Path of the Zodiac #4: Cancer Mystery Cache

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earthcurrent: Ongoing travel restrictions have pretty much precluded my ability to do upkeep on most of my Grand Valley caches. Several need checking on or maintenance and the plans I had to take care of these issues have been completely derailed with no real date to which I can look forward to take care of them. Sorry if this is a puzzle cache that you have been working on and looking forward to finding.

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Hidden : 5/1/2009
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a puzzle cache. The physical cache is not at the above listed coordinates. In order to locate the cache you must decipher the true coordinates from the puzzle below. Good luck.


This is one of fourteen caches that make up the Western Sky portion of the Path of the Zodiac series of caches. Thirteen of the caches composing this portion represent the thirteen constellations that occupies the ecliptic that defines the Western Zodiac. The fourteenth cache, Path of the Zodiac: The Western Sky, can only be located after the initial thirteen caches in the portion have been located and the clues they contain gathered. The order in which these thirteen caches are found does not matter, but finding all of them is a requirement to seek out and log the fourteenth cache.

In mythology, the constellation of Cancer represents a tiny crab that played a minor role in the tale of the Twelve Labors of Hercules. One of the Labors was to defeat the Hydra, a menacing multi-headed beast. During the battle, the goddess Hera, who was no fan of Hercules, ordered the crab to try and distract Hercules long enough for the Hydra to gain the upper hand. Being a tiny crab all it could do, however, was latch onto Hercules' toe. Sadly for the crab, this wasn't enough, and he was crushed underfoot by the undistracted Hercules as the battle continued. Despite its failure, Hera was impressed with the little crab's bravery so he was raised into the heavens as a constellation; albeit a very small and dim one.

While the stars that make up Cancer's constellation aren't very bright, you might need to be in order to solve the Riddle of Cancer. Figuring it out will lead you to the cache, and hopefully to a better end than that of the crab.

RIDDLE OF CANCER

When you find the cache remember to record the clue contained inside the container. You'll need it if you are looking to complete the full series.

Outside of providing a coordinate checker for each puzzle, I will not give personal help, hints, etcetera until the whole of the Path of the Zodiac series have been completed by a few cachers. It's the only fair way to do it as completing this series should be considered something of an accomplishment and making it to the end should go to those who make it there on their own devices. Cachers that have worked out a puzzle are discouraged from giving much away if asked for help in order to keep up the level of challenge provided by this series.


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