Near Home Geocache file

This is a three stage multi located in the Clay Furnace area of Coopers Rock State Forest. Be aware that it is approximately 1.5 miles from the parking to the beginning stage. The first two stages are 28 ounce nalgene bottles that contain a sheet with the coordinates for the next stage. Please leave the sheet. There is only one in each container. The final is a 30 cal. ammo box.

To reach the first stage park at the Henry Clay Furnace parking area (coordinates provided) and hike the Clay Furnace Trail to the iron furnace. Continue across the bridge and bear right, crossing another bridge, to the Mont Chateau trailhead (coordinates provided).

For the orienteeringly challenged please follow these simple directions. Shortly after the Mont Chateau trailhead you will cross a bridge. This is the ONLY bridge you will have to cross on this trail. At this point the stream is on your left. Just keep it on your left all the way to the first stage. The return trip is a simple retracement of your travel in.

All stages are placed near the trails. There is absolutely no need to bushwhack. However, be forewarned, the reception in some areas is horrendous. I checked the coordinates with two units but if you come up with something radically different please let me know.

Keep in mind that the park closes at dark and the gates are not reopened until 6 a.m. Plan your trip accordingly. Also, if you plan to search for this in the winter add about 3.5 miles one way. The park is closed to motorized traffic from December to March.

I'd like to thank ETREX Junkie for his advice and great assistance on this placement.

After placing the Mont Chateau Trail cache I realized (the hard way) that my back still hasn't healed. Because of this I also realized (finally?) that not everyone that would enjoy a cache in the woods is able to attempt the more strenuous hikes. Well, to steal an advertisement slogan, this one's for you. A nice level short hike on a 20 foot wide old roadbed. There are a few muddy spots but nothing severe.

Again reception here was questionable. At the site I was anywhere within an 80' to 23' Estimated Positional Error (EPE) and I had left the other unit on top of the cheapjeep™. Thank goodness it was still there. It kind of belongs to work. If your coordinates vary greatly (I'm not talking just 10-15 feet, we're not able to get survey grade accuracy with these hand-helds much to some's dismay) please let me know.

Please note that the above coordinates are NOT the true coordinates for the cache.

This cache can only be found if you first find the two stages that together contain the final coordinates.

Inside the lids of these caches are the coordinates needed to find this cache.
One cache has the North coordinates and the other the West.
Put them together and you have a new hunt on your hands.

Note: This cache will be very difficult to find if there is snow on the ground. Coopers Rock is open, but the road gated off, from about the winter solstice to late spring. During this time it’ll be a long hike to the cache.

In 1912, The Hydro-Electric Company of West Virginia, formerly known as the West Virginia Development Company, began construction of a great dam on the Cheat River in Monongalia County. Prior to this time, the same company had already done considerable core test drilling on the Cheat River in Preston County to determine a suitable foundation for a similar dam one mile above Beaverhole, just below the mouth of Bee Run. Also contemplated were two dams on Big Sandy Creek. Owing to financial difficulties in 1913, this company was compelled to suspend construction of the Lake Lynn Dam as well as any projected work in Preston County.

An application was filed on April 8, 1964 by West Penn Power Company for a license under the Federal Power Act for constructed Project No. 2459, known as Lake Lynn Hydro Development, located on the Cheat River. According to the application construction, halted in 1913, resumed in 1925 and was completed on May 31, 1926 when the first generating unit was placed in operation.

The Department of the Interior, in reporting on the application, had advised that while the project reservoir is open for free recreational use, access facilities were either inadequate or would become so in the near future. In 1964 developed recreation facilities included privately operated boat docks. Mont Chateau State Park (now home to the WVGES) and Coopers Rock State Park adjoined the reservoir and provided opportunities for swimming, boating, fishing, hiking and ice skating. Although West Penn had no plans for further development of recreation facilities, it was required to cooperate with "State and local agencies in the development and maintenance of recreational facilities for optimum recreation utilization by the public of project lands and waters". Through these requirements, present day Cheat Lake was born.

The cache is located in the Coopers Rock State Forest near the lake tailwaters. There are only two safe ways to access this cache. Hike from Beaverhole or by boat.

Do not attempt to approach this cache from the main recreation area or any trails therein. Even though this cache will appear near other caches in this area, no safe access exists from the top of the mountain. The cache is located 1100 feet lower at the floor of the Cheat Gorge. The canyon walls are very steep and treacherous. It is dangerous and potentially life threatening to try to approach from this direction. If hiking, ONLY attempt this cache from the Beaverhole location.

At first I really didn't want to make you come back to Beaverhole, but after discussing this hide with park officials it was agreed that this was the best way to attack the cache because of safety issues and possible conflicts with the park's regulations and operating hours. The safety issues are mentioned above. The concerns with the regulations and hours of operation were mainly that seekers might start too late and not make it back before the park closed and the gates are locked at dark. This could then lead to camping (sleeping in your vehicle counts) in an unapproved area until the gates reopened in the morning.

WATER HAZARD WARNING You will need to cross Scott Run at Beaverhole in order to follow the old railroad bed through lands acquired by the WVDNR from The Conservation Fund in January, 2004 until you enter the Forest. This route is 2.2 miles from the Scott Run crossing but you have to get there first. Directions to Beaverhole can be found on the Beaverhole Cache page.

A description on the route of travel after Scott Run is as follows. The first 0.2 mile is on the old RR grade. The next 0.3 mile is a bushwhack because landslides and flooding have eradicated the RR. At the powerline crossing you'll find the RR again and follow it about 1.2 miles until it fades out again. The last 0.5 mile trek is made by folowing old obscure tram roads and game trails.

A fun geography quiz to solve to find a geocache. The geocache is not located at the coordinates above.

According to the 2000 U.S. Census what are the fifteen largest West Virginia counties by population (in order from largest to smallest)?

The cache is not located at the coordinates that introduce this page. Instead these coordinates are for the West Virginia University Football stadium whose population on certain Saturdays in the fall exceeds all but a few West Virginia counties!

As usual I have an accomplice in this mischief. If you have questions, contact Whitard.

In honor of turkey hunting season, here is a new puzzle cache for all of you "turkeys" to "gobble" up!

As I was sitting up on a Preston County ridgetop hunting turkeys this morning, it occurred to me that I needed to place a cache in honor of the venerable bird that Ben Franklin thought should have taken the Bald Eagle's place as our national fowl. Each spring I walk off about 15 pounds chasing Meleagris gallopavo up and down the mountains of West Virginia, so here is a cache to honor the majestic bird whose thunderous gobble is enough to give hunters the shakes and prematurely end marriages. The cache was placed on opening day of the Spring Turkey hunting season (although not on hunting lands, so never fear!), and derives its name from the feat of taking one of each of four subspecies of wild turkey, the "Grand Slam".

The cache is not at the coordinates provided. In order to determine the actual physical location of the cache, you will need to answer the following questions that will test your knowledge of the wild turkey.

There are five major subspecies of wild turkey in the continental United States. However, the "Grand Slam" only applies to four of these. You will need to identify each subspecies of turkey shown below.

This subspecies is the most widely distributed, abundant and hunted subspecies found in the United States. It inhabits roughly the eastern half of the country.

This subspecies is native to the central plains states and got its common name from the area in which it is found - the life giving water supply which borders the brushy scrub, arid country of the southern Great Plains, western Texas and northeastern Mexico.

This subspecies is found primarily in the ponderosa pine, western mountain regions of the United States. It was named by Dr. E.W. Nelson in 1900 in honor of the first chief of the U.S. Biological Survey.

This subspecies is found only on the peninsula of Florida. W.E.D. Scott, who named it for a famous Seminole Chief, first described this particular subspecies in 1890.

For the following questions, assume that A=1, B=2, ... Z=26. Furthermore, use the common names, not scientific nomenclature for the answers.

Add together the second and fifth letters of the name of the first turkey pictured.

