General rules: Anyone may log the caches in this series, but kids (12 years old and under) can earn special awards. Kids logging any 4 of the 6 caches in either the Long Ago But Not Far Away - Spring Mountain series or the Long Ago But Not Far Away - Fairview series and emailing the answers to the Kids' Answer Sheet will receive a certificate and a special prize for each series.
In addition, both kids and adults should collect the number clues from inside the containers as they visit the caches in the series. The clues will help you find this “Spring Mountain Bonus” cache. The same method will be used to locate the Fairview Bonus cache in the Long Ago But Not Far Away – Fairview series. Spring Mountain clue cards look like this:
Kids earning both the Spring Mountain and the Fairview certificates and logging both bonus caches will receive a special geocoin. Multiple children in a family may each receive their own awards, but each child requesting an award must have been present during all the cache hunts. Make sure you print out the Kids' Answer Sheet for Spring Mountain before beginning this project!
To claim your award(s), click “Spring Mountain Community Club” just below the cache title and send an email including:
(1) the names of the caches you found along with the answers to their questions,
(2) your name and caching name, and
(3) your age.
(Information will be used to verify your qualification and print your certificate and will then be deleted. Parents, please contact us if you prefer not to share this information.)
Caches in this series:
Bag of Gold
Been Farmin' Long?
Davy Crockett (no clue here)
Fawn Nicks (no clue here)
Mountains to Sea
Rolling Stones
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Spring Mountain Bonus
This is a bonus cache. The cache is NOT located at the posted coordinates. To get the actual coords for this cache, you must collect numbers from inside the containers of other caches in this series. There are six caches in this series (listed above), but only four of the six contain number clues. Clues look like this:
When you find number clues, insert them into this puzzle:
N 35º 32. A B 2, W 82º 21. C D 9
To check your answer, use this checksum: A + B + C + D = XY; X + Y = 8
Please park safely out of the roadway.
You are not required to stop at the posted coords, but looking southeast from the posted coords, you'll see Spring Mountain, the namesake for this area. This community has grown from the original few settlers in the late 1700s to a thriving mix of oldtimers and newcomers today. The Spring Mountain Community Club serves the needs of the residents through social gatherings, educational programs, a public fitness park, and other services (including this historical geotrail). Thanks for visiting our valley, and come again!
