Each of the caches in the Alchemist Series are now stand alone caches. No info is required to attempt any of the caches in the series.
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. I originally set the series up so that the eight caches in Tier One were all traditional, but in order to find any of the caches in the three higher tiers you had to first find two caches in a lower tier. Since the series has not been getting much traffic I decided to make the higher series caches all traditional too. All finders of the original Alchemist's Pewter and/or Alchemist's Pewter (Take 2) are welcome to find this new version. (Number 2 went missing and I moved the replacement about 180 feet, but it was enough of a difference to warrant a new cache listing.)
Each cache -- except for Gold and Brass and 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 the coordinates of Gold. 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!
The container is a metal water bottle. As always, trade even or up. [When I dropped a replacement container in Oct 2019 I forgot to add the three digit code. So to get the three digit code, contact me with the brand name of the water bottle. (Which is loosely related to the theme of this series.)] [The cache is hidden near a sports park. Many trophies awarded for participation in athletics are made of pewter.] 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 jratzlaf and nbc Mom!!!
