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.
This Cache
This cache is rated a 4.5/2.0. The puzzle will be a tough one. There are definitely some clues in the puzzle. The physical hide is a small lock and lock. It will take a bit of a hike to get to GZ, but most of it will be on established trails. Be sure to bring water, bug spray, and possibly a snack! Note that you may see some fences marking private property. Please respect the fence lines as the cache is on the park side of the fences...
This Puzzle
(This puzzle brought to you by GeoMonkeyTiger!)
The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.
Farmer MacDonald went to the local cattle show to check out all the breeds of cows. He currently only had two cows-- male who loved to swim that he called “Turtle” (he even dived underwater sometimes!) and a female named “Sil”, who was an avid radio listener (who loved to stare into space while listening to the radio).
At the cattle show, MacDonald was just blown away by all the available breeds of cows!!! Having only two himself, and looking to increase his field, he visited all the cow stations, making notes about breeds he thought would be a fit for his farm. When he got home that night, he took a careful look at his notes:
Narrow-Focus Cow Breeds (3,400 choices)
Tharparkar, Herens
Red Angus, Estonian Holstein
Fulani Sudanese, Original Simmental
Ukrainian Grey
Romosinuano, Northern Shorthorn, Original Simmental
English Longhorn, Betizu, Kherigarh
Alambadi, Asturian Valley
Dajal, Dutch Belted, Dutch Friesian
Caracu, Gaolao, Corriente
Ringamåla
Gangatiri, British Friesian, Chinese Black Pied
Albera, Bazadaise, Caracu
Drakensberger, Eastern Finncattle
Gir, Hinterwald, Icelandic
Javari cattle
Kathiawadi, Lebedyn, Mewati
Original Simmental, Pembroke, Rohjan
Pulikulam, Punganur, Ponwar
Pasiega, Parthenaise, Ponwar
Pajuna, Ponwar, Yurino
Well-balanced Cow Breeds (8,322 choices)
Georgian Mountain cattle, German Angus, German Black Pied cattle
Marchigiana
Camargue, Limpurger, Alentejana
Original Simmental
Rohjan, Sayaguesa
Ennstaler Bergscheck, Blonde d'Aquitaine, Maine-Anjou
Parthenaise, Finncattle
White Lamphun, White Cáceres, White Park
Fulani Sudanese
Deoni, Devon, Dajal
Belgian White-and-Red, Belgian Red Pied, Belgian Red
Belgian Blue, Dutch Belted
Deoni, Deep Red cattle, Doayo cattle
As Farmer MacDonald carefully studied his notes, he realized that in addition to finding some new cows for his farm, he might have found a great spot to hide a cache!
Can you find the spot?
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