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 5.0/3.5. This will be a challenging puzzle. You are looking for small lock and lock with some room for trackables or SWAG. You will be on trails most of the way to the cache, and it is a medium hike (Thankfully, no significant elevation changes!).
The Puzzle
(This puzzle brought to you by LaFavorite Cacher)
This cache is NOT at the posted coordinates!
Marc, the bearded goat, decided that it was time for him to check out the geocaching craze that he had heard so much about from Phil the Cow and so many others on Farmer MacDonald's farm.
Marc started by creating his own geocaching nickname. He decided on Way2GoMarc. He thought it would be catchy.
As soon as he got his geonick on record, Marc looked for the cache closest to the farm. There were so many things to learn! He had so many questions like:
- What do you look at first?
- What do those numbers mean?
- What happens when I click the map?
- Are photos part of the geocache?
- What is UTM?
- What are those stars for?
- What is a waypoint?
- How did he look at the source code?
- and so on!
Marc spent a lot of time clicking on things but got more confused with each one. Maybe he could watch a video on the geocaching website or on YouTube? Or maybe he could ask one of his farm friends to help him? He really wasn’t sure what to do, but he was excited about learning more. He finally decided to reach out to his friend LaFavorite Cacher for help. She really helped him get his goats in a row. She showed him a new way to look at things and soon enough, the coordinates began to reveal themselves. She really was key to solving this!
But first things first - where is THIS geocache located? Can you help Marc find his first cache? You and Marc can assume: N 34 00.XXX and W 083 22.XXX.
Solution Checker
You can validate your solution with the Certitude checker below!
