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 #03: Identification

There are websites available that may help you in identifying the types of ciphers/codes you can come across when trying to solve a mystery cache. Here are a few websites that may come in handy.

Boxentriq

dCode

quipqiup

Copy the below text and use any one of the above websites to analyze the cipher and determine the correct tool to use for solving.

The Puzzle

GSV XZXSV RH ZG HLFGS GSRIGB HVEVM WVTIVVH GSRIGB GSIVV KLRMG MRMV MRMV GSIVV VZHG LMV SFMWIVW ZMW ULIGB UREV WVTIVVH AVIL VRTSG KLRMG MRMV LMV AVIL

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.