"Heading in the Right Direction" Puzzle Hint Book

1. How to use these hints

Welcome to the hints page for the second puzzle of the Puzzle Backpack! Here, you will find information to help you on your way through this puzzle and open the blue directional lock.

Each hint reveals more information about the puzzle. To move on to the next hint, tap the next button.

Good luck!

2. Location Hint

This is the piece of artwork you are looking for. It is located near the Wildlife Theater across from the Gather & Graze restaurant. 

3. General Strategy Hint

Each riddle describes one or two parts of the sculpture. See if you can find them! 

4. Riddle 1 Hint

The youngest animal in this sculpture is so young that they haven’t even hatched yet!  

5. Riddle 1 Answer

The 2 parts you are looking for are the egg and the owl. "Right" is the direction you need for the answer.

6. Riddle 2 Hint

Can you find any part of the snake? Follow the body around until you find their head! 

7. Riddle 2 Answer

The direction the head is pointing is towards the front of the sculpture. "Towards you" is the direction you need for the answer.

8. Riddle 3 Hint

You can use your hand to experiment with the scale. Which side do you need to push on to lift the sculpture until it is balanced? 

9. Riddle 3 Answer

If the slider could move, sliding it to the right would balance the scale. "Right" is the direction you need for the answer.

10. Riddle 4 Hint

This animal could stretch their long, long, neck to reach the leaves. Which direction are they already looking? 

11. Riddle 4 Answer

The direction the giraffe is looking is to the left. "Left" is the direction you need for the answer.

12. Hint about the Lock

You can turn the answers to the riddles above into directions that can be entered on the lock. Set the lock down flat on the sculpture, and make sure the shackle is pointing away from you, toward the fence, when you are standing in front of the sculpture. 

Be sure to follow all of the instructions for using the lock which can be found in the riddle materials! Need some quick tips? Make sure you reset the lock by pushing the shackle down into the lock until it clicks twice before trying the code. To enter a direction, slide the center knob of the lock all the way in the direction you are entering into the lock. Once you have entered the series of directions, pull the shackle up to open. 

13. Lock Combination (Answer)

The directions to open the lock are:  

Right, Towards yourself, Right, Left 

Note that "Towards yourself" could also be thought of as "Down" when the lock is being held upright by the shackle. 

If you are still having trouble opening the lock, refer to the lock instructions provided with the puzzle in the backpack.