This was originally a large bucket sized container, but environmental issues have caused me to have to change the final location (on 3/12/16) and the container, so it is just a little smaller than a Large now, but due to what the effects of changing this size may be to others that have already found it, I'll keep it a "Large" for official purposes only.
Please do not block the driveway while hunting for the cache container.
Proper permission has been granted for this and each cache in this series, so cache with confidence, even on private property.
NOW FOR THE ACTUAL CACHE MYSTERY!:
Many of my caching friends have a goal to find a cache in each of Ohio’s 88 counties. While I have not even come close to finding caches in 40 counties, there are counties in Ohio where I would yet love to find more caches. Some counties I’ve been caching to before, some I’ve been to and not cached, and some I have never been there.
Well, first off, I’ll head off to a county of only 33,225 (2010 census) and go to the annual Apple festival and also named after a war hero and president. The next place is one that Linda and I went caching in August of 2010, and found one of my favorite caches placed there by Kelinore & JayB10. After that I could go and get some Burley tobacco for dad to smoke in his pipe (if he were still living) and pick up a copy of the Ripley Bee. Then it would be off to the county in Ohio with the most covered bridges with 17 and yep, I’d honk my horn in each and every one. On my way back towards home, I could stop and visit one of my ONU college buddy’s boyhood hometown named after a not so famous (or popular) president in the county named after the Kentucky area home of Henry Clay, a Kentucky senator.
By now, I’d better head West to get a ride on The Beast, before it closes for the season. Head dizzy from the coaster ride, we’ll be heading to the outer limits of Ohio’s solar system. No trip through Ohio would be complete without visiting the town our 8th planet was named after, or was it named after the planet? Hmmm, we’ll have to ask when get there. On our way back from the outer reaches of the solar system we’ll have to stop and walk on the moon and wave at a few semi trucks as they pass by. (Wow, what a trip we’ve mapped out so far). Well, if I haven’t driven (lol) you crazy yet, we’ll head south and have a wealthy man’s domestic servant take our hat and coat and serve us tea and fancy cookies. After our brief rest, we must finish our journey wheeling our way across the state to visit (first of her kind in the nation) Katherine Crumbly, hoping upon hope she will not lock us up for the speed at which we completed our tour. At this point, if we aren’t locked up in county jail, we can head home, but you’ve probably already solved the mystery at this point and can just head out and find the cache.
Update 3/12/16: Container had to be moved due to environmental issues. Before plugging your solution into the geochecker, subtract 107 from your North numbers and add 20 to your West numbers.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
Do you have what it takes to find all 14 caches in this series and be rewarded with a special new shape made of smiles on your map that we’re sure will be near and dear to your heart? This series is so intense, it required two area geocachers to put it together; (at the time of placement) HTBob has been caching for 5 years and cachert12 has cached for just over a year. It took the experience and freshness of both to create this most memorable series. There are 14 total caches in this series with Traditional, Multi, and of course, Mystery Caches - in containers ranging from micro to bucket sized. Something for everyone, as they say. You will need to use all the tips, hints, and tricks you’ve learned from your caching experiences to be able to sign all the logs in this grueling series.
Disclaimer: Always exercise common sense and caution while geocaching. Geocaching and related activities in any form could have you teetering on the brink of danger. Any person attempting these caches and/or any related activities assumes all liabilities and personal responsibility for any and all damages and injuries. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions – why are you geocaching in the first place?
Most of all, Have Fun! And as usual, you must SIGN THE LOG to claim a find. Unsigned logs will be deleted.