replenish the supply of certificates within a couple of days for you to retrieve.
3. A BUNCH OF "SWAG" ITEMS -- If you see an item you like, take one...as long as you put something else of worth into the cache in its place. Don't be greedy...swap one-swag for one-swag, but leave some of the "good stuff" for other people! If you encounter a "travel bug" within the container, you can take it as long as you plan to place it into a different geocache in the near future (travel bugs are items that travel...hence the name...from geocache to geocache).
AGAIN...MAKE SURE TO LEAVE THE CONTAINER WHERE YOU FOUND IT AND OBSCURED FROM VIEW.
Also, WE IMPLORE YOU: Please do not share the solution to The Miami GeoHunt with people who have not actually done it, and do not post any hints to the solutions online. Only those brave souls who have put in the time, effort, blood, tears, torn-out hair and prolific amounts of sweat required to reach the End Game and beyond should be able to receive the glory of making it to the final location.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
1. A copy of this entire cache write-up. There are two ways to make sure you have it all. One way is to simply read everything on your cell phone, whether viewing it through your browser (we personally tested it that way a week before The Miami GeoHunt published) or whether viewing it through the geocaching app. However, for the most authentic experience that most closely mirrors the hunts to which The Miami Geohunt pays tribute, you can print out the entire write-up -- that's exactly what we did when we test-ran the puzzles a few times before this Hunt was published. If you ARE printing it out, we strongly encourage you to print it out on the backs of scrap paper.
2. A cell phone. Even if you are using a dedicated GPS device, you will need a cell phone. It will be very useful at some stages and, twice, you will not be able to complete tasks without one.
3. One or more friends. Okay, granted, this is not really a requirement...The Miami GeoHunt can of course be done by sole practitioners. However, it is a lot of fun to do it with friends and, as the Tropic/Herald Hunt makers have often said, "Two brains can think up a LOT more wrong answers than one."
4. A pen, pencil, marker or crayon...and paper. You WILL need to write things down.
5. RECOMMENDED: Comfortable clothing, sunscreen, water, an umbrella and comfortable walking shoes. The Miami GeoHunt is entirely outdoors and will require a significant amount of walking.
6. A GPS-capable device. You can use a dedicated GPS unit or the aforementioned cell phone.
7. Wheels. This is not a requirement...the entire Hunt Zone can be done on foot. However, there's a lot of distance between some stages, particularly when traveling from stages on SW 136 Street to stages on SW 152 Street (and vice-versa) and particularly when you have to travel to the final location. You could use a car or, even better, you could use a vehicle of the two-wheeled, non-motorized variety, i.e. a bicycle. There's even a handy-dandy bike path that runs adjacent to US-1 between the two streets as part of the dedicated bus route.
8. Time. We estimate that The Miami GeoHunt should take, at the very least, 3 hours to complete. Note that it is NOT a requirement for you to complete it in one day...if you get stuck on a couple of stages or run out of time, you could come back another day with a refreshed brain and hopefully finish it up.
9. An account at www.geocaching.com. You'll need an account in order to read all the information on the webpage for The Miami GeoHunt. Basic geocaching accounts are free. Note that if you use the geocaching app on your cell phone, access will be limited unless you have a paid premium geocaching account. However, if you use your cell phone's browser or a computer, you should be able to read everything on the page whether your account is free or premium.
HOW TO NAVIGATE
While many people like to geocache with a dedicated GPS unit (such as the CO's Garmin GPSMap), many others prefer to use their cell phones. If you have a paid geocaching account, you can use the geocaching app for The Miami GeoHunt. If you have a free account, the app will work for some geocaches but not others (like the GeoHunt), but with a free account you can easily use a browser on your cell phone or computer to view the entire cache and to find locations. To enter coordinates into any Map app, use the following format: N## ##.### W## ##.### (replace the # symbols with the actual numbers, enter a space between the first set of numbers and the rest, and enter NO space after the N and W).
