“I dug a pit to hell itself, lowered a bucket into the depths of hell and said ‘alright throw the pieces in’”-hirsch on the origin of the puzzle

Is there a more solid location that just Reedsport? I would love to go see the statue, but I haven’t been able to find better directions. Thanks!!

fuckyeahgravityfalls:

Yup! Start at Reedsport, Oregon 669 22nd St.

Then past those rusty gates.

And then more or less follow the map. It follows a path for the most part.

For your information the girl in the white shirt is lovely and excited like the rest of us and you need to shut the hell up about her being ‘bossy’

mlentertainment:

She imposed herself as a strong member of the group at the beginning and read with Jason and Ariel and you’re tearing her down for what??? Speaking moderately loudly and getting the mob’s attention?????? Get fucked

What? Guys, she was the person who was my contact information, when I couldn’t stream I called her to let her know my status, that’s why she was ‘important’. She also was letting me sleep at her house for the night… Though that sleep never really happened.

thesnadger:

thesnadger:

Is it weird to draw fanart of a stranger on the internet? Who cares I’m doing it.

Update: I did it.

May has shorts and determination! (Note: shorts still unconfirmed.)

omg @thesnadger did fanart of me there is fanart of me now I am literally hyperventilating and dying

I didnt have shorts but this is ok, I feel like the clothes in this mirror how Dipper dressed lol (I would totally have worn a Bill shirt if I had one)

(Update to my non Gravity Falls fandom followers: The Piedmont Park clue of the #CiperHunt was like an hour and a half from where I lived, so I went for it and drove there, and I managed to get there before the group found the clue and I think I am like, fandom famous now? I wasnt the one who actually found the key tho, I just was the one livestreaming it… and I volunteered to drive down to LA since there was a key to open a PO Box)

#CIPHERHUNT Day 1 Summary

fuckyeahgravityfalls:

And the game’s afoot!

First a quick explanation for those casual viewers or new fans: At the end of “Weirdmageddon 4: Take Back the Falls”, on a bus seat there is a cryptogram that decoded to, “HIDDEN DEEP WITHIN THE WOODS A BURIED TREASURE WAITS, SECRETS LOST AND STATUES FOUND BEYOND THE RUSTY GATES”

This presumably refers to the short clip of a REAL Bill statue somewhere in the woods.

A few hours ago (on July 20, 2016) Alex Hirsch started off with the following messages:

you guys ready?

Let the games begin #FLSKHUKXQW

Top Message:

THE URBAN LEGEND HAS COME TRUE
CIPHER’S STATUE’S CALLING YOU
THE SECRET MAP IS IN YOUR HAND
TO TRACE THE CLUES ACROSS THE LAND

Middle Banner – PINES
Bottom Message:

DON’T FORGET IT’S ALL FOR PLEASURE
THE HUNT ITSELF’S THE REAL TREASURE
BUT A PRIZE AWAITS THE FIRST ONE THERE
BE SAFE, BE SMART, AND OF COURSE BEWARE

Red Letters – RUSSIA

Which fans quickly figured out (though, let’s be real here, GF fans are some of the smartest around) to St. Petersburg’s Kazan Cathedral.

@mindofaddict found the following clue there:

Finally the hunt can begin
So switch your Rubles out for Yen
Turn left when you’re at the shrine’s door
When you reach the statue turn left once more
In the leftmost corner in the back
Is the info that you lack
A sword and a crescent mark the clue
Cipher’s statue’s calling you

Which leads us to the Kanda Myojin shrine in Japan!

@nyankun1 found the next clue:

Consider in your quest for truth
The hunter of the fountain of youth
400 before his name is written
Outside the gate is where its hidden
Find what’s LOST to pass the test
From a Shrine that’s east to a Shrine that’s west

Which is a clue to: 400 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308. Which is a Shriner temple!

A group of sleuths livestreamed their search where they found a lost pet flyer for Waddles!

(More photos here.)

The flyer was rain soaked and faded but clearly included a phone number (323-283-8650), which when called went to an answering machine by Stan— but it’s backwards. Listen to it reversed here.

HELLO, IT’S GRUNKLE STAN AND I HAVE A RIDDLE FOR YOU. WHAT HAS TWO LEGS DURING THE DAY, FOUR LEGS DURING THE NIGHT, AND, UH, IT’S RED AND WHITE AND, I DUNNO, I’M NO GOOD AT THESE RIDDLES.
IT’S AT OCHRE COURT, ALL RIGHT? THE NEXT CLUE, IT’S AT OCHRE COURT. IT’S, UH, IT’S LIKE, IT’S A BIG OLD BUILDING IN RHODE ISLAND. AND IF YOU GO UP THE STAIRS, THERE’S GONNA BE A BUNCH OF PICTURES OF NUNS ON THE WALL.
YOU GOTTA LOOK BEHIND ONE OF THE NUN PICTURES. SISTER MARY HILDA MILEY. REAL, REAL GROUCH, THAT NUN. LIFT UP THE PICTURE TO FIND A CLUE BEHIND THE NUN. ALL RIGHT? THAT’S THE WHOLE THING.
SO, YOU KNOW, BE CAREFUL WITH THE PICTURE. DON’T BREAK IT. I DON’T WANT YOU TO GET ANYONE IN TROUBLE, ALL RIGHT? YOU DON’T WANT OL’ GRUNKLE STAN GOING TO JAIL.
ANYWAY, GO TO THE PLACE, LOOK BEHIND THE NUN, FIND THE THING, AND UH, UH, ALWAYS? BE… MYS… LOOK OUT FOR MYSTERIES!!! THAT IT, DID, DID I DO IT? ALL RIGHT.

And the message on the flyer decodes to:

across from the stones of the springs
you’ll find some peculiar things
tied to a root is a lone pink key
dig to find what waits for thee

Next stop Salve Regina University in Rhode Island!

Found this, gonna add/update to it so my followers know what Im talking about lol:
The Ochre Court clue was found by staff and tossed out, but Alex is going to post a new clue at 12:30 Western US time on his Twitter!

Im screaming, the Bill Cipher statue is real.
I am so happy, I had been planning a trip to Oregon for MONTHS, and the trip is literally next week, but I was never 100% certain it was actually real, so in the back of my mind I was always wondering if I was wasting money on something that wasn’t real…
Though I might need to update my location depending on findings… hotel is non-refundable, wonder if I could convince them to refund it if necessary… =/