This mystery cache begins with a lesson and ends with a container and logbook, a nice walk and a Smiley for your efforts!
The source for the answers to the questions below can be found in 'A History of the Kisatchie National Forest,' by Anna C. Burns, 1981.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/kisatchie/about-forest
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd516709.pdf
The final is located within a short walking distance of the parking coordinates.
Use the source material to answer the 8 following questions and obtain the final coordinates, which are 31° 1A.BCD' W 92° 4E.FGH'
THE QUESTIONS:
A PUT THESE KISATCHIE FOREST DIRECTORS IN THE CORRECT ORDER
2 HARTMAN, BRYAN, SMITH, PADDOCK, PLYMALE
3 PADDOCK, PLYMALE, HARTMAN, SMITH, BRYAN
4 PLYMALE, SMITH, HARTMAN, BRYAN, PADDOCK
5 BRYAN, HARTMAN, PADDOCK, PLYMALE, SMITH
B THE FIRST LAND ACQUISITION FOR KISATCHIE FOREST CONSISTED OF THIS MANY ACRES
1 TWENTY-SIX
2 NINETEEN HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE
3 THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE
4 NINE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY-THREE
C THE YEAR WHICH SAW THE GREATEST NUMBER OF CCC CAMPS IN LOUISIANA WAS
5 1936
6 1935
7 1934
8 1933
D THE VERY FIRST TREE PLANTED BY CCC CAMP F-3 IS SAID TO BE LOCATED NEAR
3 DOUBLE BRIDGE ROAD
4 CAROLINE DORMON TRAILHEAD
5 SALINE BAYOU WILDERNESS AREA
6 STUART NURSERY
E THE FIRST TIMBER SALES MADE BY KISATCHIE FOREST IN 1932 BROUGHT IN A TOTAL OF
1 $95.00
2 $1,932
3 $198,000
4 48-CENTS
F GEORGE TANNEHILL, 38-YEAR WINN DISTRICT RANGER, HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON THE
7 HOMOCHITTO NATIONAL FOREST
8 LEESVILLE DISTRICT
9 LOUISIANA CONSERVATION COMMISSION
0 OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST
G THE FIRST EVER AERIAL TREE-SEEDING PROJECT WAS ACCOMPLISHED UNDER SUPERVISOR HUGH REDDING ON THIS POST-WAR KISATCHIE PROPERTY:
1 PEASON RIDGE
2 BANDIT HILL
3 BREEZY HILL RANGE
4 CAMP POLK
H THIS IS MENTIONED TO HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED ON JUNE 24, 1958
4 CANEY LAKES UNIT
5 THE YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS
6 LONGLEAF TRAIL VISTA AND RECREATION AREA
7 STUART LAKE RECREATIONAL COMPLEX