[Knight Rider]

IDK? I'm confused on the when. I think we should get 500 points if we know where

[fire13]

Just looked again........is it a clock?

[GeoMaster]

What has risen... must fall.

No one contacted me at the proper hour, 12am CST. However many of you did find the 'how' and provide the proper answer in degrees South and West.

I will post the answers shortly on my website. I will then decide the winner and how many points I will award.

[Knight Rider]

Dang. I had the feeling that was it. I hate these internet timers at my school! I can't even get on at that time

[JabbaPapa]

Hmmm, isn't there still a xxxx xxxx up there ? I'm confused.

I hope someone kept a screenie of those symbols BTW, I wouldn't be surprised if they came in handy later...

[GeoMaster]

The answer is now at www.USCGeography.com

The island was Tortuga in the Galapagos islands. The exact coordinates are listed on my website in the archive.

If you discovered the website, that likely helped a lot. If not, now you know where to look each week to play.

<font size="4"><b>Below I'll explain my clues...</b></font>

First and foremost there was hidden text in my initial post. It was in white font. As the post said, "The answer is right in front of you." Relatively speaking anyway... it was a big clue.

My clue below was meant to get you thinking about pirates and their famous island of Tortuga. Of course I said, "wrong ocean." That was meant to inform you that the Atlantic was the wrong ocean... you were looking in the Pacific. "Many keys with the same name" was a reference to the fact that there are many Tortuga's in the world.

The tortoise reference is no doubt clear by now within the galapagos, as is my "sister" (island) Isabela.

9 years ago this part of the world experienced a total solar eclipse (where the moon blocked out the sun). I choose the next full moon as my "when" - no one got that part. Most of the world will experience a full moon on the 2nd (that early morning), but this part of the world is so far west that they actually experience the full moon on the 1st - they are the first to see it, and the rest of the world will see it on the night of the 1st or start of the 2nd. But the first to see it are those in the far west on the 1st. 12:00am CST was the exact hour of 'when.'

My reference to Darwin as the famous scientist is also no doubt clear now.

<b>fire13</b> was the closest to the time of 'when' and thus will be awarded 500 points for getting half of the pre-challenge correct.

<b>kd1966</b> was a very close second, but contacted me before fire13. I did receive another PM from him later, but his initial answer came sooner than the 'when' - so I have to consider fire13 the closest overall. kd1966 will be awarded 250 points for his attempt (despite not getting 'when'), plus he guessed the sister correct. Any other island (excluding Isabela) in the Galapagos would have worked.

Congratulations to the winners. For the other who got the right answer, but missed the 'when' - keep trying. The following challenges are all time based, so the quicker you are, the better.

<img src="http://www.uscgeography.com/images/how.jpg" align="right" alt="What, you didn't think I'd give the name away did you">All Hands Hoay! Hrm, wrong ocean. Ok, I'll give you this...

As the 'when' draws closer, now is the time to focus on the the question of 'how.' And how is the "key" to treasure. There are many keys with the same name.

If you know 'when,' then you must find 'how.' Be the first to tell me 'how' in degrees and minutes at the time of 'when' and you will lead for some time. Fail, and you will follow for some time. Remember, like the Tortoise, slow and steady wins the race.

Know this. On the date of 'when' a mere 9 years ago our planet's orb blocked our very star. It is perhaps ironic this 'how' reminds me of such an event - shape and all. A famous scientist might agree, he loved the neighbors. Match the when, the how, and then you have solved the first GeoChallenge. Can you evolve along with the clues?

If you can solve with the clues provided, then 1000 points are yours. However, if even one person asks for another clue, the points will decrease. So work together as you will and find the answers. Then be the first and win. There is no second place this time. Savvy? Hrm, still wrong ocean.

Looking at the below, I'm also sure this makes sense now. The hours were the dates. The clock hands point to the 'when' and to the 'how' (the smallest hand is very tiny).

<center><img src="http://www.uscgeography.com/images/GeoChallenge-Clue.jpg"></center>

Time Zone map to clue you in again on the time. Plus the turtle and a few other subtle hints.

<center><img src="http://www.pronetworks.org/main/images/blurb/map-tz.jpg"></center>

[kanaloa]

Congrats to the winners this week. This should be a fun challenge. And Week 1's challenge was just posted.

I told you guys the turtle had something to do with it!!

www.USCGeography.com is where the challenges will be posted now.

[JabbaPapa]

I choose the next full moon as my "when" - no one got that part.

Sedenya is the principal Moon Goddess in the fantasy game world of Glorantha, to which my avatar refers --- when strange names crop up, Google is your friend, guys I actually watched the countdown reach zero last night in the "other" where

Google, Google, Google !!! The Truth Is Out There !!!

Otherwise : remember especially that GeoMaster uses the same PROnet controls and html rules as you and I, and that ANYTHING or EVERYTHING attached to his user profile or his posts can be useful to the game.

Why am I not playing as a contestant ? Oh, as an ex- gaming semi-professional, somehow --- well,

[aroundtown]

hey this looks really cool lol.