You will need to print this cache report to take with you as you hunt the cache. Each step along the way, we will be asking you to look for something, do some simple math, and fill in the missing coordinates. After you find all of the missing numbers, the new coordinates will lead you to the resting place of the packed-full-of-goodies ammo can!
Go and park your car at the above target coordinates. You will be in the parking lot of a village named after a colored bird. Here we go...!!
The final destination of the cache:
N 35 _ 7. _ _ _
W 082 1_. _ _ _
(1) After parking your car at the initial target coordinates, walk east past a couple of arts studios/galleries. Continue down the steps, passing the "father" and heading toward the "sisters." You are facing one of the best and most popular galleries of handmade crafts in WNC. It's name comes from the nickname given to the 7 largest peaks in the Black Mountain Range. Find the year this gallery was established. Add the last 2 digits of the year and put that number in the third blank space of Longitude West.
(2) Walk south down this same street on which the gallery resides. Stay on that same side of the street until you come to a local watering hole (aka "bar"). There is a Latin inscription engraved above the door. Count the number of letters in the inscription and subtract 5 from that number. Put this new number in the last blank space of Latitude North.
(3) Continue in the direction you were traveling until you get to the corner. Turn left and walk until you get to a yarn shop named after a bare animal. How many wooden ladies do you find hanging out in front of the shop? Add 5 to that number and put the new number in the 1st blank space of Longitude West.
(4) Continue around the corner of the yarn shop passing by an outdoor store. Continue heading in this N-NW direction up the road util you come to a very cool blacksmith forge/gallery. Walk around back and find the flaming cross. Count how many "Star of David" designs you can find on the cross. Look closely! Subtract 2 from this number and put the new digit in the 2nd blank space of Latitude North.
(5) Continue walking up the street on the sidewalk until you get to the corner. You should be in front of an old-timey hardware/general store. Beside the entrance you will find a USGS geodetic survey marker. If you disturb this marker you will be fined. Add up each number in the amount of the fine and place the sum in the 3rd blank space of Latitude North.
(6) Walk across the street to a book/music store. Find their address on the window. Put the last digit of their street address in the 2nd blank space of Longitude West.
(7) Walk back across the street. You should see the parking lot where you parked. Head in that direction but stop when you find a small vegetarian restaurant on your left. How many carrots do you find painted on the window? Place the number of carrots in the 1st blank space of Latitude North.
(8) Finally, walk past your parking lot to a VERY cool stone coffeehouse. If open, go inside and reward yourself with a delicious drink. While you are there, look around and count the number of columns that are COVERED WITH INFORMATION. Subtract 1 from the number of columns you find and place the new digit in the last blank space of Longitude West.
Now, you have walked a loop back to your car. You can either drive or walk through the neighborhoods of Black Mountain to your final destination where the cache is hidden. PLEASE be discrete and subtle when you go to retrieve the actual cache from its hiding spot. It's in a popular area but full of beauty! Please hide it back very well!!