Subtract the eighth letter from the first letter of the name of the second turkey pictured. Now add the first two results together and subtract that number from the given N coordinates. This is the N coordinate of the Grand Slam Cache.

Add together the fifth and sixth letters of the name of the third turkey pictured.

Add together the third and fifth letters of the name of the fourth turkey pictured. Now subtract this fourth result from the third and add that number to the given W coordinates. This is the W coordinate of the Grand Slam Cache.

The cache is a .30 calibre ammo can well hidden at a scenic location. The original cache contents have a hunting theme, and if cachers wish to preserve that theme, it would be great. If not, oh well. I was only getting about 30' accuracy, but I summed coordinates for 10 minutes, and took the average of 6 unique readings.

PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS CACHE FROM THE CHEAT VIEW CACHE. THIS CACHE MAY ONLY BE ABOUT .50 MILES AWAY BUT IT IS 1100 FEET LOWER. THE MOUNTAIN HERE IS VERY STEEP AND TREACHEROUS. NO SAFE BUSHWHACK ROUTE EXISTS TO THIS CACHE FROM THERE.

Okay, that said, you’re in for a 3 mile hike to the cache. You’ll start on an old county road (Bee Run Road) and then progress into lands acquired by the WVDNR from the Conservation Fund in early 2004. Even though it’s about a 750 foot drop to the river, the road cuts across the hillside making for an enjoyable trek through the forest.

It may be possible to negotiate the road to the river with a 4WD. I don’t recommend it but again, it may be possible. Be forewarned, you will travel 1.4 miles to N 39° 36.617', W 79° 47.263' before there is a spot that can be used for parking or turning around if you change your mind. From this spot the road becomes steeper and rougher for the remaining .7 mile drive to the bottom.

For those who choose to attempt to drive, once you reach the river you will still need to be prepared for a hike. The cache is still about .6 mile away along the old timber railroad grade. It's advisable to follow this route until the arrow is at nine o'clock.

Remember, the cache is in the WMA so take proper precautions during hunting season.

They were so in love. They had "real chemistry". To celebrate they hid a geocache; clues to its location are located in the periodic table below:

The geocache is not located at the coordinates above. Instead these coordinates are for Clark Hall, the WVU chemistry building. The actual location for the geocache is 1.75 miles from those coordinates.

As usual I have an accomplice in this mischief. If you have questions, email Whitard for help.

To obtain the coordinates of the monument, you will need to make use of your mathematical skills by solving two straightforward problems. It will help you to be mindful of significant figures when attempting these problems.

Dr. Reed Ox, a chemist of great potential, wants to prepare 5 L of a hydrochloric acid (HCl_(aq)) solution at a concentration of 0.7879382 M. How much 10 M HCl_(aq) would he need to dilute to prepare the solution at the proper concentration? You will need the following equation: M₁V₁ = M₂V₂. The North coordinate is the first 7 numerical digits of the correct answer.

Time-of-flight mass spectrometry, a method for analyzing the mass-to-charge ratio of ions, is based upon the simple physics of kinetic energy. Solve the following problem for the W coordinate:

What would be the kinetic energy of a 16 kg bowling ball traveling at a speed of 997.4031 m/sec? You will need the following equation: KE = ¹/₂ mv². The West coordinate is the first 7 numerical digits of the correct answer.

At the coordinates above, you will find a stone monument relating the story of a little girl. You will need to use the monument to answer the following questions, which will give you the North and West coordinates, respectively. Spell your answers down, alongside the numerical legend.

Question 2: Where, according to the stone, was the girl located when legendary events transpired?

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The cache is a .50 cal ammo can. Please ensure that it is well hidden. GPS reception can be a little spotty at the cache location, but I've triangulated the coords. Spend some time searching, or look at the hint. I think the location is pretty self-evident once you're in the neighborhood.

Cemeteries can be scary, uncomfortable, sad, or interesting. Cemeteries can speak volumes with just a name and a couple of dates. Dates like 1914-1917, 1918, 1939-1945, etc, these dates speak volumes. The three cemeteries I chose are some that I feel are interesting. One is a little country cemetery, the next cemetery is a lonely and little one with many nameless and dateless markers but few headstones, and the final cemetery is filled with Morgantown history but still very active today. So take some time and look around these fascinating records of time, please be respectful, these people are fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters. The final main cache can only be opened with a key. Begin the hunt at the coordinates listed above to get the first part of the key. You need to find the year these folks left us. The century is NOT important for this hunt. Look for H. Calo at the above coordinates. After you have WRITTEN this information down continue to N39° 39.954’ W079° 56.413’. At these coordinates find W. Cobb, and write the same information down. To find the main cache you must proceed to N39°37.356' W79°57.825' and find a micro. Once you have the information from the micro proceed to the main cache. There is a well deserved FTF prize in the main cache. Remember, you must find the whole key to open the main cache, so don’t skip to the micro and expect quick success. I have placed some lubricant in the cache, please make sure the cache is well oiled. Thanks and enjoy.

A young lady was brought before the lord of the land, one Sir Bedivere, on charges of turning an upstanding member of the community into a newt. (He got better.)

The citizenry were convinced that the young lady was a witch, and wanted to burn her. In truth, she was dressed as one, albeit the nose was false, as was the wart, but she was a witch!

Sir Bedivere, being wise in the ways of science, knew there were ways of telling whether she was a witch. The following proof established the young lady's guilt.

3: (Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three) How do you tell if she is made of wood, you may ask? Why simply. Wood, among other things (such as bread, apples, cider, very small rocks, gravy, cherries, mud, churches, lead and ducks) floats on water.

3: (Five is right out!) Therefore, if the young lady were to weigh the same as a duck, she would logically be made of wood and therefore a witch.

She weighed the same as a duck (it was a fair cop) and Bedivere, because he was so wise in the ways of science, went into the service of Arthur (King of the Britons, Defeater of the Saxons, and Sovereign of all England (even those who fancy themselves part of autonomous collectives)).

This is a small geocache. The cache container is a small plastic box approximately 2x1x4". Obviously, because of the location, some stealth will be required. The original contents of this cache are a log and pencil. There is room for some small SWAG, but I have not left any. Feel free to add it, though!

The cache is within a quarter mile of the posted coordinates and is in a great Morgantown park. As previously Whitard is my accomplice in this mischief. Email him with complaints or questions if you like. This cache was inspired by the Cowspots' "Good Evening".

I wanted to place my “Wanna Go to the Can…” submission in a place easy for most geocachers to get to, but add a little work at the same time. This cache will celebrate a place where I spent many an hour in pursuit of my forestry degree at WVU. The Core Arboretum was our outdoor laboratory for dendrology and forest pathology. I thought it would be neat to put together a little ‘tree ID’ quiz to obtain the final coordinates for this cache, and test the knowledge of folks who spend a lot of time in the woods caching.

This quiz consists of identifying four tree specimens A through D. Each tree has been chosen for its typical characteristics of the species. For help, a tagged tree of the same species will be present within 100 feet of the specimen tree. The table below gives a brief description of the specimen and choices that it may be. Each identification choice has a number value that will be placed in the final coordinates. All you have to do is identify the tree specimens correctly and plug in the numbers for the cache location.

At least three different waypoints were taken at each specimen tree and averaged. I hope the coordinates are close enough to eliminate other trees, but look at the description in the table if you’re not sure. The same averaging method was used for the cache coordinates.

Once you have the numbers associated with each tree specimen, enter them into the coordinates below for the final cache location:

The cache is located a short distance from the last tree specimen. However, if you have trouble and would like to check your coordinates, please send me an email and I’ll answer as soon as possible. Happy Caching!

Yermamma been Maudlin is establishing AL Quacka Sleeper Cells all over the continent. From the original Al Quacka Sleeper Cell near Traverse City, MI recruits have busy traveling to distant locations forming new cells as they arrive at destinations specified by Yermamma.

