Halloween Puzzle Nightmare - 10/31/11

Happy Halloween everyone!  A pair of Halloween themed puzzles for you to mark the occasion.  Hope this first one from Texas won't turn out to be a:

Halloween Puzzle Nightmare

And from Vermont, everyone loves:

"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"

Tomorrow we'll take our first visit to a puzzle in Ireland.

Donut Denial - 10/30/11

Today's puzzle cache from California made me hungry ... in the words of the FTF:  "Mmm ... donuts."  Hope you never have to deal with:

Donut Denial

Tomorrow we'll celebrate with a pair of Halloween themed puzzles.

Monk - 10/29/11

Another television-inspired cache for you today, this time from Minnesota. If you've enjoyed Monk, then see what you can make of:

Monk Mk II

Tomorrow we'll head to California.

Anaquote - 10/28/11

Today's puzzle out of Florida had me trying something new.  Take a shot at:

Anaquote Uno Adventure Cache

Don't forget to check out today's bonus blog.  Tomorrow we'll be in Minnesota.

Bonus Blog #43 - 10/28/11

I recently found an expanded version of a tool I presented way back in January ... this one has the capability to go all the way up to base 64, and handles very large numbers more accurately than some of the other online converters. 

Number Bases Conversion Tool & Bases 2 - Base 64 Converter

Next week:  another mathematical tool.

Milestones - 10/27/11

Today's puzzle cache from Ohio honors caching milestones and those who help us get there.  See what you make of:

Milestone Makers - Our Pillars of Geocaching

Tomorrow we'll check out a puzzle in Florida and have another "bonus" blog.

Cut and Paste - 10/26/11

Another fun one out of Central New York for you.  All you haveto do is:

Cut and Paste

Tomorrow we'll head back to Ohio.

Google This! 10/25/11

Today's puzzle out of Canada's Nova Scotia province recommends:

Google This!

Tomorrow we'll be back in central NY.

An Experiment - 10/24/11

Today we have another puzzle from Kansas.  See what happens when you do:

Experiment 626

Tomorrow, a puzzle from Canada's Nova Scotia province.

King James Version - 10/23/11

A puzzle from Kansas for you today.  You'll need to use the King James Version to solve:
2 Timothy 2:15

Tomorrow we'll stick around Kansas for another day.

CITO - 10/22/11

Today's Texas puzzle reminds us that a nice fall Saturday is the perfect day for a:

CITO Cache

Tomorrow we'll head to Kansas.

Just Add Numbers - 10/21/11

Today's California puzzle is a classic from one of the titans of the geocaching puzzle world, kablooey.  All you have to do is:

Just Add Numbers

Don't forget to check out today's "bonus" blog.  Tomorrow, we'll head back to Texas.

Bonus Blog #42 - 10/21/11

Today's featured site has all kinds of tools for phone numbers, from spelling words to interpretting touch tones.  See what goodies you can uncover at:

DialABC - Tools for Phone Numbers

Next week: A mathematical helper.

A Familiar Sight - 10/20/11

Today's puzzle is out of California.  It should be a:

Familiar Sight

Tomorrow we'll check out another California puzzle.

No Conductors Here - 10/19/11

Today's puzzle finds in Ohio, where apparently there are:

No Conductors Here

Tomorrow, we'll head out to California.

Shake Rattle and Roll - 10/18/11

Today's puzzle from Colorado has a couple typos in spelling, but I don't think they will slow you down.  To get the solution you'll need to:

Shake Rattle and Roll

Tomorrow we'll head over to Ohio.

Evil Hex - 10/17/11

Today wraps up our round of NY puzzles.  I hope you have good luck with this one, and don't fall under the:

Evil Hex

Tomorrow:  we'll make our way over to Colorado for a puzzle.

Out of the Blue - 10/16/11

Sometimes the idea for a puzzle will come to you from:

Out of the Blue

Tomorrow:  we'll wrap up our round of NY puzzles.

Ad Astra - 10/15/11

The listing for today's NY puzzle cache about astronauts reads, in part:  "This cache is a salute to those early pioneers who broke the bonds of gravity, escaped the well (however briefly), and saw Earth from afar for the first time."  I bet you will learn something new in solving:

Ad Astra

Tomorrow, we'll start to wind down our tour of NY puzzles.

Just Follow the Directions - 10/14/11

Today's NY puzzle is a fun one and sounds like it was unveiled in a fun way ... over breakfast at a gathering of cachers.  All you have to do to solve it is:

Just Follow the Directions

Don't forget to check out today's bonus blog.  Tomorrow we'll have another space themed cache.

Bonus Blog #41 - 10/14/11

Today's site, formerly known as "spy tools" claims to be "The online toolset for detectives, historians, researchers, students, and especially a combination of all four!"  See what useful goodies you can find at:

AltaMatic - Empowering Amateur Detectives

Next week:  Everything you ever wanted to know about phone numbers.

