The Whittlesea Puzzles for Beginners geoart is designed for cachers who are new to puzzle solving. In this series, we explore a number of common puzzle solving techniques and highlight some online resources. These beginner puzzles will help get you started in tackling those mysteries on your geomap, and hopefully boost your confidence to tackle more.
Many of the online puzzle solving tools can be found on the following page: Puzzle Resources.
Don't forget to collect the clues inside the cache for the bonus puzzle - GC9Z4DN - Whittlesea Puzzles for Beginners - Bonus Cache.
The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. To obtain the coordinates, solve the puzzle below.
Puzzle #13: All Hail CAESAR
Caesar Cipher
Ciphers have been used to hide text for thousands of years. The hints section of any geocache page uses the ROT 13 or Caesar shift-13 cipher for encryption.
There are many websites that can help you solve these types of substitution puzzles. Here are just a couple of examples.
The Puzzle
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NOTE: Due to a small fire at GZ, the cache can now be found on the opposite side of the road approximately 10m west at the base of the large tree trunk.
We have chosen locations for caches where it is safe to pull off the road within a short distance of GZ. Under NO circumstance should driveways and gates be blocked or used for parking. With nearby property owners in mind, these geocaches have been placed out of view and away from private residences, so as not to cause alarm. Please be mindful of the local community, and have a friendly chat with them if they stop by.