Al Emil, Al Julie, and Al Sherman are the recruits forming the Al Quacka Sleeper Cell - West Virginia. Soon they will be themselves traveling to distant points to form new cells. Click on their names in the table below to learn of their adventures. Once they have departed, this cache will function as a normal cache with the usual geotrinkets,etc.

This cache should be an easy find just off a wonderful biking-hiking trail along the Monongahela River. There are several approaches. One approach would be to park at N 39 38.811, W 079 58.647 at the main entrance to the Core Arboretum. This route will entail some significant up and down but allows an exploration of this beautiful arboretum enroute.

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As of 18 July 2005
Travel Bug	Current Destination	Distance Traveled
Al Emil	Albuquerque, NM	6719 mi
Al Julie	Boston, MA	5297 mi
Al Sherman	Atlanta, GA	164 mi

And, as an added bonus, this cache is one of two sister caches needed to find a bonus cache located at another “Shoppers” locale.
Look inside the lid of this cache and you will find either the North or West coordinates of our mystery cache. Then travel and find “ Shoppers Delight 2” cache located somewhere near the Morgantown Mall. Inside its lid will be the second half of the coordinates.
Put the two together and off you go!

Dorsey's Knob Park is the City of Morgantown's newest Park in the BOPARC Park System . This 70-acre site is one of the highest points in Monongalia County. From its "Sky Rock" peak, you can see for miles and miles.
On June 25, 2002, a dream became reality when it was announced that the Greater Morgantown Community Trust agreed to borrow the necessary $1.32 million to purchase Dorsey's Knob providing the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners with one of the largest additions to the BOPARC system.

Dorsey's Knob was known to generations of Native Americans as Sky Rock. The name came from George Dorsey after purchasing the land from the family of the first settler of European descent in the area, John Cobun. In the first half of the 20th Century, Dorsey's Knob was a destination for residents taking leisure time walks and short hikes from the First Ward area of Morgantown.
Sky Rock (Dorsey's Knob) was considered to be the highest point in the County before actual measurements demonstrated otherwise (elevation 1,438 ft.). It is a promontory located in the center of a 360 degree panoramic 'bowl' of distant higher elevations, creating an impression it is the highest point in the locality. Some have described the view as being similar to the structure of a wheel, where Sky Rock is the center and the distant hills make the rim in all directions.

As a teen I spent much time climbing and running around on this property. I'm glad others can finally enjoy the area. And yes, I know it's been said before, but the view from the top of Sky Rock really is beautiful.

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And, as an added bonus, this cache is one of two sister caches needed to find a bonus cache located at another “Shoppers” locale.
Look inside the lid of this cache and you will find either the North or West coordinates of our mystery cache. Then travel and find “ Shoppers Delight 1” cache located somewhere near the Mountaineer Mall. Inside its lid will be the second half of the coordinates.
Put the two together and off you go!

The cache is located under the edge of a rock, hidden from the trail by some distance, but in a clearing. The cache is about 2 miles by the trail, a 45 minute walk for me, and about 1.4 miles by air from the parking area. There are several other river features you should not miss on your way.
Wonder Falls - N39 37.655 W79 43.335
Undercut Rock - N39 37.890 W79 43.337
Little Splat - N39 37.905 W79 43.484
Big Splat - N39 37.815 W79 43.611

Other points of interest and notices:
It is possible to get a truck or other 4WD vehicle to:
N39 37.655 W79 43.347
It is possible to get a 4-wheeler to:
N39 37.832 W79 43.283
The last place to get a 4-wheeler is very close to the first creek crossing. You should cross the creek by the low route straight in front of you and continue on the trail on the other side. Don't forget to stop by the Wonder Falls cache on your way by.
At the second creek crossing, do not go down the hill to the left to cross. This will cause you more work on the other side. It is best to stay on the trail as far as you can go and then rock hop across and find the trail leading up the hill on the other side.

