mizdeeds

I'm trying to solve a puzzle cache and at this point beating my head against a brick wall. I'm just looking for helpful suggestions on what to try next. I'm not asking for a solution to the puzzle, I just can't think of anything else to try/look at. The listing is a somewhat nonsensical story, 7 paragraphs long. I've looked at the page source, there are no hidden coordinates or hints or suggestions on how to solve. The hint is "None, yet. Let's see how it goes." I've tried counting the letters in the paragraphs; counting only the capitalized letters, counting the punctuation marks, the number of words in each paragraph, the number of sentences in each paragraph. None of those come up with numbers remotely close to the coordinates, which should start with N 42 and W 084. There are only 2 actual numbers in the story, and I've also tried reading the characters to see if any of the words combined somehow make up numbers. Nope. There are 3 phrases in a different color totaling 8 words or 45 characters. The title of the cache is in all caps at the end of the story. I've googled the title, and it's a song. I looked up the lyrics, they don't have numbers and again, all the words and characters don't add up to anything either. There doesn't appear to be a cipher/code by that name. I repeat, I'm not asking for a solution.... just any suggestions on what to try next. I figure there must be other caches hidden out there that are similar that someone who reads the forum has solved. Or, I hope so anyway. The cache hasn't been found yet, so emailing the owner isn't an option either. Thanks in advance! Edited to add: I am not that close to the cache, over 50 miles away, so I also wonder if local knowledge might be the key.

There is one of those here in Michigan, but it's not a multi, just the cache itself. Took me 2 tries to find it too. VERY clever!!

Love this one! It is going on my must-do list. I feel a trip to SW Mich in my future.

I spent a couple days reading and/or skimming this thread, and should have known better than to be reading it while eating/drinking.... I 'bout choked and had to clean up the monitor after I read the above (bolded and in red) comment. TOO funny!

Thanks for saving me a bit of work. BTW, what's the hex code for the forum background? Uhhhh...hex code? LOL ...dunno.. I just used Photoshop on a screen shot of the forums to get the colors.

They need to be in .jpg format instead of .gif. Lots of great ideas going on here! whenever I do that the dragon changes to a black background......... I'm feeling pretty thick right now Here you go.... white background on the large one and forum gray blend for the avatar:

They need to be in .jpg format instead of .gif. Lots of great ideas going on here!

You're welcome! Please let me know if you get it made into a Pathtag (or if you need help getting it into a Pathtag template) ... I'd like to get a few tags if you do.

Thanks!

I haven't been around in quite a while, but had some free time at work this morning and was browsing the forums. You all are doing a great job in here, hope you don't mind me taking a stab at this one...

Okay, here are some more. The text was geocaching colors. Not sure if you wanted that changed too? ... ...

Saw this one while caching in Burlington, VT. Yes, I needed to turn left to get to the cache! Uhhhh... your OTHER left ?? Another photo taken the same day in Vermont. Not a street sign, but a very interesting sculpture. FIRE!!! Uhhhh... which... uhhh...?????? And, this one I saw on the New York thruway on my way back to Michigan. This was the 3rd or 4th of this sign I saw, and finally had my camera in hand for a quick photo (hence the blur). Need to wash the windshield? Turn on those lights!

I made a jig saw puzzle out of solid wood. It is much more durable in the field than regular puzzle pieces, which turn to mush if they get damp. I've seen that done a few times here in CT. It's a fun way to solve a multi stage cache. That's exactly what I did, too. I saw mention here in the forums last year of a multi-cache in Ohio that started with a 12-piece jigsaw made of wood. I liked the idea so well, I 'borrowed' it for one here. So far, the response has been great. GC1AD7K

Here are a couple... .....

A modification of what you're using now....

And here's a *free* tool a caching buddy of mine made from a paper clip....

Thank you, and you too! Loved your drawing! LOL

Do you recall what was causing this on the original releases? I'm using Pilotsnipes macro and get this. If I run it twice, it always fixes it. If you could point to the solution, I could fix up the code in Pilotsnipes macro. Thanks. ?? Yes, it was weird characters in the cache name, like < or >.

Here you go: and for avs: Edit: ooops! Too slow, sorry! I hate when work interferes with my "play"!!

Love it!! Wonder how long it took him to camo it??

The dreaded "invalid" error is due to weird characters in cache names, like the "<" symbol, etc. It's fixed in jjreds macro.

How about a 42-pound cast iron pot full of cement....er, gold? Surprisingly, it does get moved around quite a bit! Pot Of ........ Gold?

You're welcome! Glad you like it!

Not too hard!

OMG!!! I love it!!!