Cinco-3 Mystery Cache
GerIRL: Time to archive this series.
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"Cinco-3: The Velocipede Cache ".
The posted coordinates are for parking.
The "Cinco" caches consist of a series of 5 varied
puzzle caches. The intent is for you to first solve
the puzzles, then seek the caches. Cincos 1 thru 4 are
set-up caches for Cinco-5. In order to find the final Cinco-5 you
will need to visit Cincos 1 thru 4 where you will be provided with
information pertaining to either the Latitude or the Longitude of
your puzzle derived coordinates for Cinco-5. Due to heavy
and nasty ground cover, Cincos 1 thru 3 are not really kid friendly
except during the winter. The other caches in the series are as
follows:
Cinco-1: The Grille
Cinco-2: The Dot Code
Cinco-4: An Unlikely Puzzle Cache
Cinco-5: The Shadow Code
To place this cache I dusted off my bicycle, pumped up the tyres,
put some oil on the chain and gears and cycled off up the hill. My
bike is a 12 year old Trek 730 Hybrid with 26" wheels that my wife
bought for me as an engagement gift. While I love the bike, I've
always wondered about the necessity of all those gears, fore and
aft. I mean, do you really need all those possible gear inch
variations or are they more for show?
On the way to the cache, I was on the 40 tooth gear up front and a
26 tooth gear on the back. This was fine until the grade changed
and I found a 30/19 combo to be easier. Then my mind started
wandering, and I found my self wondering about different wheel
sizes v's gears etc etc. For example, how would a 50/13 combo work
if you had wheels that were 39" in diameter? Yeah - like you can
buy a bike with 39" wheels! C'mon - get real.
Meanwhile back to the present. After hiding my 5" x 4" x 3"
lock'n'lock, I turned the Trek around and selected a 37/13 setting
which had me working too hard so I switched to 26/32 - much better
for that uphill climb. Ooops - loosing focus again . . . Now I was
thinking of the history and origins of bicyles. Having grown up in
Ireland, until 1971 the currency included a "Penny" (of which there
were 240 in a Pound) and a "Farthing" (which was a quarter of a
Penny). Physically, the Penny was significantly larger than the
Farthing, hence the name "Penny-Farthing" for those unique looking
first bicycles. Some versions though had equally sized wheels and I
contemplated riding a setup consisting of 76" wheels with a 75/9
fixed gear selection. Suddenly, my previous musings of large
wheeled bikes didn't seem so farfetched.
So what does all this have to do with the placement of this cache?
Actually, remarkably little. After all, cycling is expressley
prohibited in any part of the Watchung Reservation. I guess you'll
just have to "hoof it". Wear boots, jeans and a thick long sleeved
shirt, and pack a pair of gloves to retrieve the cache. You can
check your answers for this puzzle at
Geochecker.com.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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