The cache is not at the posted coordinates!!
Extra caution should be used during hunting season (dates posted at trailhead); historically, deer hunting is 2 weekends in Oct., Nov. & Dec., while turkey hunting is near the end of March.
Your adventure starts at the eastern trailhead of the North Boundary Greenway (see TH waypoint, below). From there you'll walk to the Rather Cemetery (published coordinates, above) to record information from outside the fence, then use that data to determine the final cache location, approximately .12 mile away.
At the posted coordinates, collect the following information:
- Number posted on nearest fencepost upon approach = A.
- Evelyn Rather was born in (year) B and died in (year) C.
- Jesse Hembree was born in (year) D and died in (year) E.
- Jackson Rather, Jr. born in (month) F.
- To the immediate left of the Jackson Rather, Jr. plaque is one for a relative of his. G=1 if it's his mother, 2 if his sister, 3 if his father, or 4 if his brother.
Checksum: A+B+C+D+E+F+G=7,787
Final:
N 35° 58.G(A+30)
W 84° 2(C-B).(F-(B/971))(F-G)F
There is no implied multiplication above; parentheses represent individual digits in the coordinates.
Enjoy, happy hunting, and good luck spilling your ink. Cache ya later!
Ol'Fogie
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