Park in the Botanical Garden lot off of Old Mason Farm Road. Parking Entrance: N35° 54.068 W79° 01.916 You will be visiting the garden and walking along the Piedmont Nature trails (printable .pdf map)
The cache can be found at N 35° 5A.BCD W 079° 0E.FGH
For A, go to N 35° 53.990 W 079° 01.948 and count the number of curved sections on the Southmost bike rack. A=________
For B, go to N 35° 53.963 W 079° 01.956 and count the number of solar panels on the Central Exhibit and Information Hall. Call this: B3______. B3 is also equal to the number of clerestory 2nd story windows on the South side the Hall. Divide B3 by 3 to get B=________ These photovoltaic panels supply much of the building's electricity.
For C, go to N 35° 53.967 W 079° 01.945 and count at the ground the number of bolts fastening any one of the I-beams supporting The Howes Bridge. C is also equal to twice the number of fire sprinkler heads under this bridge. C=________
For D, go to N 35° 53.957 W 079° 01.978 and count the number of glass blocks making up the window. Call this D26 ________. Divide D26 by 26 to get D=________
For E, go to back to N 35° 53.967 W 079° 01.945 and find a doorway with a vine across the bottom of the alcove threshold. The 2nd character in this 4 character room number is E=________
For F, walk all around the three buildings and count the number of large metal rainwater cisterns. F= ________
Next you will be walking counterclockwise (reverse order) around portions of the yellow blazed Streamside and red blazed Oak-Hickory Trails. Start at N35° 53.920 W79° 01.951 (the end of the Streamside trail), walk across Meeting of the Waters Creek, across a second bridge, go up the steps, turn left, cross a third bridge, and turn right up the Oak-Hickory Connector Path.
For G, go to N35° 53.823 W79° 01.946 and determine the third digit of the year in which this white oak tree was altered. G= ________
For H, go to N35° 53.766 W79° 01.826, have a seat, and determine the third digit of the year in which John Harvie Knight died. H= ________
Now you have the cache coordinates. On the way to the cache, look to the left at N 35° 53.967 W 079° 01.945 to see the tree brought down by lightning on June 11, 2009. After finding the cache, continue around counterclockwise on the Oak-Hickory Trail back toward the parking lot.
The cache is a smallish waterproof container.
Congratulations to Maingray for the First To Find.