This is a mystery cache. The listed coordinates are for the main parking and trail entry, but NOT for the final cache. You must solve the puzzle below to determine the final coordinates. You need to make a couple of keen observations and do some simple analysis. The final coordinates are within 2 miles of the listed parking coordinates and this longer walk is along a beautiful trail. There are other parking spots closer to the cache but limited parking is available at these secondary trailheads.
Consider the following list of sentences. Each sentence contains a hidden element that will form an obvious pattern or connection to a common theme. To solve this puzzle, you need to:
- Discover the hidden element in each sentence and deduce the connection between those elements and the theme. In this Eureka puzzle, each element is composed of two related words.
- Determine the coordinates as outlined below.
- Smarting from the insult, she snidely replied, “How hip.”
- Blindfolded and facing the piñata, the young boy raised his bat.
- Cut each shirt collar so there is room for a button.
- Straight ahead, we could see the canyon narrow.
- Strong odors were coming from the old icebox.
- Lights illuminated the mugger just before he threw a knife at her.
- White House officials had selected the wrong host.
- Neatly avoiding two defenders, Michael Jordan went up for a tap in.
- Wisecracks from a witty comedian can make an audience howl.
- Sickened by his friend’s death, he went for a meditative walk with his dog.
- Tough acrylic polish protected her fingernails.
- Cleaning out his top drawer, he finally found his dog whistle.
- Thinking out loud, I talked to myself and walked on down the trail.
- Clearing my throat and prepared for rejection, I rang her doorbell.
- Plainclothes police officers were on duty today.
- Simple Simon is a nursery rhyme about a man obsessed with pie.
- Crazy outlaws and lawmen gathered at the town saloon.
- Pretty soon, his ex-wife would be completely out of the picture.
Decompose each element into its two defining words. You will end up with 36 words.
How many of these 36 words include the letter J?
How many of these 36 words include the letter W?
How many of these 36 words start with the letter C?
How many of these 36 words include the letter O?
How many of these 36 words end with the letter R?
How many of these 36 words start with the letter E?
How many of these 36 words include the letter Y?
Coordinates:
North: 42 RO.RWC
West: 71 YR.JRE
You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.