Description
This puzzle cache was the very first puzzle idea I had after I started geo-caching. It was the first thing I attempted to try on a type of puzzle and ended up being too far outside the box at the time. It has required a fair amount of time to get setup the way I wanted, thus I'm first creating this puzzle now. I think this will probably be among my toughest puzzles, but time will tell. It will not be a 15 minute solve kind of puzzle...
You need four key pieces of information (two of them are actual co-ordinates) to get the final co-ordinates. Everything you need is in front of you but can you find it all? You will need to invoke your inner computer geek to discover these four pieces of information. Aspects of this puzzle were directly inspired by an interesting theme in one of my favorite mystery/suspense movies containing twists protected by a part of everyday office life we all need to deal with.
Even with the four pieces of information, your work is not done quite yet as you will discover, but don't worry, once you collect all four pieces of info, you'll also get some guidance at the same time.
Help may be needed for this puzzle since this puzzle Is Definately not Easy. Inspecting all Nuances of this Puzzle Is going to be required to find the final Co-ordinaTes. Useless information may even Route you towards the Eventual solution.
If it matters, I used version 2.1
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
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Any logs giving away the solution or dropping obvious hints will be deleted immediately and with-out notice! Puzzles can require a lot of work to setup and I want cachers to get the full experience from frustration to elation. If no one solves for a long time, hints will be added. I'm also typically willing to drop subtle hints if you have truly been working hard to get a solution. If the puzzle remains unsolved (or solved by very few), after a while I will start adding additional hints to it</ br></ br> To preserve the caching experience, please replace the hide as found. Cordinates are an average of multiple attempts and fine tuned with google maps.
What's with the bracket stuff in the title you may be wondering?
It's simply my personal identifier. The last letter (or sometimes the only letter) refers to the hide itself and choices will be:
Traditional style of hide - typically the hide should be a typical container hidden in a "typical" caching way
Kid friendly hide - child reachable, findable and room for tradeables. Aimed at the little cachers.
and Evil style of hide - Something about it that makes me rub my hands together maniacally in anticipation. Perhaps more unique camo, different hiding technique, lots of options at GZ...
If there is two letters together, the first will refer to the style of cache. Puzzle, Multi, Earth, Letterbox etc.
The number after the dash simply is the number of hides in that series for me. Don't expect this number to get too big.
No FTF certificate available, but I will list out the "firsts" later (First to Sign/Find and First to Log Find Electronically)
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Congratulations to the following cachers:
FTF (met all requirements): blazer45
FTS (sign the log): blazer45
FTL (log electronically): blazer45