DO NOT TAKE ANY OF THE PENNIES!!! DO NOT ADD ANY PENNIES!!!
The Alchemist Series contains a total of fifteen caches: eight
in Tier One, four in Tier Two, two in Tier Three, and one in Tier
Four. The eight caches in Tier One are all traditional, so the
listed coordinates are accurate. But in order to find any of the
caches in the three higher tiers you must first find two caches in
a lower tier. (The graphic above shows how the series fits
together.) Each cache -- except for Gold (and Copper) -- contains a
three digit number written on the inside of the front cover of the
logbook; that number will be needed to calculate either the
latitude or longitude of a higher tier cache.
Copper's information will get you the
Brass longitude.
(Zinc's information will get you the
Brass latitude.) Please do not share this
information with other cachers; let them complete the series on
their own. This series will take you on a criss-cross journey
through western North Carolina. This is not a race!
You are looking for a small Lock&Lock container hidden along
the Side Hill trail in Bent Creek. (If you don't already have one I
recommend you print off a copy of the
Bent Creek Trail Map.) The cache is hidden
in an obvious hiding spot just up the slope. Park your vehicle
at N 35° 29.119 W 82° 38.214, and follow a faint trail down to
the main trail. When you reach the gravel road, turn right.
Unfortunately, there are no trade items in this cache, but it
can fit a few items. All that you will find inside are a few
pennies.
DO NOT TAKE ANY OF THE PENNIES!!! DO NOT ADD ANY
PENNIES!!! The pennies are required to calculate the three
digit number needed to find the
Brass cache. Find the three oldest pennies.
Take the last digit from each year on the three pennies and make
the largest three digit number you can divisible by 7. Record
this number somewhere! DO NOT TAKE ANY OF THE PENNIES!!! DO
NOT ADD ANY PENNIES!!! Enjoy The Alchemist Series!
The inspiration for this series came from
MarcB -- a cacher in the United Kingdom who
graciously allowed me to steal the idea. Check out any of the
caches in his
Alchemy Quest series.
FTF HONORS GO TO
gojoey&Bookworm1!!!