Some GPS devices and cell phone apps will point an arrow telling you which direction is which and how much further you need to go to get to the coordinates you seek...that's one way to navigate. Alternatively, some people will keep the coordinates on the screen of their GPS device or cell phone. For example, if you are using the geocaching app, once you have opened the page for a geocache, you can click on the circle at the top of the page with a compass needle in it...that will then display the coordinates of your current location as well as of your destination, and you can track your direction by watching the numbers. For the North coordinates: as the numbers go up, you are going further north...as the numbers go down, you are going further south. For the West coordinates: as the numbers go up, you are going further west...as the numbers go down, you are going further east. So if, for example, you wanted to determine which direction is NW, you would want the numbers for both North and West to be going up as you walk. It's often a good idea to let your device let you know which direction you're going in...when you're out in the field, it's not always easy to tell the difference between SW and SE!
RANDOM SUGGESTIONS
1. Read EVERYTHING. You never know what may wind up being relevant or useful, such as idle musings that an S looks like a 5, an O looks like a zero, and, with a stretch of the imagination, both upper-case and lower-case B's look like numbers, too. When we conducted a test run of The Miami GeoHunt, the victims...er...the PARTICIPANTS gleaned invaluable guidance by re-reading these instructions.
2. Participation in The Miami GeoHunt is an entirely voluntary activity (unless you are being mind-controlled by your best friend, in which case you need to don your protective tin-foil hat PRONTO). You participate at your own risk. Know your limitations, be careful where you step (and what you step in), be aware of your surroundings, don't play in traffic, don't dive face-first into a cluster of poisonwood or poison ivy, don't do anything illegal or immoral, and, most importantly, don't accidentally get onto a train to Atlanta (if only I had a dollar for every time THAT happened to me while geocaching).
3. Sometimes the simplest solution is the way to go. When we won the Tropic Hunt in 1998, we at first did not believe that we'd won...we thought for SURE that there had to be at least one more complicated step. Even as the organizers walked us from the final location to the main stage (where hundreds of participants were gathered) to introduce us as the winners, I kept on opening the doors to every usually-unoccupied porta-potty that we passed yelling out a secret password that I thought was still needed. There WAS no secret password...I'd read into one element of the final clue WAYYYY too deeply (much to the chagrin of the occupant of that one in-use porta-potty). The solution had been much more direct. In fact, USUALLY, when you've got a puzzle right, you know it, as if a beam of light is shining on you from above and a choir of angelic voices are heralding your enlightenment. Or maybe it was just that fourth chili dog.
4. Have fun!!
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Note: While The Miami GeoHunt was thoroughly vetted before publication, if, now or in the future, a stage appears to have been compromised, please contact the CO of this geocache through the geocaching messaging system, not through a log on the cache page, and the issue will be promptly rectified.
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OPENING QUESTIONS:
FOR PUZZLE #1. N 25° 37.692. You are driving a bus on a Monday morning. The bus starts off with no passengers. At your first stop, 5 people get on. At your second stop, 4 more people get on, but 2 people disembark. At your third stop, another 6 people enter the bus, while only 3 people leave. So, of course, the natural question is...what color are the bus driver's eyes?
W 080° 20.841. Ten.
W 080° 20.128. Fifteen.
W 080° 20.099. Pink.
W 080° 20.638. Whatever is looking back at me when I stare in the mirror.
FOR PUZZLE #2. N 25° 37.729. So a HYPOTHETICAL geocacher whose name HYPOTHETICALLY rhymes with GeffJamer once passed out during his own HYPOTHETICAL brother's HYPOTHETICAL wedding ceremony. He was not drunk, nor nervous, nor reenacting a scene from the movie Vertigo. Months of medical tests were conducted, and thousands of dollars were spent, to determine the cryptic cause of his calamitous collapse. The first diagnosis was "simple syncope", which he was told meant "you simply fainted." Months later, the more official diagnosis was "vasovagal reaction", which he was told is "a metabolic change that might lead to simple syncope." What would be the reasonable conclusion?