A note... if you go exploring around the water features, be EXTREMELY aware of your footing and where you are stepping. If a rock is wet, more than likely its not safe to step on unless you want to take a spill. I also want to note that I spotted a snake near Big Splat just before placing this cache. It was on the trail the goes through the rhododendrons down the hill from the trail. That trail is the perfect environment for our slithering friends, so watch yourself. I'm sure you all know this but I will say it.. at 2 miles down THAT river with a poisonous bite, you will probably not make it out. Have fun and be safe. Near 2 other rocks, all 3 being next to a large tree. 2007-09-08T07:00:00 Found it dukemartin Nice Hike. Some items in cache have mold on them. Took camo gloves and comb. Left first aid kit, family token, AT&T Key flop and one tb. 2006-11-26T08:00:00 Found it Check Cachers Great day for exercise on a warm winter day, which this cache provided, not to mention the beautiful views of the terrain and the Big Sandy Creek. Good Location! "I was looking for a bigger edge of rock." TNLN "I'm camera shy and I have short arms"(:D) TNLN Thanks. Check Cachers 2006-09-09T07:00:00 Found it gpsflunkie Wow, this was a pretty tuff one. My GPS was acting up, but with a little searching we found it. It was a beautiful day and we had a great hike. Ended up rock hopping back to wonder falls. Thanks. gpsflunkie and family 2006-08-13T07:00:00 Found it Captain Crash Came in with my friend Gunz from my cabin for the afternoon. Parked the Jeep at Wonder Falls and headed out on foot here before snagging that cache too. This was a really nice offroad journey followed by a great hike. The scenery was amazing and we chased out what we think was a bobcat. Found the cache after splitting up and searching high and low... the reception was terrible here. Headed down to the Splat and went swimming in the low water. Unlike Wonder Falls, this area was completely deserted. With the low water, it gave the area a very strange appearance... like something you'd see out West. Truly amazing. We walked back uostream in the creek to get back to Wonder Falls to see the water features first-hand. All in all a GREAT area that I hope to visit again. Thanks a ton for bringing me here. Tally-ho! -Captain Crash 2006-08-13T07:00:00 Found it Aquacache What a great day to be out hiking!! And apparently I wasn't the only one to think so ... lots of people on the trail. The parking area at the trailhead was full and I had to go back over the bridge and squeeze into a spot on the other side. I paused on the hike in to take in the beauty and to watch the ATV's and Jeeps playing in the water. The Big Sandy was pretty low, so no kayakers in sight. After making a stop at Wonder Falls to do a little maintenance, I headed on down the trail and found the cache after a short search. It's funny that it seems every time I find a cache that hasn't been found for several months (or longer), someone else has found it right before me; and this was no exception. Looks like I just missed Capt. Crash and Gunz who were here earlier today as well. I took a compass/whistle and left a YJTB (seemed fitting). On the hike out, I rock hopped the first 1/4 mile; then it was back to the trail. I made a couple stops along the way to pour water on a couple fires that mindless partiers left. Spent the last 1/2 mile talking with a nice couple from Wheeling who were out enjoying the day as well. Thanks for the great hike and cache in a most beautiful area! Big Blue 2006-05-31T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCWBE7 Boxy by Accident Prone Hiker, Traditional Cache (3/3.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=91aed271-9d4e-4ec8-97a9-73ed116c8520 Boxy Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Boxy Accident Prone Hiker Accident Prone Hiker Traditional Cache Regular 3 3.5 United States Pennsylvania This cache is in the spirit of my Chameleon Reborn cache, because the container is not the typical variety. The hike to the cache will take you near McClure Cemetery at N 39 46.318 W 079 59.786. Most of it has been swallowed by vegetation, but enjoy checking out the headstones and please be respectful. Parking N 39 46.374 W 079 59.736 Finally, you will be caching on a state gamelands, so please take the proper precautions during hunting seasons. Farthest right overhang. 2007-08-14T07:00:00 Found it dukemartin Coords right on. Nice hide. Took 2 green army men. Left family token. 2007-08-01T07:00:00 Write note SVC passing personal geocoin through 2007-05-08T07:00:00 Found it jedman6 It's no wonder "Accident Prone Hiker" is accident prone!! LOL! We really don't think we took the right way to the cache but all in all it was an outstanding hike! Mrs. J only managed one fall into the stickie bushes but she'll be fine ;) We thought the container was the most ingenious one we've found so far! Thanks so much! TNLNSL 2007-04-19T07:00:00 Found it citystate THIS WAS A TOUGH ONE. THIRD TIMES THE CHARM. 2007-04-19T07:00:00 Found it trexcat Found this evening with citystate. Beautiful spot, well worth the hike. Left magic towel and beads and took a pin. TFTH 2003-07-07T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCGE07 Wonder Falls by wvulaw2005 and wvmedic10, Traditional Cache (2.5/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=7677ee21-fb54-4019-88a9-25b19cce2b42 Wonder Falls Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Wonder Falls wvulaw2005 and wvmedic10 wvulaw2005 Traditional Cache Regular 2.5 2 United States West Virginia Located along the Big Sandy River in Preston County. Except for a short, steep bank at the beginning and end of the trail, this is a relatively level hike. The difficulty is for the distance (1.1 miles). You may want to bring your bathing suit and make a day of it. Get off I-68 at Bruceton Mills and take Rt.26 toward Kingwood. Turn right onto Little Sandy Creek Road. Travel until you reach a Y in the road and bear right here. You will pass a large pond in a field on the right. Continue to a rocky road on the right (N39 36.663 WO79 42.346, approximately 3.5 miles from Rt. 26)and turn right here. At this intersection there is a house in the middle of a field and a large pine tree near the road, all of which are on the left of the paved road and across from the turn down the rocky road to Rockville. Continue down to the river and cross a small bridge, then a larger bridge. Park here and the trailhead is here, at the end of the bridge and to the left. (N39 37.307 WO79 42.253) There is a steep bank here up behind an old shack and then the trail continues downstream. It makes a very gradual ascent and then a similarly gradual descent back to the river. Stop at waypoint N39 37.613 WO79 43.335 to see Wonder Falls. It is a 35 minute hike to here. It is also possible to drive a small to midsize 4x4 pickup or SUV to this point, but no farther. Continue downstream to the cache site at N39 3.853 WO79 43.273. This is another 10 minutes from Wonder Falls. You will find a beautiful little waterfall descending down the mountainside into the Big Sandy. (This is the second waterfall along the trail after passing Wonder Falls.) The cache is located just past this waterfall and above the trail. I crossed the creek above the falls to get to the site. Not sure if there is a clear route from the trail if you cross below the falls. You will notice along the way that this area receives many visitors who can be rather careless with their trash. Among other things, the cache contains garbage bags for anyone ambitious enough to do a CITO. The rest of us will appreciate it! Good Luck! Now, for those of you who enjoy a little local lore with your cache hunts, read on: Rockville was established as a logging community and the trail follows the old railbed which came up from the Cheat. In the mid 70's one of the old houses left standing became inhabited by a squatter the local people called "Dirty Sally" after a character from an old western TV show. "Sally" lived in the house at the end of the bridge until the interior was mysteriously burned in a fire. She then stayed in the basement until someone moved a schoolbus onto the property and she moved into that. Some locals looked out for "Sally", bringing her food and medicine, while others harassed her for fun. "Sally" didn't bathe because she believed that the water in the Big Sandy would melt your skin and she had a habit of scouring dumpsites and bringing her "treasures" back home. She accumulated a large amount of trash and came to the attention of the Allegheny Land and Mineral Company, owner of the land. The company went to court to have "Sally" evicted. One local property owner gave "Sally" a life-time interest in a half-acre of land he owned nearby. Social service agencies, churches, businesses, and student organizations came together to supply the materials and labor to build the one room house, which marks the trailhead, for "Sally" to live in. When Sally became unable to care for herself, social services stepped in and moved her to a nursing home in Buchannon. Rose Henthorn, aka "Dirty Sally", died last year at the age of 88. She was survived by 5 children. The information related to "Dirty Sally" or "Rockville Sally" was obtained from a newspaper article in the Preston County News and from a first-hand account of an acquaintance of Rose. In the interest of accuracy,anyone with contradictory info is welcome to email me with details. Look for a pile of rocks just down the hill from a storm-downed tree. Down the hill means toward Big Sandy, not toward the waterfall. You can see the river from the cache site. 2007-08-19T07:00:00 Write note dukemartin Forgot to drop off the tb during my last log. Dropping it now. 2007-08-19T07:00:00 Found it dukemartin Nice hike. Wondered about the drive down to the river. A little rough. Nice hide. Took toy hummer car, mine script. Left 1tb, eraser, family token. 2007-06-30T07:00:00 Found it spotted dog Wow! What a great place to bring us to. Came in from Baltimore to spend the week at the lake and decided to do a cache while we were here. We only had time in our schedule to do one and we picked the right one. I found it with my sister and a couple of mutts and we all had a great time. Next year when we come back we will do it again and bring the whole family with us. Thank you very much for sharing this place with us! TNLNSL 2007-06-12T07:00:00 Found it grammy jane Grammy out visiting from California brought the two older grandsons (Zach & Elijah) along for this one. The oldest hadn't been so sure about whether doing this geocaching stuff was cool or not... Interesting how much he enjoyed himself the minute he had a little technology in hand (the GPS.) Got a little worried about the rental car on the rocky road. Luckily, no mishaps... We all had a great time! Took the circuit board keychain and left a Spiderman action figure. TFTC and for the interesting story. 2007-04-21T07:00:00 Found it 3_dogs Couldn't let such a nice day pass without caching. We stopped and picked up my nephew. This was his first caching adventure. Lots of people out today. Lots of jeeps, 4-wheelers, and dirt bikes. Found the cache with no trouble. TFTC Rescued TB's Left Coal Scrip Passed Through Personal geocoin Piney Bear 2006-01-17T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCT1AW Pres-Mon Cache by wvcoalcat, Traditional Cache (2/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=81bd8390-f2a8-46f6-a493-778290084ddf Pres-Mon Cache Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Pres-Mon Cache wvcoalcat wvcoalcat Traditional Cache Regular 2 3 United States West Virginia

This section of the Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad was completed to Bretz in 1903 and for many years had heavy freight traffic in coal, coke, building stone, glass sand, and lumber. As the years passed, the mines and timber played out and this section of the line was abandoned in the late 70's. After nearly two decades of disuse, the rail corridor was resurrected as a walking/biking trail.

Along the way you will encounter a fairly secluded landscape with hardwoods, hemlocks and rhododendrons surrounding the trail. Approximately 3/4 of a mile into your walk you will see a large field on your right littered with detritus from the nearby limestone mine. This site was once the mining town of Cascade complete with its own coke ovens, much like the ones found at Bretz. The last residents moved out in the early 80's and the town was demolished.

Near the one-mile mark you will hear the roar of Deckers Creek crashing over Cascade Falls. If you desire to relax here for a bit, there is a very rough foot trail heading over the steep embankment for the adventurous, and a bench adjacent to the rail trail for those who aren't.

During the course of the final mile you will find some interesting rock faces created by the railroad construction, then the cache, near the Preston and Monongalia County line. Please rehide it well. It is a large ammo box.

You will be looking for an ammo box. To begin with the ammo box contains: mug, children's card games, salt & pepper shakers, toothpaste, coasters, bungee cords, ref.magnets, US flag pin, Where's George dollar, bubbles, car air freshener, & Hershey's jumbo eraser.

