We tend to think of nursery rhymes as cute songs for children, but ponder one of the more famous quips: "Ring around the Rosie*/Pocketful of posies/Ashes, ashes, we all fall down!" Ashes, ashes we all fall down?? That's pretty morbid. Some myths speculate the origin of this song was from the black plagues of centuries past, since the disease produced a rose-colored rash and people often carried flowers in pockets to, ahem, cover up the horrid smell. Not uncommonly, the infected would end up cremated, aka ashes. Wonderful, isn't it? I-270 is the same way. In the abstract it's a great concept and pleasing to the senses. But when it rears its snarling head, it will slow down your commute and rob you of your free time. The only remedy is to find as many geocaches as you can while you make a ring around the roses.
The Loop was created in part because we loved the idea of "Going in Circles," a group of caches that took the traveler around 270. Unfortunately, by the time we started caching, the series had passed its prime and many of the hides have been archived. To honor that great idea, we decided to reinvigorate the circuit of Columbus. These caches will all be very easy. But for the more adventurous explorer, they will also lead to the completion of a larger puzzle. The series is designed to be an easy way to boost your numbers (if that's your deal), to take a great circular adventure and give you a sense of accomplishment for getting them all (if that's your deal), or to serve as building blocks for a larger mystery (if that's your deal).
Each cache in the series contains a clue needed to solve "The Circuitous Cartographer." If you intend to unlock that puzzle, make sure you note the container and the password at each physical location of the Loop caches you find. Otherwise you might find yourself revisiting caches you've already discovered!
On or in each container of the Loop, there is a password which is needed to access the clue for that cache! Go to the related webpage link on the cache page and enter that password in order to receive the clue! If you have any questions regarding this, feel free to contact blandestk and/or TheLadyBee!
* originally known as Ring a Ring o' Roses
OTHER CACHES IN THE SERIES