W 080° 20.849. He was lying...he really WAS drunk, nervous, and reenacting a scene from the movie Vertigo.
W 080° 20.948. He willingly collapsed in order to upstage his brother...an intense case of sibling rivalry heretofore unseen since Cain and Abel.
W 080° 20.894. The medical tests provided valuable insight that could be utilized for preventative and explanatory purposes.
W 080° 20.498. Many hours and dollars were needlessly spent to come up with sophisticated-sounding medical terms that really just rephrased what everyone already knew.
FOR PUZZLE #3. N 25° 38.683 and N 25° 38.565. A man sits in a restaurant. He cannot stop glancing at the woman at the next table...he has never seen anyone so beautiful. When she sneezes during the meal, the internal pressure causes her one glass eye to propel out of its socket. With quick reflexes, the young man dives for the ground and snatches it just before it hits the floor. Then, engaging in a social interaction never before addressed in etiquette books, he awkwardly hands it over to the woman, who, after sliding it back into its socket with a giant "shlorrrp" sound, promptly asks him out on a date for the following weekend. On the date, he inquires as to why she asked him out. What was her reasoning?
W 080° 20.505 and W 080° 20.465. "You are ruggedly handsome, with amazing eyes and a perfect physique."
W 080° 20.404 and W 080° 20.354. "A fortune teller told me just last week that I'd meet the man of my dreams in a restaurant. He didn't show up, but you were there instead."
W 080° 20.303 and W 080° 20.243. "You didn't seem like the kind of guy who would pass out during his own hypothetical brother's wedding ceremony."
W 080° 20.202 and W 080° 20.132. "You just happened to have caught my eye."
FOR PUZZLE #04. N 25° 38.805. (a) Pinch trout. (b) Chirp on tut. (c) Corn hut tip. All of these are anagrams of what popular Miami activity that was renamed in 2001?
W 080° 20.650. Underhanded political campaigning that circumvents the noble intent of our founding fathers.
W 080° 20.540. Building snowmen in Miami that evaporate within seconds while screaming at you, "Why would you do this to me? WHYYYYYY?!?"
W 080° 20.430. Itch on port. (Sadly, SOME of us find that we develop allergic skin rashes whenever we are exposed to the salt air at the cruise departure zones.)
W 080° 20.320. We aren't going to tell you -- we woke up feeling passive-aggressive because of an annoying earworm that played as the soundtrack to EVERY FRICKIN' ONE OF LAST NIGHT'S DREAMS -- but it rhymes with "Pop tic punt".
FOR PUZZLE #5. For coordinates for the fifth puzzle, see the puzzle itself.
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PUZZLE #1
Goooood evening, ladies and gentlemen! This is Howard Cornsell with the latest sports news! It is time to announce the results of this year's Miami GeoHunt 18-Hole Miniature Golf Tournament!
As you know, yesterday, the women -- Janet, Michelle and Meg -- squared off in two nail-biting competitions. In the morning, Meg was the clear victor with an amazing score of just 45 strokes. In the afternoon match, Janet wound up in first place, with an also-impressive score of 47 strokes. However, when the results of both matches were tallied up as is customary in these annual tournaments, the three women had racked up a grand total of 289 points and Michelle, with a morning score of 46 and an afternoon score of 48, wound up with the lowest overall score of the day. With 94 total strokes across the two games, Michelle topped Janet's combined tally of 97 and Meg's combined tally of 98, so Michelle was crowned Queen of the Par! (insert raucous applause here!). It was truly an exceptional match!
Today we leave the women's event behind and are solely focused on the men's competition. In a captivating contest, three men -- Tom, Gene and Dave -- squared off against each other. While not nearly as proficient at this particular event as were yesterday's ladies, the gentlemen competed valiantly for their chance at the men's equivalent of the crown, with only one brief bout of fisticuffs ensuing when six members of the audience -- four professional hockey players, one talk show host and one escaped-from-the-zoo gorilla -- became enraged when a windmill clipped one of the golfers, a brouhaha that will surely make it into this December's "Year In Review".
