Mystery Cache
NEW WRITE-UP – March 24, 2009
The published coordinates take you to the viewing area for the Dragons. Go view the dragons at Dragon Pond and get the clues to solve the puzzle for the location of the cache.
The subject of this cache has been in place for at least ten years and can be viewed from the highway to Manitouwadge from the TransCanada Highway east of the Hemlo Gold Fields.
The cache (peanut butter jar with green lid) only contains small items and logbook.
Cache is located at: N 48° AB.CDE W 085° BF.AGH
SOLVE THE PUZZLE & FIND THE CACHE
Answers to “A”, "B", “C”, “D”, “F” are encrypted in the Hints
NEW PUZZLES QUESTIONS : (updated March 24, 2009)
1) "A" - How many dragons would be floating on the pond if there was one more dragon?
2) "B" - How many rods are sticking up at the end of the culvert at the viewing point if there were three more rods?
3) "C" - How many dragons have blue bodies?
4) "D" - How many dragons have a 'yellow' ring around their neck?
5) "E" - The town of Manitouwadge is North?, East? West? or South? of Dragons Pond? where South = 4, West = 6, East = 2, North = 8)
6) "F" - How many dragons do not have a blue body? What colour is the body?
7) "G" - What is the last number of the highway where this cache is located?
8) "H" - What is "A" + "B"?
9) "I" - How many dragons have red ribbons and bows around their neck?
I hope that you have found the Dragons interesting
CACHE AND DRAGON HISTORY: September 25, 2005: CACHE PUT INTO PLACE BASED ON THE DRAGONS AT DRAGON POND
May 5, 2006: TRAGEDY STRIKES: - ONE OF THE DRAGONS HAS BEEN MUGGLED AND CAN NOT BE FOUND
May 24, 2006: MYSTERY SOLVED: - The missing dragon has reappeared after being submerged (feeding?).
April 29, 2007: MAINTENANCE CHECK: - The dragons were painted after the long winter.
May 2, 2008: TRAGEDY STRIKES: The baby dragon has taken a dive
May 21, 2008: DRAGONS HAVE BEEN DEHEADED. (Vandals)
May 25, 2008: Write-up revised and cache reactivated. If the dragons are repaired, the write-up will be revised accordingly.
March 24, 2009: THE DRAGONS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND ARE BACK IN PLACE. The dragons have also been painted with new colours. Write-up has been modified. (New encrypted clues have been added which solve the dragon portion of the puzzle)
July 13, 2009 - Number of rods at the end of the culvert has changed (with winter run-off or culvert maintenance)
April 7, 2010 - Only 2 dragons (mother? and father?) in place today.
September 14, 2021 - New Camou Lock-n-Lock container was put into place after it was reported that the cache was missing (probably a bear wanted it more then use
Somewhere between September 14 and 20, the cache was attached by a bear in the obvious attempt for the FTF for the replacement cache. It left it's evident for the FTF by signing the logsheet with its teeth leaving a great mark almost through the logbook, with a canine tooth.
October 8, 2021 - Cache container was checked out - except for a missing flap, the cache container was steel in good shape - hung higher in the tree