UTM: 16S E 770662 N 3783551

This is a 2 stage multi located on the Laurel Ridge trail in Buford Dam Park. The parking coordinates listed are for a free lot at the Lower Overlook. I HAVE seen cars TOWED from this lot after closing time, so please heed the hours.

October to March: 8AM to 5PM
April to September: 8AM to 10PM

This cache was placed with the approval of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Please visit their website for more information about the trail, video, podcast, etc…

This cache was rated with the geocaching.com suggested rating system based on the path I took to hide it.

Update (11/15/2007): You do not need to remove anything at stage one, just keep looking.

Please do not leave anything edible, scented or liquid (ie: bubbles) in this cache.

UTM: 16S E 768515 N 3787424

THIS CACHE IS PLACED IN MEMORY OF THE ORIGINAL “LAKE LANIER” (GC21), ONE OF THE EARLIEST CACHES IN HISTORY. IT HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED BY ALLEN OF THE LACEY FAMILY. This new cache is a multi-cache at Lake Lanier. Accessable by land. Park at N34° 11.473 W84° 05.230. Find the pebbles (clues) leading to Hansel and Gretel. Some of the pebbles are not your friends.

Hansel and Gretel:

A little variation on the traditional children’s story:

“Hansel and Gretel” is a story about a poor family. There is not enough food for them all. The selfish stepmother talks the loving father into taking Hansel and Gretel into the deep woods and leaving them there in hopes the children would not find their way back to their cottage.

However, Hansel was a bright boy who thought of dropping white pebbles along the path as they went deep into the woods so he and Gretel could find their way back.

As the story goes, Hansel and Gretel encounter a wicked witch who wants to do harm to the children. We must help them out of this trouble! We must find Hansel and Gretel (the cache) in spite of the witch!

Unfortunately, while Hansel was leaving stones to mark the path into the woods, the witch was following behind him dropping stones to throw us off the track. The trick here is to know which are the GOOD stones and which are BOGUS ones….

Official geocache code: GCGG2Y

UTM: 17S E 229588 N 3798916

Island cache, Lake Sidney Lanier.

Container is quart size, camo taped.

Have Fun!!!!!
C.I.T.O.

Official geocache code: GCX6CR

UTM: 17S E 226973 N 3820327

As you may or may not know, Dahlonega is the site of the first major US gold rush. The stages of this multi-cache are all historical markers in and around Dahlonega with information pertaining to the history of the Dahlonega Gold Rush. Although the final stage is a site relevant to the discovery of gold in North Georgia, it is not a historical marker but rather a .50 caliber ammo box.

Throughout the hunt, the historical roadside markers will contain the answers to the questions found below. Use the answers to find the next stage.

A few pointers before you get started:
1. The numbers 0 – 9 may correspond to more than one letter. (There are more letters in the alphabet than numerical digits)
2. The letter O is not used due to its uncanny resemblance to the number 0.
3. I suggest making a list from A to Z and filling in the corresponding numbers as you go.

Stage 1
The coordinates above are to the first stage.
Here you will find the first historical marker.

What year did Benjamin Parks stub his toe on a chunk of gold, thus sparking the first American Gold Rush? ABCD
This marker is located on Georgia state highway EF (not 19).

Stage 2
N 34°CB.4ED
W 0D4°FA.43F

Auraria, in GHIJ, the scene of Georgia’s first gold rush, was named by John C. Calhoun.
Dahlonega and Auraria were the only two gold towns in America before KLMN.
What year did the “Russell boys” leave Georgia headed for the next Gold Rush in Colorado? 18P8
How much money worth of gold is estimated to have been mined from Georgia’s Cherokee County? Q x 10,000,000 dollars

Stage 3
N 3M°3G.LJM
W FL3°PN.QML

The Price Memorial Building was erected in what year? RSTU
When was the building destroyed by fire? VWXY
The Dahlonega Mint produced Z million dollars worth of gold coins.

Stage 4
N T4°JP.NFM
W FWT°PP.XZE

The final destination is the site of Benjamin Parks’ resting place. Take some time after finding the cache to see if you can find his grave marker.

*Thar’s Gold in Them Thar Hills would be a perfect caching and learning experience for the whole family!*

Official geocache code: GCR2DV

UTM: 16S E 770405 N 3790089

Hydrocache on Lake Lanier. Terrain rating is due to the need for a boat.

This is very close to the cove where I spend most summer weekends with family and friends. We swim, float, relax and enjoy beverages, and thought it would be fun to watch the treasure hunters as they show up to look for this cache. The cache itself is in the ubiquitous green ammo can.
We (WillKayak4food) had fun hiding this one, hope you like finding it. From the island look around 285 degrees, 1/3 mile out – if you see a pontoon boat (the Mesa Cerveza) rafted up there, give us a wave!