The scintillating results of the men's tournament are on the scorecard below:
Make sure to congratulate the royal winner with a hearty bow and a heartfelt "Namaste" if you see him! And to know what really, really matters to you in such a tantalizing tourney, we strongly urge you to check out the instructions on the three nearby identical directional signs at N25 37.704 W80 20.623, N25 37.702 W80 20.637 and N25 37.718 W80 20.637.
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PUZZLE #2
Once you come to this corner, look across SW 152 Street at the wonderful pine preserve (you do NOT need to cross the street...so please don't). Then turn your head 90 degrees to the right so you are looking at US1 and...
EVERYONE RAP TOGETHER AS LOUDLY AS YOU CAN!!
>>> US1 used to be traffic jams!
>>> Then they added the traffic cams!
>>> Stop on red, go on green!
>>> Or see red when you have to pay green!
Okay, that has nothing to do with this puzzle. We just wanted to see if you'd do it.
Continue to look across to the other side of US1 (again, you do NOT need to cross the street...so please don't). This corner is unusual because it's got something on both the north and south sides of the street that you normally would NOT expect to see so close together.
Now...this time, really pour your heart into it....
EVERYONE RAP TOGETHER AS LOUDLY AS YOU CAN!!
>>> See a number with red!
>>> See a number in green!
>>> But what matters to me
>>> Is what should come in between!
Extra bonus points if one of you was beat boxing while the others did the rap.
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PUZZLE #3
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PUZZLE #04
WHICH, OF COURSE, IS THE SAME AS PUZZLE NUMBER 4.
WE PROBABLY DIDN'T REALLY NEED THAT ZERO IN FRONT.
PERHAPS WE GET PAID TIME-AND-A-HALF FOR EXTRA CHARACTERS?
Note: Simon says to make sure you do all THREE steps outlined below.
If you think it can be solved without going somewhere else, you aren't yet done.
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PUZZLE #5
Most hunts have had a "traveling puzzle", where questers must visit several locations to gather information they need. THIS...is Spartacus. Sorry...I mean, THIS...is that stage. Some of the statements below are true statements. Others are not. Visit each of the first six locations. Then head on over to the final location described in the Purple Poem to, hopefully, tie it all together.
N25 38.757 W80 20.463 -- You see 4 orangutans nearby, two just to the west and two just to the east.
N25 38.761 W80 20.373 -- You see 2 horses nearby, one to the northwest and one to the southeast.
N25 38.777 W80 20.291 -- You see 13 electric eels here.
N25 38.704 W80 20.190 -- You see 2 bulls "standing" on the walls and signs surrounding this establishment.
N25 38.615 W80 20.213 -- You see 6 people working in and near a field here.
N25 38.599 W80 20.143 -- You see 1 yellow fire hydrant here
You've visited all six, so your pride should grow
Now to the posted coordinates you must go
Once there, whether you look high or low
Two words reveal what you must know
Repeat them aloud with zest and glee
For this may help thy brain to see
If you truly get what's low and high
Then go forth, friend, and multiply
(And if the meaning of "posted coordinates" is what you need
Perhaps you'd best go back and re-read)
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Ye Olde Numbered Clues Section
1. Three or four clues in the Ye Olde Numbered Clues Section were in the "numbered clues" lists from previous years' hunts. Can you identify which ONES they are?
2. Several times throughout The Miami GeoHunt, we pay homage to the creators of the hunts that inspired it. Can you identify every ONE of the multiple times that occurred?
3. 2% Prime Rib versus 2% Sirloin Steak. In outer space, which is the meteor?
8. There's a pole at coordinates N25 38.713 W80 20.482. There's a tree at coordinates N25 38.722 W80 20.489. Why do chickens like these coordinates?
12. If I could only roll snake eyes, I'd have paradise.
20. Add the first one to the third one, divide by the second one, multiply by the fourth one, then raise it to the power of the fifth one. Then take two aspirin and call Alonzo Mourning.
