JaxParks and Visit Jacksonville are proud to bring you this cache as part of the 10th Annual Jacksonville Geocaching Challenge. In each JGC Geocache, you will find a stamp attached to the log book. Simply stamp your 2021 Jacksonville Geocaching Challenge Passport in the appropriate space as you visit each geocache. When you have collected all ten stamps, you qualify for one of the 150 limited edition, uniquely shaped tokens!
For more information on the 2021 JGC Challenge, please visit the Jacksonville Geocaching Challenge website (link shown below) to download the official 2021 JGC Passport (which you will need to be able to print), review the rules, and learn how to obtain a token. The website also has an electronic brochure with details of the JGC Challenge which you might find handy as you explore Jacksonville’s great park system and other interesting places in Duval County.
While enjoying the chance to get outside with your family to find the 2021 Jacksonville Geocaching Challenge caches, please follow all CDC, State of Florida, and Duval County guidelines. Wear your mask when appropriate, practice social distancing, wash your hands for twenty seconds frequently, and use hand sanitizer when handwashing is not convenient.
Community COVID guidelines will be implemented as appropriate.
The Rascally Racoons have stolen some of the words off the sign! It is your job to find where they have hidden these words.
Look on the north side of the sign that you find at the posted coordinates. Use this sign to count the number of times the stolen words are present in the corresponding subheadings to find the final coordinates.
Land Management Challenges at Julington Durbin Preserve
Find the number of times "and" is found in this subheading.
Use that number to solve for the North coordinates.
N 30 07.[ "and" ] [ "and" x 3 ] [ "and" x 0 ]
Historical Benefits of Fire
Find the number of times "as" is found in this subheading.
Use that number to solve for the West coordinates.
W 081 32.["as"] ["as" - 1] ["as" x 2]
Effects of Fire Exclusion
Find the number of times "at" is found in this subheading.
Use that number to solve for the lock code. Use this code to open the cache.
["at"] ["at" + 1] ["at" + 4] ["at" - 2]
Combination lock checksum = 23
Thank you to the volunteer Steward of this cache -- jayenco
Click here for more information on the 2021 Jacksonville Geocaching Challenge and to download the official 2021 Jacksonville Geocaching Challenge Passport for printing.