Monday, March 7, 2016

FCM00Z: Cache Cow

This week's Mystery Monday should give you something to ruminate on... 



I know that's a lot of text, so if you need a closer look at it here it is:


I know that they ook some people out but in rural areas cows are pretty common. They sometimes graze on public land and when hiking in the area you may need to open (and close) a fence, or climb over one to get where you’re going. I was out one day in such an area when I got an alert on my phone that a new puzzle cache had published.  Cool!  Before I could even take a look, a cow came up, looking as if she had something important to say. I looked into her soft brown eyes and listened carefully:

Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo!

Moo? Moo! Moo! Moo. Moo? Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo.

Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo? Moo. Moo? Moo! Moo. Moo? Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo.

Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo! Moo. Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo.

Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo!

Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo! Moo. Moo. Moo.

Moo. Moo. Moo! Moo. Moo? Moo.

I nodded, and then she continued:

Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo!

Moo? Moo! Moo! Moo. Moo? Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo.

Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo? Moo. Moo? Moo! Moo. Moo? Moo. Moo. Moo! Moo. Moo.

Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo! Moo. Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo!

Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo.

Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo! Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo! Moo.

Moo! Moo. Moo? Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo! Moo? Moo!

Moo! Moo. Moo? Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo? Moo. Moo? Moo!

Moo. Moo? Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo! Moo!

Moo! Moo! Moo. Moo? Moo.

“Excellent!” I replied.  “Thanks for the cache!”  It’s a good thing I speak cow.



The checksum for this puzzle is 59. (Remember, the checksum is the result of adding all the individual digits of the coords.)

At the end you should discover a thematically appropriate item. This one is best viewed on Street View.  

Please don't spoil the answer in the comments! Hints published tomorrow, and the answer on Wednesday. 

Happy Puzzling!

3 comments:

  1. That was a lot of words for a cow. Probably been waiting over 40 years to find someone who would just listen to her.

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  2. Got it, - and what an interesting final!

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  3. Got it. Knew what I had to do right away, but couldn't remember one specific detail I needed to actually do that. A bit of googling helped, and then I got it.

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