Official Stuff
This cache is located in Sandy Creek Park. As of 5/1/21, there is current a $2/person fee to enter the park. Please obey posted park hours (They vary by season and are available online or posted at the gate). DO NOT HUNT OUTSIDE OF POSTED HOURS. Additionally, please make sure we follow all park rules, including:
- Please respect the property and Leave No Trace.
- Park only in designated areas. Do NOT park on the sides of roads or in non-designated parking.
- Please do not park on the dam.
- Please do not enter the water at the dam.
- Please don’t climb on the rocks at the bottom of the dam or enter dangerous areas.
- Please do not dig in the park as no caches are buried.
- Please respect the property and Leave No Trace (Yes-- we said this twice).
Thank you for being respectful of this beautiful park!
The Series
Do you love mystery caches? Do you love D/T (Difficulty/Terrain) ratings? if so, we have a GREAT series for you!!!
The Jackson County Agritourism Geo-Trail 81 series (JCAT-81) has been placed for YOU! We do have to fess up that the series isn’t actually in Jackson County, but it’s a stone’s throw away and an awesome set of caches. If you complete all 81, you will have completed an entire D/T grid. Total fizzy awesomeness!
The majority of the caches are hidden in Sandy Creek Park. There is an entrance fee of $2 per person to enter. Current park hours are Tuesday to Sunday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, closed on Mondays. (Note: Hours can change-- please check with the park before making your trip plans)
The caches are hidden in a variety of containers and styles. The puzzles will help build your puzzle-solving skills. Be on the lookout for some JCAT-81 Puzzle-Solving events where we will help you solve some of the tougher ones.
This series is a collaborative effort of “The Puzzle Posse”! The Puzzle Posse consists of Bragger407, GeoMonkeyTiger!, LaFavorite Cacher, and poeanne.
The Cache
This cache is rated a 3.5/2.5. The puzzle solve take a little patience. The hide will require a short hike and shouldn't be too hard. The final is a small lock and lock.
The Puzzle
(This puzzle brought to you by Bragger407)
The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates!
Farmer MacDonald was nervous. He had experienced tremendous success with his rabbit breeding experiment, and his little old farm was drawing lots of attention. Worldwide attention. CNN attention. Famous scientist attention.
That was all well and good, but the animals got wind of it, and they began to demonstrate signs of superiority and narcissism.
Farmer MacDonald received a letter in the mail from Sir David Frederick Attenborough himself, asking for permission to come and tour the farm and see the animals. Farmer MacDonald went to great pains to create a sign to label each and every cage, kennel, stall, and coop with the animals’ names.
The animals, however, in their superiority, naturally went one better. And there was no time for Farmer MacDonald to change the signs.
Sign List
Farmer MacDonald had been keeping a list of the new sign verbiage. He realized that if he took the letter that fell in the highlighted column, entered it into a "Certitude" checker, it would tell him the coordinates to a great geocache!
Here is his sign list:
(Note: If you click the picture of the list, it will take you to the source document. You will not be able to edit it directly, but you can either print and enter by hand, or you can download a copy to your personal computer, and you can edit the document there)
Can you find those coordinates??
Solution Checker
You can validate your solution with the Certitude checker below!