If you wish to have more information about the Warrior Trail, go to this web site. Look for two large trees with trail markers. The cache is among fallen trees. 2007-09-08T07:00:00 Found it dukemartin Nice hike. Took military patch and rubber lizard. Left AT&T key flop, geocaching pin/badge, family token and one tb. 2007-08-01T07:00:00 Write note SVC passing personal geocoin through 2007-05-29T07:00:00 Found it Lj&Co You know how some days at the grind just wear you down - today was sure one for me. The only good thing I can say is no one died and no one was injured and in my line of work that is considered a good day, but lots of other things went wrong. So after putting in my hours, I escaped the job site but wasn’t ready for home. A nice hike would work wonders for stress relief. So off again to the Warrior’s Trail. I had a nice hike but I found it easier to walk through the wood than to stay on the trail, (I think it was the trail anyway no marking but at one time it was clear cut). The trail was over grown weeds up to my waist and biers and more biers. Besides this time I remember to change out of my steel toed boots so hiking was much easier than so of my after work strolls, so it was a pleasant stroll. Found the cache after checking a few likely spots, with accuracy of +/- 50 it was exactly pin pointing where the cache was. Cache was in fine shape, I left my normal swag and took the TB. I’m sure I saw the TB before but it had been there over a month and with the hot summer coming on it may be a while before this cache is visited again. Thanks for the FUN Lj 2007-04-21T07:00:00 Found it uthpastor Found this one, Tricky and a long hike up hill!! Good cache though!! Left the bug!! TFTC 2007-04-18T07:00:00 Found it teamwebpirate Took us a few hours of hiking, we ended up going in a circle, lotsa fun though. At least it wasn't all grown in yet. Marvin the Tiger 2007-09-07T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC15RDJ Fire in the rocks by fyerman6, Traditional Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=247be064-ede3-4c4e-b3f4-ba7e53c61df8 Fire in the rocks Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Fire in the rocks fyerman6 fyerman6 Traditional Cache Regular 1 1 United States West Virginia This cache in located 6.1 miles up the kingwood pike from the 4 way at greenbag road.You will see a lime green firetruck crossing sign on your right.Then your parking is the next pull off spot on your left.Which is the entrance to fire dept road.'CoolSprings VFD'.Cache is about 15 feet from main road.If you see summer school road on your left you have gone too far. This cache is in a 30 cal ammo box.Original contents include. Falcon loader geo coin Mountaineer decal gold dollar Tinted safety glasses Silver pen Geocaching temp tattoo Magnetic mountaineer football schedule. CONGRATS TO WVUgirlenginEER FOR THE FTF... 'Hole in the rocks' 2007-11-03T19:00:00 Found it Aquacache I too grabbed this one on the way back from Kingwood. A nice quick find and I took nothing, left a wooden whistle. Thanks for the hide. 2007-10-29T19:00:00 Found it wvhunter Finally got this while traveling from Kingwood to Morgantown. TNLN Thanx! 2007-09-26T07:00:00 Found it ETREX Junkie Nice park n' grab cache. T: Safety glasses L: Archery patch SL, TFTC!!! 2007-09-24T07:00:00 Found it Mr.P. Nice little P & G today. Hope this one will remain where it is at. THANKS for the hunt. TNLNSL. 2007-09-21T07:00:00 Found it thefieldfamily Was driving along thinking, "That would be a good place to put a cache" when realized it WAS the location and had to turn around at the Citgo. T: Magnet L: Puzzle. 2004-04-23T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCJ93G Chameleon Reborn by Accident_Prone_Hiker, Unknown Cache (4/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=00f0e255-d6dd-4176-bc1c-3cea8463b246 Chameleon Reborn Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache Chameleon Reborn Accident_Prone_Hiker Accident Prone Hiker Unknown Cache Regular 4 3 United States Pennsylvania This is the original Chameleon container, contents, even logbook……in a far better location. Those of you who already found the original Chameleon, feel free to go after this one, you’ll enjoy it much more. This is a very pleasant hike of a little over a mile through State Gamelands 223. You will pass through the surreal landscape of the nearly forgotten Steele Cemetery. It’s very interesting to explore, and has some very old graves. If you choose to have a look around, please show respect for the dead. Steele Cemetery is located at N 39 46.303 W 080 01.202 Parking There is a dirt road at N 39 46.184 W 080 01.111. This is where you should park. Vehicles with higher clearance can go a little farther to N 39 46.110 W 080 01.252. As of the time this cache was placed, the road was open and legal, as far as I could tell. But the Game Commission has it closed further on. Some topo maps show this road going a lot further than it really does. Don’t be fooled, it’s not a road anymore. You’ll see when you get there. Finally, remember to use precautions during hunting seasons. Have fun! Small log under branches of fallen tree. 2007-09-08T07:00:00 Found it dukemartin Nice hike. Took magnet. Left family token, AT&T key flop AT&T knife, AT&T first aid kit and one tb. 2007-08-01T07:00:00 Write note SVC passing personal geocoin through 2007-04-21T07:00:00 Found it Beren&Luthien Great hike to a great cache on a great day! Passed up by uthpastor and the boys. (gimme a break-we had a 2 year old with us.) 2007-04-19T07:00:00 Found it humanisttrekker I am a country boy at heart. Enjoyed the hike, and scenic view. TFTC 2007-04-19T07:00:00 Found it Beckybirder This is when I wish we had a 4WD vehicle! We walked from the bottom, pretty hike and lots of exercize! TNLNSL. TFTC!! REMEMBER Travel Bug 2006-04-05T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCV8BJ Dents Run Covered Bridge by Aquacache, Traditional Cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=2611bf17-31fe-4cdc-a6e9-09e86aaebbd6 Dents Run Covered Bridge Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Dents Run Covered Bridge Aquacache Aquacache Traditional Cache Small 1.5 1.5 United States West Virginia

It is unknown how many covered bridges were built in West Virginia over the years; however by the 1950's, there were more than 50 remaining in the state. Sadly, there are now just 17 still in existence. It is fortunate that all 17 are now owned by the State of West Virginia and are on the National Register of Historic Places, so these few examples of classic architecture should endure for future generations to enjoy for many years to come.

The last remaining covered bridge in Monongalia County is the Dents Run Covered Bridge located just west of Laurel Point on CR 43/6. The 40' 3" long by 12' 10" wide span was built on the Kingpost truss design in 1889 at a cost of $448. The contract issued by the county to build the bridge was awarded to W. A. Loar, who laid the stone abutments, with the wooden framework being constructed by William and Joseph Mercer. The Kingpost truss design - one of the world's oldest - can be traced as far back as the Middle Ages and was one of the first designs used for the construction of covered bridges in West Virginia.

The Dents Run Covered Bridge was rehabilitated in 1984 and remained open to vehicular traffic until 2004; even though a new concrete bridge was constructed just a few feet downstream years prior. This bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1981.

The cache is a small Lock & Lock container suitable for small trade items and TB's and should be an easy find while enjoying this small piece of West Virginia history.

This cache is located on the Deckers Creek Trail approximately 1.5 miles south of the Masontown trailhead/parking area.

It’s placed opposite the Bretz Coke Ovens site, “One of West Virginia’s few National Historic Landmarks. It’s a 36 acre industrial complex of coke ovens built as early as 1907. The Elkins Coal and Coke Company produced coke used to make iron and steel, and historians believe this was the last commercially operating beehive coke oven complex in the country when it closed in the late 1970’s”.(Excerpt from the 2003 Trail Guide).

The walk to the cache is about 2.3 miles from the parking area. The path follows the river around a big curve, so your GPSr will point you to a more direct route after a half mile or so and you may be tempted to set off cross-country. This is not recommended, as it's very rough country through private land. The cache is less than 100 feet from the trail.

As you make your way to the cache, you'll pass the remnants of the town of Beechwood. This community was established in the early to mid-1800's and had the first commercial coal mine operation in Monongalia County. The coal mine opened in 1886, just after the completion of the railroad linking Morgantown and Fairmont. A post office was established in 1889.

