IF YOU ARE READING THIS MESSAGE, THE PUZZLE HAS BEEN CORRECTED. AGAIN. CACHE ON.
This Cache is placed as part of the 2023 Taconic Region Geocaching Challenge. Please see MN 1 for details on the series. This is a bonus cache. It does not contain a stamp for the passport; it is placed for your enjoyment only.
About this cache: This is a field puzzle. At the posted coords you will find a kiosk with information. You will use this sign to determine the final coordinates. N 41 50.ABC W 073 56.XYZ. (Previous version was wrong, it is N 41 50, not N 41 49.)
You must count the letters in each designated word.
Hawk panel: line 2, word 9 = A
Hawk panel: line 3, word 1 = B
Owl panel: line 2, word 5 then subtract 1 = C
Fisher panel: line 1 word 1 = X
Fisher panel: line 2, word 4 then subtract 1 = Y
Fisher panel; line 1, word 4 = Z
After solving the puzzle, head to the posted trailhead and down the steps to the White Trail.
According to the New York State Museum, New York is home to over 100 species of land snails. Hopefully you are travelling this loop faster than one of those mollusks might move.
You are looking for a unique container in a typical hiding spot along the White Trail.