I was waiting
in the car while my wife did some shopping a few nights ago.
The parking lot was pretty full and there were lots of people
going back and forth. I was just kind of daydreaming when all
of a sudden a scary looking face appears in my passenger
window. It was Jack, and he looked rough. (that's "Poor Ol'
Pitiful Jack", not "Old Man Jack" or "JackCacheNC") I let him
in the car and for the first couple minutes he went through
this tirade about all the people and cars and progress and
how bad it all is. I finally stopped him and asked him what
he was doing in town if it was so bad.
He squirmed a little and says: "Had business to tend." (claims he
owns a bunch of oil wells)
I told him I hoped I wouldn't be caught up in his "business".
He said: "No, I looked you up just because I could. You ain't hard
to find."
Then he shoved a piece of dirty wrinkled up paper at me.
"Here's one o' them caches of trinkets you're always huntin'. I
hid it where I slept last night. Have fun figgeren on that
one."
Then without another word he slipped out the door and slithered
off between the cars into the dark. Jack's that way, when he's
through talking he's gone.*
I took a look at the paper. It made no sense. Nothing but two
rather poorly written paragraphs. They are in BOLD below. I
looked at them and thought about them almost constantly for two
days, and then it hit me. I found the cache with the info in those
paragraphs and you can too. It's all there, no further information
is necessary.
The maps shown nor
the coordinates above will help you find this cache. You should not
need help
with reentering the coordinates in your GPSr. If I've hidden the
clues well enough, giving up will be easy. Don't be upset if our
puzzle is hard. If I've worked hard then so should you. It is
ixtremely easy to give up on this even with reentering coordinates
as an option. Scratching your head may help.
I will hold any
who solve this with new esteem. The weight of solving this puzzle
is on every persons shoulders. It won't be easy. That would be no
fun at all. If our puzzle is too hard, sit and think about it a
while. It will be a pleazer on your brain when you get it. Height
is not a factor when finding this cache. Got it? Scratch your head
and try again.
The coordinates to
this cache are well hidden in the BOLD paragraphs above.
Please don't give away the secret of the puzzle in your logs.
Let everyone solve it for themselves. Email me if you need a
"nudge".
Please park at one of the public parking lots at the following
coordinates.
Do not attempt this cache by parking at other places.
Hours are 7am till 7pm now, later in the summertime.
Parking: N35 45.402, W081 22.137
Parking: N35 45.925, W081 22.140
I personally like to park at the second set of coordinates and
follow the trail out the back of the picnic shed staying near the
water. The first set is probably the easier, but less scenic route.
Be careful of steep terrain and there is some light bushwhacking
near the end. The cache is a small Lock N Lock (about 1 quart)with
a logbook, pencil and small trade items. Bring small items for
trade. Thanks for hunting!!
*For some background on "Jack" see "Poor Ol' Pitiful Jack #1
& #2".