I spotted a Mystery Fizzy Challenge a while back and thought it would be a breeze. Mystery caches are my preferred find type, so I was surprised to find out how far I had to go and how slow my progress was. In particular, I had almost no low difficulty, high terrain puzzles. A search in Washington state showed why: just three in the state with difficulty 1.0 and terrain over 2.0!
Well, I can't help myself, but I can help others! I decided to create a series of difficulty 1.0 puzzles ranging from terrain 2.0 to terrain 5.0 so you'll have a chance to fill those fizzy squares with mystery caches. And as a bonus, these are puzzles that kids might have fun with!
Welcome to the Mystery Fizzy Support Series!
On this adventure you're going to have to wrangle some arthopods. Arthro-what? Arthropods are insects, arachnids, and crustaceans. There's at least one of each in the puzzle below. As a bonus challenge, can you classify all these creepy crawlies?
To solve the puzzle, just figure out how to subsitute numbers into the N and W coordinates. There are no fish here, but there might still be a red herring, so be careful! Once you have the coordinates, go find the can! What are you waiting for?
Note that I placed this off the trail - if you look at the waypoints you'll find one labeled 'Trail Exit'. That's a great place to leave the trail, allowing you to get to the cache without trampling any vegetation. There are two parking coordinates - one near the trailhead for the intended walk, and another if you are in a hurry and want a shortcut.