22. Up this making not am I, swear I! Kinda seems like a backward statement, don'tcha think?
24. Bugs pray.
28. "Each". The word is really bizarre. Sounds more like what you'd scream if you are going to see five cockroaches in your kitchen in the middle of the night. EEEAAAAACCCHHHHH!!!!!!
30. Clue. Monopoly. Parcheesi. Checkers. Risk. Go. Trivial Pursuit. If you're feeling board, we are truly sorry that we caused such trouble.
42. Hammer. Nail. Screw. It pays to be a carpenter.
46. Eye can't weight two sea who finds the geocash!
48. Has anyone located Booger the manatee?
52. Clue Number Two: "Geocaching" can be rearranged to spell "egg in coach". Before today's hunt, we first hid a cache entitled that. Coincidence? I think ton!
59. Dave B for President! But why would he want the job??
71. Whenever Johnny left the cult, he called out, "Bye, sect!" Though, truthfully, he only did that half the time.
74. Reverse the order of the last three digits in the starter north and starter west coordinates. Gnikniht drawkcab eurt si siht.
80. The rhythm is gonna get you. Unless you get it first.
86. Someone who can use neither their GPS unit nor their cell phone to do geocaching is probably very un-coordinated.
99. Since we cannot directly thank the venerable institution that inspired this cache due to strict non-commercial-entity rules, we will instead in part dedicate this day to our good friend Harold, who lives in Miami, Florida. Whom we will henceforth affectionately refer to as "Miami Harold."
101. Point five. Liiiiite Effff Emmmmmmmm.
104. Michele, Michelle and Michél were very predictable competitors in Rock / Paper / Scissors...Michele always chose rock, Michelle always chose paper and Michél always chose scissors. Today, Michelle (who was leaning against a wall) and Michél (who was leaning against a boulder) played first, and then the winner played against Michele (who was leaning against a tree). What was the winning hand motion?
111. Only sum matter, and only some matter. Or is it the other way around?
123. Sally planned to go to Century 21, but she only lived to 119. What's the difference?
139. Seventh section, orchestra level, see row thirteen. COMPLEMENTARY! Obstructed view, but you get what you pay for.
180. We love Rob's exotic zoo, located in his backyard. From the 136 wolves to the 102 newts to the 112 elephants, you never leave his property without a great animal experience and a deep understanding of the reasons for all the zoning fines he has received over the years.
211. So I says to her, "I am totally on the zone!"...and she says to me, "You meant to say IN the zone"...which made me feel like a total idiom.
212. Add .212 to the starter north coordinates and subtract .212 from the starter west coordinates. If that doesn't help, at least you're thinking of your friends in Manhattan.
221. "The Stone Rubbers" would make an excellent name for a rock band.
245. A top government official recently declared that, during Daylight Savings Time, "if you like the current time, you can keep the current time." Yeah, yeah....promises, promises. Then they voted to get rid of Daylight Savings Time entirely. Typical.
260. If "participating in the Tour de France" means "partaking in illegal narcotics" and "hiking the Appalachian Trail" means "participating in salacious activities," what does "seeking a silver medal" translate to?
279.4. We considered naming this The Mamey GeoHunt, but someone incorrectly told us that would be fruitless.
300. What should you say when you deny putting mascara on a turtle named "This"?
306. The answer to the previous clue is in clue 22. Now you can sleep soundly tonight.
315. HEADLINE NEWS: Governor Climbs 1 Gigantic Horse. Zebras 8.
347. So they asked me if it was possible to have a Hunt-like geocache without the amazing cartoon map they always have. "I love those maps...", I began, but then confidently added, "...but no Sweat!"
398. "Wear a duck on your head at graduation. Hit him when the commencement speech begins so he quacks loudly. It gives you an excuse to leave on account of the duck on your head."
399. I couldn't resist including Clue 398, which was used in a previous Tropic/Herald Hunt. It still makes me laugh even twoday, all these years later.
