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Friday, August 31, 2012

Final Exam - 8/31/12

Quite a while back I featured the first puzzle in this Florida series, and if you haven't yet tried this one, you are in for a real treat:

Puzzle Solving 101 - The Final Exam

Tomorrow we'll be in Canada's Ontario province.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

More Flexagons! - 8/30/12

A month ago I featured a New York puzzle I enjoyed which employed the use of  "Flexagons."  Today we advance to the next level with:

Flexagons 301 - The Serpent's Revenge

Tomorrow we'll head back to Florida.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

I Scream ... - 8/29/12

Since the upcoming Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, I thought it would be fun to feature this Texas puzzle involving the ultimate summer treat:

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

Tomorrow we'll return to Central New York.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

I Lied - 8/28/12

Today's California puzzle is one of those that states "No need for a coordinate checker, as they will be obvious once you find them."  Fortunately, that statement is definitely true for this puzzle, even though its name is:

I Lied

Tomorrow we'll be in Texas.

Monday, August 27, 2012

What is it? - 8/27/12

Today's California puzzle asks the question:

And what is it that you do, do?

Tomorrow we'll hang around in California for another day.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Connect the Dots - 8/26/12

Today's puzzle comes from Nevada.  See if you can:

Connect the Dots

Tomorrow we'll be in California.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Certifiable - 8/25/12

The CO of today's California puzzle might be:

Certifiable

Tomorrow we'll head to Nevada.

Friday, August 24, 2012

Verbal Alchemy - 8/24/12

Today from California I bring you one of my all-time favorite puzzles, by a true puzzle master:

Verbal Alchemy

Tomorrow we'll hang around in California another day.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

The Sentence - 8/23/12

Today's California puzzle goes all the way back to 2003, and is still being enjoyed today.  I wonder what you will think of:

The Sentence

Tomorrow we'll stick around in California another day.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Back to PIE - 8/22/12

I hope you'll indulge me as I feature another puzzle from my own PIE (puzzled, Ithaca edition) series, (modeled after the Vermont "Puzzled In Essex" series).  I had a lot of fun putting this one together:

Change Brings Opportunity - (PIE 2.4)

Tomorrow we'll be in California.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Back to Puzzle Street - 8/21/12

Today I thought it might be fun to pay another visit to a long series of puzzles from Nova Scotia, Canada.  Have some fun with:

PS05: Of Yo-Yo's and Youth

Tomorrow we'll revisit one more series I've mentioned before.

Monday, August 20, 2012

Back to the Gates - 8/20/12

Back we go to New York City and another clever entry in the Central Park Gates series:

It Begins at the Naturalists Gate

Tomorrow we'll revisit a series I've mentioned from Nova Scotia, Canada.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Not Simple Math - 8/19/12

Today's puzzle from Vermont is:

Not Simple Math


Tomorrow we'll head back to New York City.

Saturday, August 18, 2012

International Geocaching Day - 8/18/12

Today, in honor of International Geocaching Day, we have a puzzle from New Zealand called:

International Connections

Tomorrow we'll be in Vermont.

Friday, August 17, 2012

Back to the Gauntlet - 8/17/12

I thought it would be fun to revisit some of the puzzles series I have mentioned before, so I'll start off with today's featured puzzle from Indiana:

Wellsand's Gauntlet #9

Tomorrow we'll celebrate International Geocaching Day in New Zealand, and revisit some more puzzle series starting Monday.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

RIF - 8/16/12

Today's puzzle is the first of a series I enjoyed working on in preparation for a trip back to my hometown in Tennessee.  Have some fun with:

Reading is Reading is FUN-duh-Mental 1 - HP by JKR

Tomorrow we'll head to Indiana.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

A Logical Solution - 8/15/12

Like most geocaching puzzles, today's featured one from New York has:

A Logical Solution

Tomorrow we'll head to Tennessee.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Can you read Vogon? - 8/14/12

Today's puzzle from New Zealand reminded me of my aunt, who I bet would have been able to read the:

Vogon Language (Waikato)

Tomorrow we'll return to central New York.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Petals of a Rose - 8/13/12

Today's puzzle from Canada's Alberta province is a kind I'd not seen before.  Take a roll of the dice with:

Petals of a Rose

Tomorrow we'll head to New Zealand.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

No. 2 Pencil Only - 8/12/12

For today's California puzzle, remember that you must use:

No. 2 Pencil Only

Tomorrow we'll be in Canada's Alberta province.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Trivial Equations - 8/11/12

For today's puzzle in Hawaii, you'll need to deal with some:

Trivial Equations

Tomorrow we'll be in California.

Friday, August 10, 2012

Just Past 2nd Base - 8/10/12

Today's California puzzle cache can be found:

Just Past 2nd Base

Tomorrow we'll be in Hawaii.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Puzzle Me This - 8/9/12

Today I'm featuring a 20+ puzzle series in Nevada.  It all starts here:

Puzzle Me This #01: Hangman

Tomorrow we'll head to a puzzle in California.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

What's This Mean? - 8/8/12

Today's Illinois puzzle poses a question that a lot of us routinely find ourselves asking when looking at geocaching puzzles:

What's This Mean?

Tomorrow we'll be in Nevada.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Just How Old Was He? - 8/7/12

Today's puzzle comes to us from Washington state and features an old friend:

Old McDonald

Tomorrow we'll be in Illinois.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Grand - 8/6/12

Today's puzzle brings us back to New York City for a:

Grand Army Cache

Tomorrow we'll be in the state of Washington.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

It All Adds Up - 8/5/12

Today's puzzle from Illinois is like most geocaching puzzles ... when you know what you're doing:

It All Adds Up

Tomorrow we'll be back in New York City.

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Something Unique - 8/4/12

Today's puzzle from California is:

Something Unique

Tomorrow we'll be in Illinois.

Friday, August 3, 2012

Grandmother's Flower Garden - 8/3/12

Today's New Hampshire puzzle is named for a classic quilt pattern, so I thought it might be right up my alley.  Take a while to stop and smell the roses in:

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Tomorrow we'll be in California.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

The Geocaching What?? - 8/2/12

Before today's fun puzzle from Minnesota I had never even heard of the:

Geocaching Macarena

Tomorrow we'll head back to New Hampshire.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

X Marks The Spot - 8/1/12

Today's North Carolina puzzle tells us that :

X Marks The Spot

Tomorrow we'll head up to Minnesota.