WARNING: The cache is not at the above coordinates, but are within
decent walking distance. The above coordinates are actually in a
park in the neighborhood where the cache is located. Somewhere the
geo-kids can play.
This is my first puzzle cache. I hope you enjoy it. I have grown
addicted to a new puzzle type that hasn't made it into the public
consciousness yet (like Sudoku has). I know these puzzles as
O'ekaki. They have other names -- nonograms, paint-doku, and
paint-by-numbers. I am including a puzzle that has the coordinates
of the cache. All you have to do is solve the puzzle. The final
cache is located at N 47 XX.XXX W 122 XX.XXX. (The numbers come
from the puzzle, of course.)
Once solved, the difficulty of this cache should drop to
something like 0.5. I do not know how challenging this type of
puzzle will be for people -- drop me a line as you solve it to let
me know if the difficulty level for the cache should be changed. If
you like logic type puzzles, please investigate this type of puzzle
further. I am no artist, but the people who create these puzzles
are fantastic.
The cache's final location is in the residential area where the
above coordinates are. There will be muggles around. (Maybe even
me!) Because of the residential area, caching after dark would not
be a good idea. However, once the problem is solved, the cache
becomes a quick grab so you shouldn't be at GZ longer than a couple
minutes. There are many noisy dogs and big dogs, though they are in
houses/behind fences. Bring your own pen. Cache is a standard
micro-type cache.
CONGRATULATIONS to Frisbee'r and Trailcub for co-FTFs!
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
A couple of miscellaneous items:
Puzzle tip: It is equally important to mark the squares that are
blank as to fill in the squares that are not blank.
Cache driving "landmark"/caution: You will come across a barrier
in the road that essentially makes the road a double-sided
deadend.. If you drive directly to the cache and bypass the park
coordinates, it will be easier to come from the north. Much better
turning around abilities.
Cache name: means absolutely nothing with regards to the cache.
I've been working on a cache challenge and have discovered how few
caches start with the number 7. So I'm giving people another option
there. :-)
Final coordinates might or might not be wheel-chair accessible.
Will be until at least the last couple feet. Won't be if looking
after major rainstorms.