415. Clue Number One: "The Herald Hunt" can be rearranged to spell "Handle The Hurt". Something most people have to do after attempting to solve The Herald Hunt.
416. Demi's wedding invitation declared, "The Moore, the marrier".
464. I couldn't see Johnny's facial blemish at first, but then I squinted and exclaimed, "Hey, that's zit!"
495. I've been working 9 to 5, which means I've been working 451. But HOW?!?
506. Stare deeply and longingly at the coordinates that brought you here. When your eyes start to glaze over, subtract .104 from the north and add .087 to the west. Or, if you'd prefer, calculate the value of pi to the millionth place. Though I could tell you, the value of pi is directly proportional to the amount of fruit or coconut cream within it.
535. Prime reason that we feared naming our son "Adam": we worried that when the teacher said "add 'em up", he'd stand. But we're NOT neurotic parents. No, really, we're not.
552. I got hit in the head with a golf ball and yelled at the guy, "You forgot FOORRRRE!" So he beaned me three more times.
600. "The Rock Bottom Remainders" would be a good name for a rock band. Oh, wait...it is!
637. I wonder if Stephen and his son, Joe, are fans of the TV series, "King of the Hill"?
676.7. In apricots we find pits. Brad Pitt was once dating Angelina Jolie. Coincidence? We think knot.
674. Guy with an afro + yo-yo = something quite yummy.
751. Even if you move to D.C., the drive to create hunts will still be strong. After all, it's in the genes.
782. And then the elephant in a tutu landed directly on your head. Clearly, you were not one to foresee that.
800. Hercules and Atlas are two leg-ends. Now convert.
801. Step 1: Draw a big rectangle. Step 2: Draw an arrow pointing to the rectangle. Step 3: Write the words "You Are Here" inside the arrow. Since all hunts from past years have had maps, now you do too.
833. On parkways, we drive...and on driveways, we park. Clearly, our forefathers were smoking mind-altering substances when they named our roadways.
1013. I was watching this TV show between 8 pm and 11 pm with my good friend Dieon Sanders, and someone said that ONE is not one, but TWO is one. I had not known that. Mind. Blown. 🤯
1872. Since "pro" is the opposite of "con", what is the opposite of progress?
2496. Lion and tiger and bear, oh my. Maybe someone find each character a date?
3005. Ohwa. Tagoo. Siam.
4771. Until he looked in the box, Tom's cat was both there and not there. They should name a quantum mechanics theory after him.
5017. I never make a mistake. I thought I'd made one back in 2017, but it turns out I was wrong.
6222. From Janna's 152 wishy-washy reviews on Yelp to her 112 scathing reviews on Bing to her 168 excellent reviews on the Better Business Bureau's website, one thing is abundantly clear: Don't trust online reviews.
8901. So who won the women's miniature golf match again?
8910. Number one on my list of favorite Dean Koontz quotes: "When you start life as a tumor with a brain, there's nowhere to go but up."
8988. On our visit to Berlin Park, a gang of eleven men tried to mug us. We yelled, "Nein! Nein!" So two went home.
9050. GIAtE6ywgwA. Because not every clue has to make even one iota of sense.
9255. In the magical world, muggles are non-magical people who are unaware of the magical world. In the geocaching world, muggles are non-geocaching people who are unaware of the geocaching world. So what are muggles in the criminal underworld?
9483. We need to see people not as “the other” but as “the brother."
9589. Check out Pink Floyd's other Tropic/Herald Hunt Tribute Cache at GCCA54! Hopefully you won't hit a "WALL" with THAT one...! Har har!
10000. Gornt spettle du norsch, ent greep snell tor du zwopple?
10194. On hydrants, it sometimes says "Kennedy". John F was married to Jackie O. Coincidence? We think newt.
10196. I was concerned when our dog Jake started to gag. Maybe some people would ignore it, but to me it was no choke.
11447. After the Herald Hunt was completed, they did a post-hunt analysis. Did they do a miami-hunt analysis after the Post Hunt, too?