Thanks for the nods on this surprising number. We, as a family, have had a preference for scenic and traditional caches, but many of the “puzzle’ caches we have done have been some of the best experiences, and more memorable because of some aspect of the puzzle, or something we learned. Not always, as there have been some I wouldn’t do if I knew what I was getting into, nor are all of them based on topics that really grabbed me, or Dan, or Jackie. Kind of force-fed sometimes with nearly one-fifth of our finds being puzzles, likely more than that near home. We don’t even try to do them all any more, having happily come to terms with not needing to do all the caches in the neighborhood.
As for the great puzzle controversy, that freedom to choose to do the caches we want to, or not to do them, is the key. We no longer feel compelled to do all the caches in town, puzzle or traditional, and with a more “relaxed”? picking and choosing approach hope to continue to have as much fun as we have had the past couple years.
For those interested in some of the best of the best for puzzles around the Fox Valley and beyond to add some enrichment to traditional and other cache hunts, seldom|seen’s link in this thread provides a great source of several cachers’ perspectives and experiences with these beasts, including some comments on those that might be more of an investment in time that some would want to make. A lot of fun had by all!
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