90 Foot Drop Multi-Cache
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Sorry but this cache cannot be used for the Back to School in Georgia Challenge cache. It does not meet the rules and guidelines for that cache.
Please bring your own pen to sign the log. I did not have a pencil to put in the container and a pen would just freeze to the point of destruction at time of placement of the container.
At the posted coordinates you will find one of many natural springs in this park. This one just happens to be conveniently located in a very easily public accessible area. It has been said that this was the primary source of fresh drinking water for the granite miners that worked here over 100 years ago. Here you will find a starting year and an ending year carved in a block of granite which is set into the wall just above the spring. In the fall, the spring and surrounding area may be covered with fallen leaves. So be careful where you walk.
The cache is located at:
N 33 4n.nnn W 084 0w.www
To find the final cache location, add 6637 to the start year found in the block of granite. Place a decimal point in the four digit number to come up with n.nnn. Now add 6207 to the ending year and place a decimal point in the four digit number to come up with w.www
On your way towards the final cache location, you will either cross or proceed along a park service road depending on the route you take. Don't worry! You will not be walking in a restricted area.
At the final location, you will see a carved out section of granite and soil where Highway 78 once came through. Do not go down into this portion of the road as it is now closed off to the public for use of the amphibious vehicle attraction called "Ride The Ducks". This attraction uses converted 1940's era Army DUKWs.
Once you arrive at the final cache location, take a small walk and look out towards the lake. Be careful not to fall off the 90 foot cliff. Right after Highway 78 was re-routed in the 1970's, a dam was constructed on the south end to create this 363 acre lake. Parts of the old road bed still exists at the bottom of the lake. When the dam went through major maintenance and partial reconstruction in the early 1990's, the lake level was dropped over 20 feet which exposed parts of the old highway.
Today you can see the boat ramp, built in 2004, that is used by the Ducks attraction. This spot provides a nice viewing spot of the amphibious vehicles in action if you happen to be here during operating hours. To the right of the boat ramp you can also see what looks like a small pier with a small building at the end. This building houses a large pump which transports water to the reflection pond below the carving. If you go to the carving, you can see where the water enters the pond. Small bubbles rise towards the middle of the the left quadrant side of the pond as you look from the lawn side. In 2008 a small water treatment plant was built next to the chillers which takes water from this pond to supply the snow maker for the winter attraction called "Snow Mountain". The attraction was suppose to open in 2007, but public outcries about the parks use of city water during the drought caused the 1 year delay of opening the attraction. Overflow water from the reflection pond is drained and pretty much creates the creek that flows Southeast towards Stage 1 of this multi cache, on down towards Grist Mill and flows back into Stone Mountain Lake.
Please be careful when you hunt for the cache. There is no need to crawl down the steep area.
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FTF honors goes to: TIME WALKER!
Additional Hints
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