Warp and Weft - 10/13/11

Today's NY  puzzle talks about weaving, which took me back to the one art class I took in college:  fiber arts, in which I learned to weave on a loom.  Some folks call it "warp and woof" but I learned:

Warp & Weft

Tomorrow, another puzzle from the same CO's.

NUMB3RS - 10/12/11

In the opening of the TV show "NUMB3RS" Charlie states that:  "We all use math every day; to predict weather, to tell time, to handle money.  Math is more than formulas or equations; it's logic, it's rationality,
it's using your mind to solve the biggest mysteries we know."

For some of us, the "biggest myseteries we know" include geocaching puzzles!  Enjoy this NY puzzle cache inspired by the show:

NUMB3RS

Tomorrow, our NY puzzle run continues.

A Columbus Cache - 10/11/11

In honor of Columbus Day, which was yesterday, I thought I'd feature a puzzle about Christopher Columbus. However, the only one I tracked down is in the Netherlands and required a lot of translation.  (New idea for a puzzle, someone?)  As an alternative, I am featuring another puzzle from the Columbus, Ohio region, which has a lot of good ones.  If you've cached across the U.S. maybe you will recognize some of the caches in:

Nationwide Review - State of the States

Tomorrow, back to my round of NY puzzles.

Power of 10 Cash - 10/10/11

I hope you'll indulge me today for featuring one of the first geocaching puzzles I ever made, which was in honor of 10/10/10, a year ago today.  This blog is the result of a challenge I set for myself  at that time to solve a puzzle for every day in a year. What a year it has been!  Have some fun with:

Power of 10 Cash

Tomorrow we'll head to a puzzle in honor of Columbus Day (one day late).

Greenbeard's Booty - 10/9/11

Today's New York puzzle is one I'd like to try to get a smiley on some day.  I wonder if I'll be able to find:

Greenbeard's Booty

Tomorrow ... still hanging around in New York.

As Easy as ABC - 10/8/11

Today I'm continuing the theme of New York puzzles, with another one I was pleased to grab a smiley on recently.  Don't worry, it's:

As Easy as ABC

Tomorrow, another entry in the round of NY puzzles.

So, What Is It?? - 10/7/11

Today's puzzle in the Rochester, NY area had me going for quite a while.  Why?  Well, you'll soon discover:

That's Not ASCII!

Don't forget to check out today's "bonus" blog.  Tomorrow we'll have another New York cache.

Bonus Blog #40 - 10/7/11

Today I'm featuring a site chock-full of useful gems for your puzzle making and solving toolbox.  You'll need to scroll down the page a bit to see them, but check out all the neat items in "calculator city" and "reference city" etc. 

1728.org

This site was brought to my attention by a reader ... if you have a site that others might enjoy, please send it along.

Next week: another batch of "spy" tools.

MD5 - 10/6/11

Today's puzzle from Switzerland has no English translation, but I don't think that should prove to be too much of a problem.  Take a shot at:

MD5

Tomorrow we'll check out a challenge from New York.

Lost! - 10/5/11

Today's puzzle from NY state was inspired by two TV shows, "Lost" (which I never could get into) and "Lost In Space" (which I remember watching reruns of as a kid:  "Warning! Warning!", "Danger, Will Robinson!" )   Hope you won't get:

LOST (in [cyber] space)

Tomorrow we'll check out a puzzle in Switzerland.

E.T.? - 10/4/11

Geocaching puzzles can expose us to so many things we'd never have come across otherwise.  Today's Texas puzzle would have us learn something about:

Extraterrestrial Cryptography

Tomorrow we'll continue the outer space theme with a puzzle from NY.

Yum ... Pasta! - 10/3/11

Today's fun puzzle was sent in by a reader from Texas.  If you have solved or created a puzzle you think others might enjoy, please e-mail it to me through geocaching.com (I'm part of teamajk).  I don't think I've mentioned this, but one of my favorite things to eat is pasta.  If you're like me then you will enjoy:

Pasta ala davarle

Tomorrow we'll stick around Texas for another day.

The Pharaoh's Curse - 10/2/11

Growing up I was fascinated in King Tut and all things Egyptian.  If you followed the story of the discovery of King Tut's tomb, no doubt you have heard of:

The Pharaoh's Curse

Tomorrow we'll head to Texas.

DateNite - 10/1/11

I have seen challenge caches that require you to find caches on the day that they were hidden ... their "birthday" if you will (for example 6 Birthdays Challenge.)  If you solve this puzzle out of Canada's Alberta province on the day it comes out on this blog, you will be celebrating its 5th birthday!  Today is also a Saturday, when many people celebrate:

DateNite

Tomorrow we'll be back down in Ohio.