GC5XVTA Unknown Cache Nerd Sudoku
Type: Mystery | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 4 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: KA&JWest @ | Hide Date: 06/19/2015 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 22.480 W104° 53.200 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Scenic view  Not Available at all times  Not Recommended at night  Available during winter  Dangerous Animals  Parking available  Bicycles  Thorns  Short hike (less than 1km) 

The cache is not here. This is not a good place to park.

Solve the puzzle below to find the cache.

To find the coordinates for this cache, solve the following puzzle:

Standard Sudoku rules apply. Each row, column, and 4x4 square region must contain the digits 0-f with no duplication.

Since the puzzle is in hexadecimal (digits 0 through f), cache final location is solved in hexadecimal and then will need to be converted to decimal.

Cache is at N 27 1S.TUV W 68 3W.XYZ (39 decimal is 27 hex, 104 decimal is 68 hex).

So for instance, if the North minutes section solved from the puzzle to 16.3ca, the decimal is 22.970. (hex 16 => decimal 22, hex 3ca => decimal 970).

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Geocaching Colorado

Initial contents:
Log and a GeoWoodstock hippie van tag to move along.

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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 06/29/2019 By Denali41
As icezebra11 reported, we had a great trip to Castle Rock and the Parker area today with his puppy Angel and my puppies Orizaba and Chimborazo. We met up at the ParknRide in Loveland at 6 am and drove directly to Castle Rock, starting our cache-finding hikes with the dogs at the Ridgeline Open Space, shifting from there to Miller Park for a long loop hike involving some fine caches, then heading back northward to the Parker and Centennial areas for some good targets. It was a very successful day of geocaching, despite the temperatures reaching at least the mid-90s while were were on the trails. At Miller Park the zip line activities were fascinating; I will need to return there sometime to do the zip line sequence!

I have always enjoyed Sudoku puzzles and work on one or more each day. So when icezebra11 identified several Sudokus for our trip to this area it caught my attention. Now, the "Relational" ones have given me some challenges. Fortunately for me, I've done some HexDec puzzles in the past, so this one didn't pose to many problems--it just took some time! Thanks for it, KA&JWest!

Found it 06/29/2019 By icezebra11
Denali41 and I, along with his Lab puppies Zaba and Chimi, and my Lab puppy Angel had a great caching day in the Castle Rock and south Metro areas today, scoring on a lot of really nice caches.

Our first stop was to do some hiking in Castle Rock's Ridgeline Open Space. After we finished there, we next went to Miller Park. It was definitely a really warm day on the trails! We parked near the bottom of the incline and did a long clockwise loop through the park. I enjoy Sudoku puzzles and I didn't have too much trouble completing this grid. Once I had the required digits, the final conversion was an easy one and the geochecker confirmed I had done it correctly. Thanks KA&JWest for another fun puzzle cache!!!

Found it 06/22/2019 By COpackrat
Out with Kerewin0430 today. After the bad traffic and inclement weather, I feel like we really earned this one! Thanks for the cache!

Found it 06/22/2019 By Kerewin0430
Targeted a few caches with COpackrat this afternoon. Due to an unfortunate combination of VERY slow traffic on 25 and an ominous weather report, we didn't expect to get many, but for sure wanted this one. No sooner had we stepped out of the car when the rain started pouring down, which turned to painful hail as we approached the cache! Signed this one quickly and as we left, the hail stopped. Talk about timing! Thanks for this challenge.

Found it 05/09/2019 By PiTime
This one was a fast solve using an unconventional method.

I was once again on the way to the gym and wanted to switch it up by finding a non-traditional cache for the day. A cold walk up the trail in an area that I've been too quite a few times and soon I was on my way.

There weren't that many people out today and I understand why, there is still snow on the ground after all. Even still, I saw signs here that were advertising an upcoming race and was interested until I saw the prices.

I liked the cache container for this one, it's holding up very well.

TFTC SL!

Found it 10/02/2018 By prerules
TFTC. DNSL, no pen on my run today.

Found it 08/28/2018 By tehjoester
TFTC! TNLN, SL D&D.
Found with LandD7475 and Doug&Cindy09.

Found it 08/28/2018 By DOUG&CINDY09
Out with LandD7475 and tehJoester , the wife’s solved this one for us, we made the hike to the GZ and made a quick find, TFTC SL D&D

Found it 08/28/2018 By LandD7475
TFTC out with tehjoster and Doug&Cindy09 signed log D&D

Found it 04/08/2018 By PayMeCache
Solved this one long ago but first time we’re back in the park. Out enjoying the park and a hike with DimensionGarret, Landen24 and weasel311. We found this one much faster than I had expected. All is well with the cache and log.

Found GC5XVTA - Nerd Sudoku on April 8, 2018 using Cachly for iOS.

Some may call me seriously mentally ill. Some may state that I am in a state of mind that prevents social interaction. Some may say I am in a state of mind that prevents normal perception and or behavior. I prefer to say that I tend to do the same thing over and over again, but I expect different results. That being said, I believe we only live one life and I am trying to make the best of it. I thank you, KA&JWest for placing a fun geocache to fuel my "insanity" or addiction as I call it. I appreciate you bringing me here so that I can try and sign my alias on a piece of paper that you have hidden.

I look forward to finding more of your geocaches. I also look forward to potentially finding geocaches with you one day and sharing stories of our insanity... I mean hobby or addiction? Cheers!