GCKFXM Celestial Seasoning II (Unknown Cache) in Georgia, United States created by KVOM

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GCKFXM ▼

A cache by KVOM Message this owner

Hidden : 9/6/2004

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Size: Size: small (small)

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The cache has been rehidden as of 3/24/2010. The puzzle is still the same as is the location of the first stage.

Stage 2 and the final are both located near the Big Creek Greenway in Forsyth County. if you previously solved the puzzle the cache can now be hunted once again.

The octagonal building that once was the location of stage 1 is now behind a locked gate, but is visible from there. The coords at stage 1 are now written on the wooden sign next to the locked gate

Beware of some briars and mud at stage 2

A follow-on to Celestial Seasoning (GCJ4WP). This version requires calculation of the initial waypoint via a standard two-sight celestial fix.

The posted coordinates are not the cache location. The posted coordinates are not the cache location. They are the parking lot of the school that my children attended, but are close enough to use as the "initial position" for computing the LOPs. If you don't understand what that means you will not be able to find this cache.

Last night I took 2 sextant sights of a celestial body. The sight data is as follows:

1: 9/6/2004 00:05GMT Hcorr = 75° 44.6'

2: 9/6/2004 05:30 GMT Hcoor = 38° 53.4'

The celestial body is that written on the cover of the Celestial Seasoning logbook. If you previously logged that cache and didn't remember to write down the body's name, email me and I'll provide it. That said, you should be able to determine the body given the sight data alone.

Your computed position will lead you to a small multi-sided building which is stage 1 of a standard 3-part multi-cache.

Since celestial will be accurate to only about 500', you will be looking for a small parking lot, with a playground and the stage 1 structure visible therefrom.

If you haven't found Celestial Seasoning as yet and want to do both caches in the same trip, email me your computed coords for the first cache, and if correct I'll respond with the name of the body.

Cache is now a small plastic box.

Stage 2 is a blue plastic micro container that has been hidden moderately agressively to deter muggling. It is approximately 4 miles from stage 1, and can be accessed by bicycle or walking for various distances according to your preferences. You can also drive quite close if you are feeling "weak". The final is approximately .65 miles from stage 2 and must be accessed by bike or on foot.

I scouted the new stage locations during the floods in 2009, and both should be safe from high water. The Greenway is closed after dark.

The parking lot at stage 1 is private, and gated now, but you can park on the street and walk to it. You can also access stage 1 from the Greenway.