(Note all the "Q"s):
Quite the Quick cache, this should not take long to Qualify for the smiley. BUT, it may definitely Not be Quiet! There are a lot of trucks working in there moving lots of rock.
I used to go dove hunting very near here (along the upper back side of the Quarry) so I was familiar with the area. Also, it is on the way to Camp Old Indian - our Boy Scout Camp. Today I met with the Quarry Pit Manager Joe O. and asked for the OK to replace my previous geocache I placed back in 2009, (archived 2016). After Quizzing him I found he was very open to that as he is a geocacher also and was Quite happy to give his OK.
This granite Quarry is located in the Sandy Flat area of the Taylors/Greer, SC. To get there, follow your GPS out Hwy 290. At the junction of Hwy 290 and Hwy 253, turn on Keller Rd. The cache is located on the back side of the Quarry area. (Watch for Gate #4, which is no longe used by the Quarry). There is a good place to park there at the locked gate.
*****Please NOTE: The cache is located OUTSIDE the fence!!! UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU ENTER THE QUARRY PROPER - STAY OUTSIDE ANY FENCES OR GATES! If your GPS wants you to go inside of the fence, that is NOT correct. Also, the cache is NOT located on the road, nor is it across the road from Gate #4*****
I am placing the HINT here to keep cachers from just milling around: Additional Hints 2 Rocks (what else would it be?) as the base of a small Pine Tree
You are searching for a medium ointment jar about 2.5" tall by 1.5" across. It does not have a pen, so BYOP.
A little history:
This Quarry has been in operation for a long time. Even so, many don't even know there is a Quarry around this area. The mine has been in operation since at least the 1930's, when the granite was pulled out by MULES! The main entrance is on Hwy 253 where you can see the lake there. Also, you can drive just past the cache location then turn back to the left and follow the road up where it passes between some of the operations areas. At the end, turn left to get back out to 253. You can use the map feature to look from overhead and see the deep, open pit mine here.
Believe it or not, they Quarry over 1 MILLION TONS of granite each year!
The Pit Manager Joe O., has given permission for this cache, if you are asked by any employees. This should not be an issue, however, as he recommended I locate it at Gate #4, which he said they do not use any more, so you should not encounter any trucks going in or out.
Have Fun and Happy Caching!!!
*****Co-FTF HONORS GO TO . . . bitbrain&tiger130!!!