At N39 34.889, W080 02.926 you can see the ruins of the eighteen coke ovens that were associated with the mine. At N39 34.624, W080 02.514 is the Carter Cemetary. The ruins of some of the houses of the community may be glimpsed through the trees.

This is my first cache, I hope you enjoy it. Off the trail towards the river, the cache is in a plastic container with a green lid, hidden in a hollow amongst some old railroad ties. 2007-10-14T19:00:00 Found it Janalynn3767 Found this one as part of our 20 mile bike ride today! TNLNSL 2007-09-08T07:00:00 Found it mo_town_man Was a neat adventure driving to the parking coords. My GPS road maps had me on some very very small roads. Coming in, it had me take Wild Cherry Road. I'm glad my cache mobile is a pickup instead of a low slung sports car, or half my cache mobile would still be on that road. The area is very country. All the fishing, boating and camping I seen along that river really looked fun. River seemed so calm there. Thanks for putting up the coords for the coke ovens or I would have missed them. The grave yard would have been tuff to miss even without the coords. Thanks a lot for bringing me here for a bike ride on a rural part of the bike trail I never been on before!! L - Stress Ball TN SL 2007-08-29T07:00:00 Found it 5410 driver Hello , I had no idea geocache even existed till my helper they found for me for the rail trail crew . was telling me about it . around quiting time i had already parked the tractor for the evening and we was headed south and he got his gps on and . Neat as hell i like this we found it , good shape , read and signed the log book and hid it the same way we found it . 2007-08-15T07:00:00 Found it joey0309 Man what a ride from Uffington.......about 9 miles to be exact...it didnt look that far on the map! I guess you have to factor in all the curves and turns, too bad Im not a crow but if I was I wouldnt have got all this great exercise! TNLNSL TFTC 2007-08-14T07:00:00 Found it Gimbal T Kumquat What a nice evening for a bike ride! Found it just before dusk. Left: 2 free tickets (worth $5.00 each) to either of the remaining West Virginia Mountain Music concerts up at Chestnut Ridge park. Next concerts are : Aug 25th: Rust Kings and Sept 1: Stewed Mulligan. Took: gold beads and gatorade lanyard. Thanks for a fun hunt! 2004-04-09T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCJ4W9 Another hike on the warrior trail by thegrimreaper, Traditional Cache (3/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=1113ef28-3470-419f-8a9b-50ee77a1d33c Another hike on the warrior trail Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Another hike on the warrior trail thegrimreaper thegrimreaper Traditional Cache Regular 3 3 United States Pennsylvania The cache is located off of the warrior trail. This part of the trail is mostly ridge top and has some downed trees over it. but for the most part it is maintained. There is even a shelter if you wish to stay the night. most of this area is state game lands but there is some posted property so try to stay close to the trail. Try finding Parking area @ N39'48.104-W080'02.898.This will make for a 2 mile round trip (aproximitly). Other points of intrest:N39'47.817-W080'03.650 N39'47.761-W080'04.266 THE WARRIOR TRAIL WEB SITE: http://www.greenepa.net/community/WarriorTrail/ Additional Waypoints WTJ4W9 - parking area N 39° 48.104 W 080° 02.898 Hard to find parking area. Look near fallen trees between trail marker and shelter. 2007-08-04T07:00:00 Found it dukemartin Drove all over the area looking for the parking area. Maybe we are going to have to buy some detailed maps. Finally found the parking area. Car scraped several times getting there. Lots of logging right along the trail. Several places the trail is grown over. Had to bushwack thru several areas. Need to wear long pants. Too late. We three now have bloody GEO legs. Had to detour around one logged/downed tree top. Saw at least one yellow blazed tree cut down and in the scrap pile. Coords were right on for the cache. Saw numerous other oak and wild cherry trees with blue paint spots on them. Took race car. Left family token. Nice hike along the trail once we got thru the logging area. Never did see the shelter!! 2007-04-14T07:00:00 Found it skyraider No problem with downed trees anymore. Someone cleaned up the trail with a chainsaw. No more climbing over. Found it easy. Coords right on. Great hike in the cold rain. Thanks. There were a lot of blue paint marks on the larger trees back there. The last time I saw this, they were getting ready to do some sereous logging in the area. 2007-04-13T07:00:00 Found it buckibob Was hesitant to hike after this one due to lack of activity (especially on Friday the 13th), but found cache in good shape. While I am relatively new geocaching and have passed on picking up TB's in previous caches, I thought I would take the TBKCFJ and try to get it moving again since it has been camped out in the Gamelands for the winter. Tk TB, lt $1. TFTC 2006-10-29T07:00:00 Found it applejack1705 Nice cache well hidden with lots of goodies evrything is fine here. Loved the hike this is by far the best. Had a father daughter day I told her the next time we go camping we are going to stay here.haha She didnt think it was funny talk about spoiled. Tk Tb and buterfly's and left Tb and Pokemon toy.Thanks Applejack1705 2006-05-16T07:00:00 Write note thebuddhaman passing personal geocoin through 2006-02-25T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCTKMW Locks and Lock-n-Locks by ScoutingWV (Adopted by Frank n Beck), Traditional Cache (2/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=4cd24f40-1911-4ce4-8e90-963efb41478d Locks and Lock-n-Locks Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Locks and Lock-n-Locks ScoutingWV (Adopted by Frank n Beck) Frank n Beck Traditional Cache Small 2 2 United States West Virginia Terrain is a 1 until you have to go off the trail. From the parking coordinates walk or ride your bike about 9/10 of a mile on the very well maintained rail trail to the cache location. Along the way you will pass a nice piece of engineering brought to you by the Army Corps of Engineers. The cache container is 8” x 5” x 2.5” and the original contents include: Log book/pencil/sharpener Deck of cards Bottle opener keychain Hacky sack Matchbox car Caribiner Cache is less than 50 yards off the trail. Please hide the container EXACTLY as you found it for the next geocacher. Additional Waypoints LLTKMW - Parking N 39° 33.551 W 080° 03.164 Parking area. 2007-11-04T20:00:00 Write note ScoutingWV After 11 months I really happy to log my ScoutingWV Hoxie Scout geocoin back in/out of this cache. It is the first coin I've released that has completed it's mission to return home. In December 2006, I sent this coin to Hawaii with a goal to return home. Today I was able to go to Bellaire, OH with WVHunter and pick it up. Thanks to all of the folks who have helped it find it's way back home! 2007-09-08T07:00:00 Found it mo_town_man Thanks for the parking coords, or been a while finding this rural area. Glad I only met one truck head on, as for the most part the roads was only as wide as my truck.. I'm surprised Wild Cherry Road is even in my GPS. I picked this one up before Lost Beechwood. Thanks a lot for bringing me to an area of the bike trail that I never seen before!! L - Classic Cribbage Set TN SL 2007-08-15T07:00:00 Found it joey0309 This one is 10 miles from Uffington! So I ended up riding 20 miles today round trip! Not bad, I didnt know I still had that kind of range! TNLNSL TFTC 2007-07-06T07:00:00 Found it Gimbal T Kumquat Nice bike ride, great hide, thanks! Took nothing, left birdhouse gourd seeds (yes they will sprout!). Retrieved Shark TB, will help him along to the beach. 