All the puzzles require a bushwhack of less than 100 feet off of a
paved / hard ground path. The walk is just over 1.2 miles total,
and will loop you back to the way point parking area.
Stage # 1. The above cords
will take you to this stage. You will need your thinking cap and a
thirst for succsess, and hopefully not a bucket for your
tears.
Stage # 2. You will be
looking for a regular size container. Check the attributes. Please
put back in position.
Stage # 3. You will be
looking for nano containers all in the same general
location.
Final Stage: No puzzle here just an amo
can.
The Cherokee Creation of
Life:
Long ago, before there were any people, the world was young and
water covered
everything. The earth was a great island
floating above the
seas, suspended by four
rawhide ropes
representing the four sacred directions. It hung down from the crystal sky. There were no people,
but the animals lived in a home above the rainbow. Needing space,
they sent Water Beetle
to search for room under the seas. Water Beetle dove deep and brought
up mud that spread quickly, turning into land that was flat and too
soft and wet for the animals to live on. Grandfather Buzzard was
sent to see if the land had hardened. When he flew over the
earth, he found the mud had become solid; he
flapped in for a closer look. The wind from his wings created
valleys and mountains, and that is why the Cherokee territory has
so many mountains today. As the earth stiffened,
the animals came down from the rainbow. It was still dark. They
needed light, so they
pulled the sun out from behind the rainbow, but it was too bright
and hot. A solution was urgently needed. The shamans were told to
place the sun higher in the sky. A path was made for it to
travel--from east to west--so that all inhabitants could share in
the light. The
plants and trees were placed upon the
earth. The Creator told the plants and trees and animals to stay awake for
seven days and seven nights. Only a few animals managed to do so,
including the owls and mountain lions, and they were rewarded with
the power to see in the dark. Among the plants and trees, only the cedars, spruces, and pines remained
awake. The Creator told these plants and trees that they would keep
their hair during the winter, while the other plants would lose
theirs. People were created last. The women were able to have
babies every seven days. They reproduced so quickly that the
Creator feared the world would soon become too crowded. So after
that the women could have only one child per year, and it has been
that way ever since.
There are many other Geocaches in this
area.
FTF Prize = McDonald's Gift
Card --------> Congrats to Janet 76 and TM202