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Feb 25, 2007 6:40:31 GMT -9
Post by oleruns on Feb 25, 2007 6:40:31 GMT -9
Wow, for the first time on a puzzle cache... I give up. I learned from Red Rooster and I posted a waypoint on Tundra Tim Lost One In The Woods that is only a few feet from the correct coords so people can go look for it. I love the container to much to have nobody see it. Sorry for the pain, I understand!
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powmia
Silver Cacher
Caches Found/Hidden xxxx/x
Posts: 208
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puzzles
Feb 25, 2007 8:13:45 GMT -9
Post by powmia on Feb 25, 2007 8:13:45 GMT -9
I enjoy seeing new areas, finding new caches, and signing logs. However, puzzle caches turn me off at the first sight of the big blue ?. I might check them out if there are no more caches to do in my area, but they don't rank high on my to do list, and I'm not going to look up/research a lot of info to determine coords.
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Feb 25, 2007 8:38:42 GMT -9
Post by ladybugkids on Feb 25, 2007 8:38:42 GMT -9
Some cachers like puzzles, some don't. Some cachers like urban micros, some don't. Some cachers like long wilderness treks or climbs, some don't. That's what's so great about this game...there is something for everyone at many different levels. I don't think a puzzle creator needs to feel badly if a puzzle doesn't get solved very often nor do I think cachers need to feel compelled to chase a hide if it's not fun for them to do. Re: Tundra Tim Lost One in the Woods: I'd give it time...it's a multistage puzzle and the weather has been unseasonably cold. I'm pretty sure cachers will come out of the woodwork over the next few months and hunt it down. Cache on!
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Feb 25, 2007 17:34:22 GMT -9
Post by FrostG1anT on Feb 25, 2007 17:34:22 GMT -9
Ole, don't give up. I have hurt my brain on several of the finds around town and even through the pain, the joy of finding the cache in the end makes it worth it. This is a great sport, it has so many different levels to it. It has taken me to places I would never have gone otherwise, and some of them are 10 feet off trails I have been down for 30 years. The nanos and micros at first made me not want to go after them. Then I found myself really enjoying them. Puzzles, I enjoy, all sorts of puzzles and some of the puzzles in this sport have been awesome. They show off peoples creativity, they challenge each of us and bring the game to new levels. Puzzle caches also provide a challenge for those racing for numbers.
While I am not racing for numbers, I have managed to get a couple FTFs. But really the game is about the hunt and the find. If I expand my mind and learn something then I am the better for it I guess. The entire game is something I totally enjoy and have found myself adding one more thing to my already overly booked schedule (geocaching). But I will forage on and as new caches come up (whether they are puzzles, multi-, events, traditional, or unknowns) I will continue to get out there and go where they take me, for that is the quest, the journey, the fun.
I will continue to make puzzles, some easy, some very difficult, they are a part of the game that has not been pushed very far here in Anchorage yet and having gone and looked/solved some really wicked puzzles in the lower 48 I want to add this to our local game.
I even responded to the various folks who have hunted or are hunting The Little Red Rooster and put everyone on the same playing fields as issues/concerns where raised and I adjusted the coordinate page accordingly. It took over 30 hours to create and I figure it should take around 4-5 hours to solve. I have some plans for future puzzles which include very nice prizes for the FTF. I figure if people are willing to bend their minds, then the spoils shall reward them.
So now I will step down off my soap box and let you go back to your regularly scheduled program.
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AKDogMom
Silver Cacher
Kopper & Katie
Posts: 102
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Feb 25, 2007 18:11:59 GMT -9
Post by AKDogMom on Feb 25, 2007 18:11:59 GMT -9
All I can say about Little Red Rooster is, "Don't give up." And I'm not saying that because I was FTF. I posted 10 hours of research but that is a conservative estimate. After one of the cache page adjustments in particular a light went on for me. A light that made me realize I could probably hunt this one without any coordinates if my hunch was correct. Part of the research/hunt in my opinion is knowing your fellow cachers, even if that knowledge comes only from forum posts, cache logs, or hunting their caches. I agree with ladybugkids too, if you don't enjoy a particular kind of cache don't do it. I don't usually do puzzle caches but I do enjoy internet research and this one not being found kept driving me on. It is not insurmountable maybe just a little more ambiguous than many we are used to. On several of the components I came up with multiple possible answers but was finally able to narrow them down close enough to corroborate my hunch. Good Luck to all who are still on the hunt!!! And thanks FrostG1anT for stretching my brain.
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Feb 26, 2007 10:17:55 GMT -9
Post by oleruns on Feb 26, 2007 10:17:55 GMT -9
Congrats on the FTF! I am still working on the cache...
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Feb 26, 2007 22:38:58 GMT -9
Post by Malcore on Feb 26, 2007 22:38:58 GMT -9
I like doing all types of caches also. Although im stuck on the last three that have come up. I will just put then aside till I have a quiet day with no distractions. then I will try again. But even if I can't figure them out it's worth a try. And a big congrats to AKDogMom, thats a tough one.
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