2007-05-28T07:00:00 Found it GeoWeaver Very nice trail. Decided to take the bikes out for a Holiday spin, and grabbed a few caches. This one was a bit tough due to the heavy tree cover. The wife finally pointed to a suspect spot that revealed the treasure. TFTC! T - Frank & Beck signature chip L - LM Pen SL 2007-08-02T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC14VHN HTMC by joey0309, Traditional Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=5359b480-dc10-41b6-bae5-6ab9344621c1 HTMC Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache HTMC joey0309 joey0309 Traditional Cache Micro 1 1 United States Pennsylvania Thought it was time for another hide. I love this location, very scenic. Good place for star gazing on a warm summer night! 2007-10-20T19:00:00 Found it 89SC I was hoping to pick up a couple of caches in Morgantown on my way to "The Upper Yough Trek" but the Star City exit was way backed up because of the WVU game. I didn't want to wait in line so I ended up at Mt Morris and saw this cache. After working my way around the detours, I finally grabbed it. I took a pin and left a coin from Slovenia. TFTC 2007-10-13T19:00:00 Found it Gentleman-Carpenter This indeed would be a fine place for star gazing. SL 2007-09-14T07:00:00 Found it Lj&Co Found it on the ground next to the road, place it in the spot I think it belonged. Nice view for the spot. Hope you know the near by land owners. Lj 2007-09-01T07:00:00 Found it Tsalagi~ Thegadgetman and I found this one on our holiday weekend trip together in some states I've never been in before. This is a really pretty place, and apparently the people here are very friendly 'cause everyone we saw outside on the road to the cache, waved to us like we were their neighbors. Sadly though, right after we left the cache, a small deer ran out in front of our car and was killed :( Thanks for putting this cache here for us to visit. 2007-09-01T07:00:00 Found it TheGadgetMan Found on a Labor Day weekend geocaching and sightseeing trip with Tsalagi~ in the North Eastern parts of the country. Nice secluded and scenic location for a cache, TFTC. 2007-01-13T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GC10BC0 SGL 223 by Game227, Traditional Cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=e7554216-3361-4995-aefa-2d7c6a46c49c SGL 223 Geocache Found Geocache|Traditional Cache SGL 223 Game227 Game227 Traditional Cache Regular 1.5 1.5 United States Pennsylvania SGL 223 Cache Collection Welcome to a series of State Game Land Caches. These caches have been placed throughout the Southwest Region of the Pa. Game Commission. They are designed to promote more use of State Game Lands especially during the off hunting seasons. For more information on State Game Lands visit www.pgc.state.pa.us. Each cache has information in them that you might want to jot down. Upon completing 10 caches we will verify the visits and give you a set of coordinates where you can receive special swag above and beyond what is already in the caches. Remember these caches are on State Game Lands. Wearing ORANGE is suggested during hunting seasons. PARKING: N 39 48.408 W 080 03.616 Note: Old covered bridge nearby. base of five way tree 2007-09-14T07:00:00 Found it Mr.P. Nice little half mile jaunt in. Found pretty quick, was hid pretty good. Put back the same way. All was in perfect shape with and with-in your cache. THANKS for the hunt. TNLNSL. 2007-09-10T07:00:00 Found it Kemmerer Apache Found while in Waynesburg on vacation from Wyoming. 1,590.6 miles from home. Took a pocket screwdriver and left a flashlight/keychain and some of my personal GEO cards. Signed the log book. TFTC 2007-09-07T07:00:00 Found it we_bike nice cache. probably stepped right by this cache on the way to the stream many times. took magnifying glass left pocket screwdriver 2007-09-05T07:00:00 Write note choosytwo Took today to check on the welfare of the SGL caches in the southwest. This cache was in good shape. The container was changed to a 50 cal. ammo box. A gamelands card was taped to the inside lid ..when claiming th 10 cache prize be sure to record the mammal and the number on the card..do not take card. cache was re-stocked. 2007-09-02T07:00:00 Found it knightmare_duck Found this while getting the covered bridge. Nice easy cache. Container was wet inside. Contents were damp. Maybe a new container is needed. No info was in/on about completing the 10 caches in the series. Took car. Left Rubber Duck. 2007-07-28T07:00:00 Write note ppro TB logging 2007-07-28T07:00:00 Found it ppro We were out visiting the bridges in the area and decided to visit this cache as well. It's still went inside though the plastic bags are holding up well. 2006-05-17T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCW33P The Bridges of Greene County # 7 by thebuddhaman, Traditional Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=2ba4c831-c2e6-4da5-874d-cdccaa5fa6ca The Bridges of Greene County # 7 Geocache Found Geocache|Traditional Cache The Bridges of Greene County # 7 thebuddhaman thebuddhaman Traditional Cache Micro 1 1 United States Pennsylvania Part of a series of micro caches placed at the covered bridges located in Greene County, Pensylvania. Stream…..Whitely Creek Truss Type…..Queenpost Length…..66ft, 6in Width…..15ft Builder…..unknown Year…..1919 Ownership…..County The White Bridge is the longest of the queenpost structures located within Greene County. There is, however, a discrepancy concerning the date of this bridges construction. With the exception of the 1990 state survey, which determined that the bridge was built in 1900, all other sources suggest that the White Bridge was constructed around 1919. Charles Morris, born in 1911, grew up near this area. He remembers the White Bridge being built when he was a young boy and that prior to the building of the bridge there was a foot log across the creek just west of where the bridge now stands. If one wanted to cross the creek with a wagon or buggy, you had to ford the creek even though at times the water was too deep to permit crossing at all. In addition to being the longest covered bridge in Greene County; White Bridge is also an exceptionally high queenpost structure. It has a clearance of 17 feet, 6 inches. With no evidence of steel reinforcement, the bridge boasts an exceptionally high load limit of ten-ton. It is covered with white vertical tongue-and-groove boardsiding on both the sides and the portals, a steel metal roof and a decking of lengthwise vertical planking in the tire track area laid over diagonal crosswise planking. The structure rests on cut stone-and-mortar wingwalls. There are typical narrow lengthwise openings under the eaves. The coordinates are for the bridge location. The cache is located inside the bridge. There is no need to go under, around or climb the bridge. Bring a pencil. 2007-10-26T19:00:00 Found it miatabug This was a fun way to end caching for the day. I was on my way home to Warren PA and made this my last stop. Thanks for bringing me to this really wonderful bridge. 2007-09-07T07:00:00 Found it we_bike i love these bridges! tftc 2007-09-05T07:00:00 Found it choosytwo Was checking on the welfare of the SGL cache nearby this one and decided to grab this one..nice hide TFTC Phil 2007-09-02T07:00:00 Found it knightmare_duck Nice easy find. Love those covered bridges. Hope to do them all soon. SL 2007-08-10T07:00:00 Found it skunksr4me This is our fifth find of the day .SL/TFTC. 2007-07-28T07:00:00 Write note ppro TB logging 2007-07-28T07:00:00 Found it ppro Found this one fairly easily though ScoutingWV remembers the cache was somewhat different when he first visited. 2006-01-09T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCRYT7 Can't See the Forest for the Trees by Wandering Bears, Unknown Cache (4/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=04dfa19b-bb82-475e-9724-04dcda02c8e3 Can't See the Forest for the Trees Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache Can't See the Forest for the Trees Wandering Bears Wandering Bears Unknown Cache Regular 4 3 United States West Virginia The posted coordinates are not for the cache itself, rather for the parking area of Pedlar WMA, where the cache is located.

