JCAT-05 What's Orange and Sounds Like a Parrot? 🥕 Letterbox Hybrid

Official Stuff

This cache has been placed and installed with explicit permission of the City of Jefferson.  It is available 24/7.  Use caution when hunting after dark!

Special Thanks

We would like to thank the following people for their help in the placement of this cache:

• Site Host: City of Jefferson
• Cache Construction: Ricky Fitzpatrick
• Artwork/Graphic Design: Ricky Fitzpatrick

This Cache

This cache IS at the posted coordinates.  The original cache at this location was destroyed.  We created a new cache, with a significantly different puzzle, so we decided to archive the original cache and publish this as a new cache.  If you did the previous one, feel free to come out and try the new gadget cache!

Your task on this one is simple!  Just use the attached dowel to navigate your way through the carrot patch and open the container!   

NOTE:  NO FORCE IS REQUIRED TO OPEN THIS CACHE!  PLEASE BE GENTLE!!

This is a Letterbox-Hybrid cache.  Inside you will find a stamp and inkpad (separate from the stamp for the JCAT passports).  Do NOT remove the stamp from the cache.  This is not SWAG.

About the Jackson County Agritourism Geo-Trail

The Jackson County Agritourism Geo-Trail (established 2021) is a fun trail taking you to Agritourism sites around Jackson County.  Each site will highlight an agritourism feature!

The trail consists of 14 unique "gadget" caches. 

Before you start, print a copy of the JCAT Passport (Link), or pick up a copy at one of the following locations:

At each of the 14 stops, you will find a unique gadget cache. These caches will all be super-easy to find but will require you to solve some sort of "puzzle" to sign the logbook.  

Each cache in the series is numbered (JCAT-01, for example).  After you sign the log for each cache, you will find a stamp and inkpad inside the cache.  Find the spot on your passport that corresponds to the stop number and stamp the passport.  When you find all 14 caches and complete the passport, you can trade it in for a free trackable tag (while quantities last)!  Additionally, you will have the opportunity to purchase a deluxe trackable coin. 

You can turn in your completed passport at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce (See address above).  The Chamber is normally open M-F, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM.  Hours are subject to change.  Check with the Chamber before heading out.  For the kickoff weekend, there will be additional places to pick up tags.  See event communications for more details...

Note that there is no charge to get a passport, visit any of the cache sites, log any of the caches, or collect your trackable tag!  

Featured Agricultural Item

On each cache page, we highlight one agricultural component.  For this cache, the featured item is vegetables!

Did you know that in Georgia, there are over 170,000 acres of farmland devoted to growing vegetables?  The vegetable industry in Georgia accounts for nearly $1 billion in revenue!  Vegetables are the second most valuable agricultural product in the state!

Georgia grows a wide variety of vegetables.  Vidalia onions are the leading vegetable in terms of value while watermelons are grown on the most acres. Georgia leads the United States in production of fresh-market cucumbers, collards, lima beans, and turnip greens!  Other leading vegetable crops in Georgia include snap beans, sweet corn, carrots (Hey!  That's what this cache is about!), cabbage, southern peas, squash, cantaloupes, bell peppers, and tomatoes!

Often, these vegetables are sold at farmers markets.  Many farmers markets utilize public space and are "tempoary" (Appearing for a short time, some on a regular schedule).  Near this site is one of these farmer's markets!

Additional Notes (SPOILERS!!)

Some of the gadget caches can be a little tricky.  While we want you to enjoy figuring them out, we definitely don’t want you to get stuck, so to make sure you complete the cache, we are giving you some major spoilers here and telling you how to solve the field puzzle.  To increase the challenge, avoid reading this section!!

This one is relatively simple. 

Your job is to dig up the carrots in the garden and find the combination to open the lock on the ammo can!  There is an invaluable tool that will help you dig through the patch and find the combo!!  Be sure to use it!!

As you dig up the carrots, you may notice something.  "Translating" what you see may be very helpful in getting the combination!