Stage 1 or the Final cache is not located at the posted coordinates.
But the coordinates will take you to a good place to park. They also put you in the location of Sub-Stage A, should you choose to find this cache the HARD way. Read the rest of this cache page to learn how to find this cache the EASY and more entertaining way.
THE STORY
On the morning of February 13th, 2009, which happen to be Friday the 13th, my clock radio woke me up like it does every weekday morning. I got out of bed and went into the bathroom and saw another note written in blood on our mirror. It read: "We're back!!! Turn on your radio to AM 1130 and listen."
Having experienced this before in my "Sounds of the Cemetery" cache in Stone Mountain, I grabbed my portable mp3 player which I kept next to my radio just in case this sort of thing happened again. I turned it on in record mode, turned the clock radio back on and tuned to the frequency. This time I heard something very familiar. After listening for a minute or so, I realized that the spirits could not be back in my radio studio this time. Today the broadcast was coming from a remote location. So I just decided to sit on the bed and listened for a while.
After about 3 minutes, I realized that some of the sound effects used in this program were the same ones I have on my broadcast computer. I had a suspicious feeling that the spirits had taken my equipment for their broadcast. I got dressed and headed out back and upstairs to my studio.
On my way into the building, I noticed a note that was placed on the box of the new ammo cans I had just purchased. It read: "We have borrowed one of your ammo cans and we will replace it soon." I continued up the stairs and walked into my studio. Just like last time, some of my broadcast equipment was left on and not like I left it last night. Being relieved that my equipment was still there, I went back to the house. When I came back in, there was only static coming out of the radio just like last time.
I then played back the mp3 file I just recorded to hear what I missed. Apparently the spirits of the cemetery have payed me a visit again. But this time they have taken and hidden an ammo box in the vicinity of the posted coordinates. I was able to retrieve the recording for you to listen to. A link to the mp3 file can be found in the "Easy way to find the cache" section of this cache page.
HARD WAY TO FIND THE CACHE
If you are unable to download and listen to an mp3 file, use this method. Using the hard method, you will have to take a short tour of the cemetery. You will not have to walk onto anyone's plot. You can stay on the paved and gravel roads at all locations.
Sub-Stage A: Start at the posted coordinates and look for Bernice A. Mote. Subtract 444 from her birth year. Now place a decimal point in the third position to get n.nnn. Now take her departure year and add 829. Place the decimal point in the third position to get w.www. Sub-Stage B is located at N 0n.nnn W 0w.www
Sub-Stage B: Look for Grace E. Pinion. To find Sub-Stage C, Subtract 413 from Grace's birth year. Do the same as above to come up with n.nnn. Now add 856 to Grace's departure year to come up with w.www. Sub-Stage C is located at N 0n.nnn W 0w.www
Sub-Stage C: Look for Walter Clyde Black. To find Sub-Stage D, subtract 442 from Walter's birth year to come up with n.nnn. Then add 858 to Walter's departure year to come up with w.www.
Sub-Stage D: Look for Linda Palmer Farmer. To find Sub-Stage E, subtract 457 from Linda's birth year to come up with n.nnn. Add 855 to Linda's departure year to come up with w.www.
Sub-Stage E: Look for Ollie L Huff. To find Stage 1, Subtract 466 from Ollie's birth year to come up with n.nnn. Now add 819 to Ollie's departure year to come up with w.www.
Now scroll down this cache page to the section: "What to do at stage 1."
EASY WAY TO FIND THE CACHE
If you are reading this section of the cache page, you have most likely opted to hunt for this cache the EASY way.
After listening to the audio file I retrieved, you should be able to find the location of Stage 1 to this cache. You can download the MP3 file by clicking on the link found below. But please read the following before downloading the file.
Alert: You are about to download a file in order to obtain further details needed to find this geocache. As the cache owner, I represent that this file is safe to download although the files needed to complete this geocache have not been checked by Groundspeak or by the Geocache Reviewer for possible malicious content. As a result, you are downloading this file at your own risk
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD.
If you are unable to download and listen to an mp3 file, you will have to hunt this cache the hard way.
WHAT TO DO AT STAGE 1
Once you are at Stage 1 look for a green box. On East side of this green box you will find a number T????? where ????? is a 5 digit number. Please note there are other green boxes spread out in the area with T numbers as well. So do not assume anything.
Subtract 36382 from the 5 digit number. You will be left with a 4 digit number aaaa. Place a decimal point in the third position to come up with a.aaa.
Now subtract 35092 from the same 5 digit number found on the green box. You will again be left with a 4 digit number bbbb. Place a decimal point in the third position to come up with b.bbb.
The location of the final cache is located at:
N 34 0a.aaa W 084 0b.bbb
UPDATED: March 14, 2012
This cache is now a small Pill Bottle container. There is no pen in the cache so don't forget to BYOP. The container has room for small items and small TB's.