Official geocache code: GCA22F

UTM: 17S E 227589 N 3818470

Cache is a bison tube.

When I was placing this cache I found a cricket, singing to the night. It was nice. Caution: watch for muggles driving past, they may slow down and give you an “are you nuts?” look. Simply ignore them and they should go away.

FTF goes to virgilbrigman!!!!!!!!

Small note on cache maintenance: i come down here at least every 2 weeks and can do cache maintenance then. haileybug and Big daddy T have agreed to do cache maintenance for me too.

Official geocache code: GCV590

UTM: 16S E 772513 N 3788052

This cache is on the island that the Chattahoochee 9 marker is next to.

You will need water transportation to reach this cache.

The listed coordinates bring you to an Army Corp of Engineers benchmark. The benchmark was placed on this spot in 1955 just before the lake was born, and just before this island became an island.

The shoreline around the Chattahoochee 9 marker is pretty rough. The closest beach landing to this cache is on the North side of the island.

I have put a virtual copy of Lakebum’s pirate geodoubloons in t’ cache for you t’ discover. Pleae leave t’ doubloons in t’ cache and discover it. Pirate talk on t’ doubloons page be a must!!!

UTM: 17S E 225852 N 3809966

Near a popular area on Lake Lanier

This area overlooks one of the less busy portions of Lake Lanier in the summer, and the nearby boat ramp is in use year-round (subject, of course to lake levels). There is a kid’s swim area nearby, as well as camping facilities.

The cache itself is a .30 Cal ammo can. Please be sure to leave it more-or-less disguised to keep it from being ‘muggled’. Access can be from either the water or by road, but those approaching by water would be best advised to use the nearby dock rather than brave the shallow waters.

Congrats to kf4cus & Stevie685 on being FTF!!

Please pay attention to the geocaching rules! FORBIDDEN items placed in the cache will constitue grounds for Immediate log deletion. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL DISALLOW ANY AND ALL ENTRIES WHICH MENTION OR FAIL TO MENTION DISCOVERY OR PLACEMENT OF DISALLOWED ITEMS!!!! (If you mention removal of said items, of course, this proscription does NOT apply) ..
Buck, KC4GCK

Official geocache code: GCVHXE

UTM: 17S E 224428 N 3791091

lakeside park – easy walk from road

Ammo can decorated with cow hide . Move some sitcks and rocks – partially visible unless leaves have fallen. Beware ants in spring and summer – large ant nest in rocks under cache.

Official geocache code: GC13FC

UTM: 17S E 239099 N 3799131

We take latitude and longitude for granted as digits we enter into our GPS before we go out on a cache hunt. But what if we aren’t given that information? If you haven’t guessed it by now, the coordinates above are NOT where the cache is located, ‘though they do indicate the county seat of the county the cache is in.

”’I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I’ve got to?’ (Alice had no idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but thought they were nice grand words to say.)”

– Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandLatitude: In the northern hemiphere this is the same as the angle at which the north star (Polaris) is observed above the horizon. Navigators have used cross-staffs, astrolabes, and sextants in pre-GPS times to measure this angle. I won’t ask you to do that, but I won’t exactly tell you the latitude either.

Longitude: It wasn’t until John Harrison perfected a precise and dependable enough chronometer that longitude could be accurately determined. That relationship between time and longitude is at the root of finding this cache. Now on to the game:

I hid this cache on a hot, sunny August day. The morning paper’s weather section not only confirmed that it would be sunny but that sunrise in Atlanta would occur at 7:06 am and sunset at 8:06 pm. As the cache is somewhat east of metro Atlanta sunrise and sunset there occured about 5 seconds earlier. By my atomic clock the exact sunrise there was at 7:05:55.0212 (or 5 minutes and 55.0212 seconds after 7am). Sunset was at 8:05:55.0212 pm.

Now to find latitude, I’ll make it easy. The cache is at N34° 09.ABC’. To find ABC you’ll have to do some research on the remarkable John Harrison. A is the third digit of the year he was born. BC together is the sum of his age on his last birthday and the number of wives he had named Elizabeth. (example – if he was 72 and he had one wife named Elizabeth the sum would be 73, BC would be 73)

The actual cache hunt should be an easy walk and fairly easy find, dispite one last little trick at the end.

My appreciation is extended to Washington geocacher EraSeek who assisted in testing my calculations.

NOTE: The park this cache is in is apparently closed to vehicles except during the summer months. I spoke to a Hall Cty. Sheriffs Dept officer patroling the area 10/29. He said he didn’t know why the Corps of Engineers does this but they have no problem with people walking there. If you park outside the gate and walk in it’s still only a quarter mile walk to the cache.

Official Geocache Code:  GC1891