Raiders v. Whiners - 2/28/15

Today's California puzzle is from the San Francisco Bay area (I would have expected the east side instead of the west, though!)  Football season might be over for the year, but the apparently the rivalry continues year-round:

Raiders v. Whiners: Examine the Facts

Tomorrow we'll head to Nevada.

The Amazing Race - 2/27/15

Today's very creative Minnesota puzzle caught my eye when it landed in my in-box recently.  I remember when the reality competition shows were just starting up years ago I watched a few episodes of "Survivor," without really enjoying it, but I ended up watching quite a few seasons of "The Amazing Race," in its entirety.  Back then it appealed to me because the rules were very straightforward - you got there first, you won.  No voting, no jury, no fan votes, no alliances or any of that other artificial drama.  Just watching people trying to function in unfamiliar surroundings while coping with the exhaustion and dietary challenges of travel, and seeing how that process affected the relationships of the pairs involved made for quite an interesting show.  So you can understand why I was intrigued by a puzzle called:

My Time on "THE AMAZING RACE"

Tomorrow we'll be in California.

A=3 - 2/26/15

Today's South Carolina puzzle was brought to my attention at the conclusion of a presentation I gave recently as an introduction to puzzle caching.  One of the things I had mentioned was the usual letter/number equivalencies A=1, B=2, etc.  In this particular puzzle, though:

A=3

Tomorrow, we'll be in Minnesota.

D1G1TAL D0M1N10N - 2/25/15

Today's California puzzle is one that was sent to me recently.  Try your luck with:

D1G1TAL D0M1N10N

Tomorrow we'll ...

Barcelona -2/24/15

Today's puzzle from Spain has kind of a funny story behind it ... I was talking to a local caching friend who mentioned she was going to Spain in a couple of weeks, and would be in Barcelona.  She was surprised to hear that I had been working on a puzzle there just the day before:

Barcelona Sudoku


Tomorrow we'll be in ...

Podcasting 164 - 2/23/15

I had originally planned for us to be in Spain today, but have postponed that until tomorrow, due to late-breaking events.  A couple folks asked how the podcast went the other night, so I thought I'd talk about that today.  I had fun and thought it went pretty well other than a minor audio glitch in the middle.  Here's a link if you'd like to check it out yourself:



As a result of a request after the podcast, I've created a post with all of the puzzle solving tools I featured back in 2011 (and some new ones as well).  Click on the link to the right where it says "Puzzle Solving Toolbox." (Right under the "Follow by E-mail" link). 

Today's California puzzle is:


Podcasting 164



Tomorrow we'll be in Spain.

The Devil is in the Details - 2/22/15

Today's California cache reminds that the solution to a puzzle could be:

Just a Little Detail

Tomorrow we'll be in Spain.