Stage 1 or the Final cache is not located at the posted coordinates.
But the coordinates will take you to 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 February 18th, 2009, my family and I packed up the car to take a short getaway trip to see family in Tallahassee. It was nice to get away from our stressful everyday lives in Atlanta. We returned home on Sunday the 22nd where life went back to normal. The next morning, 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" caches in the Atlanta area, 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. And yet again, 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 an out of state remote location in Tallahassee, Florida. So I just decided to sit on the bed and listened for a while.
After about 3 minutes, I again heard some of the same sound effects I have on my broadcast computer. I had another suspicious feeling that the spirits had taken my equipment for their broadcast. I got dressed and headed out back and upstairs to my studio.
As I opened the door I was not surprised to see that just like last time, some of my broadcast equipment was left on and not like I left it last Tuesday 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 the last two times.
I then played back the mp3 file I just recorded to hear what I missed. Apparently the spirits of the after life have payed me a visit again. But this time they have taken and hidden a small Lock-N-Lock container that I had just finished preparing for another cache, and placed it within 2000 feet 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 grassy roads at all locations.
Sub-Stage A: Start at the posted coordinates and look for Wilma Watson Keene. Add 7376 to her birth year. Now place a decimal point in the third position to get n.nnn. Now add 3852 to her departure year. Place the decimal point in the third position to get w.www. Sub-Stage B is located at N 2n.nnn W 1w.www
Sub-Stage B: At this stage, look for J. Wade Noda. Add 7317 to the birth year. Now place a decimal point in the third position to get n.nnn. Now add 4012 to the departure year. Place the decimal point in the third position to get w.www. Sub-Stage C is located at N 2n.nnn W 1w.www
Sub-Stage C: At this stage, look for Lottie B. Brett. Add 7327 to her birth year. Now place a decimal point in the third position to get n.nnn. Now add 3887 to her departure year. Place the decimal point in the third position to get w.www. Sub-Stage D is located at N 2n.nnn W 1w.www
Sub-Stage D: At this stage, look for Aubrey D. Barrow. Add 7319 to her birth year. Now place a decimal point in the third position to get n.nnn. Now add 3862 to her departure year. Place the decimal point in the third position to get w.www. Sub-Stage E is located at N 2n.nnn W 1w.www
Sub-Stage E: At this stage, look for Roy Perry. Add 7299 to his birth year. Now place a decimal point in the third position to get n.nnn. Now add 4046 to his departure year. Place the decimal point in the third position to get w.www. Sub-Stage F is located at N 2n.nnn W 1w.www
Sub-Stage F: At this stage, look for Edna N. Harvey. Add 7274 to her birth year. Now place a decimal point in the third position to get n.nnn. Now add 4114 to her departure year. Place the decimal point in the third position to get w.www. Sub-Stage G is located at N 2n.nnn W 1w.www
Sub-Stage G: At this stage, look for Alton Dean. Add 7413 to his birth year. Now place a decimal point in the third position to get n.nnn. Now add 3852 to her departure year. Place the decimal point in the third position to get w.www. STAGE 1 is located at N 2n.nnn W 1w.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 the easy way. 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. or HERE if the first link does not work.
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 the man whos initials are J.C.S. The first name contains 5 letters and the last name contains 7 letters. Add 7319 to his birth year. Now place a decimal point in the third position to get n.nnn. Now add 4147 to his departure year. Place the decimal point in the third position to get w.www.
The location of the final cache is located at:
N 30 2n.nnn W 084 1w.www
