Portland Locus Focus
The cache
is not at the posted coordinates.
Please solve the puzzle below to find
the actual cache location.
The majority of the
solvers/finders of this puzzle cache will likely be from the Portland area, so
here is a PDX-centric puzzle to enjoy (it should be no problem for non-locals as
well, thanks to Google Earth).
Below is an aerial image of
Portland metro. Fourteen loci (regions/localities) are indicated by the
yellow arrows and numbers. Loci is the plural of locus, pronounced
low-sai.
I made an error on the downtown
locus and did not want to redraw all the arrows, thus the crossed out number.
At each locus, your goal is to
focus on a particular intersection of roads in that immediate area. Clues and
photos below will help identify each intersection. Each clue includes a
Street View photo at that intersection to verify you have the correct one.
Note that several of the intersections have Street View photos taken years apart
and separated by just one mouse click. It might help to click around a bit in the
intersections if a match isn't obvious.
The puzzle was tested and
verified by an out-of-state cacher who reported it took about three hours to
solve and that the arrows are accurate.
As you answer each clue, note the
number of the locus it was found in. Those numbers, in the same order as
the clues/photos, will build a set of coordinates in the Northern and Western
hemispheres. Drop to Street View at that location and answer the following
question:
What does the sign say?
Click
this Checker link and enter your
answer. If your hocus pocus is not bogus, you can focus on a new locus on
a beautiful and easy hiking trail. Enjoy!
Click the satellite view below to
enlarge. In Google Earth, be sure "Roads" is checked so street names are
visible in satellite view.
1 - The
intersection of a tree and a predatory animal that you might encounter on a
Northwest hike
Locus Number ___
2 - The
intersection of an Oregon town and an Oregon county
Locus Number ___
3 - The
intersection of a California politician and a Japanese name
Locus Number ___
4 - The
intersection of Obama's number and Oregon's fish
Locus Number ___
5 - The
intersection of a popular running shoe and the money the company receives
Locus Number ___
6 - The
intersection of an annoying TV interruption and the $5 guy
Locus Number ___
7 - The
intersection of argentum and where it bubbles up from the earth
Locus Number ___
8 - The
intersection of a mathematical operation and what you get when you apply it to
160 and 5
Locus Number ___
9 - The
intersection of 7/8 of a poplar and Philly
Locus Number ___
10 - The
intersection of poor man's cherry and a place where windows might originate,
but not the Microsoft variety
Locus Number ___
11 - The
intersection of the founder of world Scouting and a really happy place
Locus Number ___
12 - The
intersection of a park where Caravans, Darts and Chargers are displayed and how
coveted they are
Locus Number ___
13 - The
intersection of a west Metro city and a plant with edible roots
Locus Number ___
14 - The
intersection of a Canadian radio pioneer and a major European city.
Locus Number ___