Memorial - Solution

Puzzle Location: AIDS Memorial Grove

Next Puzzle: Decoding IG1

This puzzle is solved in two phases. The first phase uses the rocks. The numbers written on the rocks represent indices into the text engraved on the larger rocks in the grove. (Note that the indices do not include the title of the rock, so "Dogwood Dell 1" gives the letter "L". Each rock proves two letters. Putting the rocks into alphabetical order (by name of the rock) gives:

Crossroads Circle  T  S Dogwood Crescent  H  H Dogwood Dell  I  I Maples West  R  F Moonwalk Way  D  T Pine Crescent  L  B Pines West  E  Y The Maples  T  R The Meadow  T  I The Redwood Grove  E  N Woodland Stream  R  G

Using the rocks thus provides two phrases: THIRD LETTER and SHIFT BY RING. This leads to the second phase of the solution, involving the ribbons. The first step is to locate the name on the ribbon in the commemorative circle of name engraved on the ground. The next step is to take the third letter of the name and shift it according to what concentric circle the name lies in. For example, Charles L Rose is in the 19th circle (counting from the inside), and has as its third letter and "A", so the "A" gets shifted 19 to become a "T". Here are the names and their ring numbers:

Name Ring Charles L Rose  19 Stan Walker  33 Roger A Wigg  24 Sky Evergreen  31 William D Hinz Jr  28 Randal West  13 Luby Pelletier  36 Darwin Frank Wood  49 Barclay Martin  29 John Paul Herrera  32 James Brian Kennedy  20 Lawrence Wilson  34

Taking the third letter from each name and shifting it by the ring number results in the puzzle's final solution: THE DNA LOUNGE