This cache was inspired by my first DNF, QWERTY. (Yes, I did find it on my second visit) In order to find this cache, you will need to decrypt the puzzle presented here to obtain the coordinates. The cryptogram is relatively straightforward... it is a Ceasar Shift (ROT) with a twist.

The key to this decryption is atop my favorite place in West Virginia, Spruce Knob.

The hike to the cache is approximately a half mile. The cache is a .50 caliber ammunition box, stuffed with all kinds of fun SWAG. Please rehide at least as well as you found it.While you are there, why not seek wvcoalcat's Pedlar WMA geocache?

Please take appropriate precautions during hunting season, and be respectful of the hunters. Blaze orange is a good idea.

This is a simple, straightforward cache hidden in Mason-Dixon Historical Park, located near Core, West Virginia.

No puzzles, no multi-caches, just go out and find it. I did give a slight clue just out of habit. Best parking is at N 39° 42.865’, W 080° 06.704’, although you might park closer if no one is around or you’re dragging a boat.

This small cache is a de-con container. It is placed close to an area that at times may have lots of muggle action, so some stealth may be needed. Original cache contents include a logsheet, some Smokey Bear trinkets and an FTF prize package.

If you haven’t already done so, check out my Brown’s Hill Cache, also located in the Park.

This is another cache placed in the Pedlar Wildlife Management Area. However, this one is located in the southern parcel situated along County Route 41, also known as Little Indian Creek Road.

"The Pedlar Wildlife Management Area lies in northcentral Monongalia County and consists of two separate parcels, which total 765 acres. Access to the Pedlar WMA is by way of State Route 7 and County Route 41, approximately 7 miles west of Morgantown , WV . The WMA, which is primarily forested, will provide hunting opportunities for deer, wild turkey, squirrel, waterfowl and other game species. The primary attraction on the WMA will be the two impoundments, totaling approximately 23 acres, which will be stocked to provide a warm water fishery upon completion of renovations to the dams."

The work on the dam is complete and they've got a gravel roadway pretty much done, replete with a nice crushed stone path around the lake. It's going to look pretty good when finished. However, one word to keep in mind in wet weather once past the graveled areas. MUD.

Here there sits a long forgotten bridge that lost its way when the Mighty Interstate 79 came rolling through sometime in the late 1960s.

One outstanding feature is the Old Watson house which in 1984 was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Now owned by private citizens, the house was built by the Henry G. Watson family sometime around 1800. Architect Isaac Riggs designed what is described as a wonderful example of Federal and Italianate styles. It is storied that the house has also been used as a stage stop for travelers between points north and south. The Watson family cemetery is still located on a ridge overlooking Opekiska Road at Smithtown.

During the Civil War many military units stopped at this spot for various reasons. At least one halted here to hold elections of officers as was the custom of the times. On 29 November 1861 Tho’s J. Joliff was elected to Captain by Company 1 of the 76th Regiment of the Virginia Militia. At the same time a Theopilus Devault was elected to the post of First Lieutenant in the same outfit.

The cache is a small one with a logbook and some small swag. Muggles may be plentiful on nice, sunny days so be careful.

This cache is located near one of western Monongalia County’s landmarks. This structure is over 125 years old, and serves as both a place of worship and day parking for locals. Posted coordinates are for the parking area at this location.

The cache is located outside the perimeter of this area, but you will have to pass through to get to the cache. Under the right circumstances, you will be able to drive relatively close to the cache. Please be a respectful geocacher. The cache is a medium-sized plastic jar, filled with swag and a pretty decent FTF package (at least I think so). I haven’t hidden a cache in a while, so I was debating whether or not to use a puzzle with this one. I tried a simple number puzzle with clues from the structure and surrounding grounds, but couldn’t get the right numbers, so I fell back to another idea I had. This puzzle will be a Sudoku, and you’ll either love it or hate it. These seem to be popping up all over now, but I guess one more won’t hurt…..

The rules of Sudoku are simple. Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square. Each Sudoku has a unique solution that can be reached logically without guessing.

Please email me if you want to check your answer before you go – I’ll try to answer your email in a timely fashion if I can! Happy Caching!

About 1/4 mile into the hike, you will intersect another trail at N39° 30.789’, W079° 39.134’. You can just follow the arrow to the cache when you get to this intersection on your way in. However, you may want to have this point marked so you don’t miss the turn on your way back to your vehicle.

Along the trail, there are many opportunities to make your way down to the river for some wonderful scenic views. One of my favorites is a great spot to watch the kayakers and rafters at N39° 30.804’, W079° 39.275’. When you get to within approximately 300 feet of the cache, the trail makes a turn to the north and ends at a road used for the present logging operation. You will need to start your bushwhack to the cache just before reaching the road.

I wanted to make the hike considerably longer, but this logging has closed much of this part of the Allegheny Trail and ended the trip after just .6 mile. After walking down to the river to look around, I decided that even without the longer hike that I wanted, this is still a nice spot for a cache. I hid the .50 cal ammo can (another from the "Wanna Go to the Can" series giveaway by ScoutingWV; thanks!) in the rocks near the river not far from the line marking the beginning of the logging. Look for the tree with the pink ribbons and blue paint marking the boundry line and you’ll be getting close. My signal kept coming and going (mostly going), but hopefully my averaged coordinates will be all that you need to make the find. If not, the hint should show you exactly where to look.

Note: Here is my effort to help jump start caching in the Waynesburg, PA area. Talking to Zeute, PAgrannycacher, PApappycacher (and having polite adult/child conversation with TheLittleRedheadedCacher), at a recent Meet & Greet, I realized we need to help out these fine caching folk who live in such a cache poor area (through no fault of their own. I mean really, we can't expect them to pack up everything and move to someplace like Pittsburgh can we? HAHA!).

Cache is located on PA State Game Lands so please take proper precautions during hunting season.

The cache is placed off the fitness trail at Brown's Park located on the west end of Kingwood.

The Brown's Park property was donated to the city in 1907 and is home to one of the community playgrounds. It's also a very popular site for family reunions and church socials.

While there are no posted hours for park use, I'd advise against searching for the cache after dark. Because this is a small park, the use of flashlights will probably draw unwanted attention to yourself and more than likely, a visit from Kingwood's finest.

Please, there is nothing so spectacular about this cache that one should attempt it when a function is taking place at the pavillion (mainly the summer month weekends). I ask that you pass on by and let the people there have their non-geocaching fun. The cache'll still be there on your next trip. Thanks, I greatly appreciate it.

Crucible,Pa located in Cumberland township. Home to something (I guess). Nothing being melted here anymore. I'd take a wild guess and say that the USMC doesn't hold their final test here. Also the movie "The Crucible" staring Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder was NOT filmed here and had nothing to do with this village.

Cache is a magnetic key holder. Take the usual precautions when caching. Parking is a dirt lot that can hold about one car.

Update:March 27, 2007. I got an email from TheBuddhaman about this cache. He was kind enough to inform me that one of the men killed in Somalia, during what most of us would know as Black Hawk Down, was from this small village. Again, thanks Steve for the info. Anyone else with any neat history of this little village, please email me. Maybe we can get a really cool page going.

Washington realizing a French counter attack would soon be coming returned to make ready at Fort Necessity seven miles to the east. On July the 3rd, seven hundred French and Indians under the command of Capt. Louis Coulon de Villiers, (Ensign Jumonville’s brother!) surrounded the Fort...

This cache is located 150 yards north of Washington’s Rocks at Jumonville Glen administered by The National Park Service. The cache is NOT on National Park property, it is placed with permission on the Jumonville Christian Camp and Retreat Center. The cache can be accessed from parking areas at the NPS or at a well marked trail head along Old Braddock Road. (recommended, follow the gravel path) This immediate area invites exploration. Please allow time to explore the Green Cathedral, traces of historic Braddock’s Road, Washington's rocks,Camp Jumonville and QM's Sherri's Cache.

Some of us have met Sherri in person and some of us know her only from her cache logs but that hardly makes a difference in this peculiar community of geocachers. We were all shocked and saddened when we heard the news from her family. Sherri's family is recovering from their injuries but her husband Alister tells me that it's going to be awhile before they can try this cache. We'll all look forward to that. In the meanwhile, try this inspired cache and pause for a moment when your GPS ticks down to 300 feet. This site was chosen because it's cache-worthy, inspirational, and proximate to where pennstategirl lived. We also know for a fact that she was thinking about placing a cache of her own here. Consider that it was Sherri that brought you here. The GPS, satellites, geocaching.com, and the collaboration of geocachers that made this cache happen are just middlemen. Please leave a record of your thoughts and prayers in the logbook.

Directions: You may be able to see your objective from 50 miles away if the sky is clear. Park along Old Braddock Road (unsigned) at 39° 53.040', -79° 38.660'. Please do not drive beyond this point. This area closes at sunset. Please obey this and all other rules posted at the trailhead.

Acknowledgements: There is a very long list of geocachers who offered their support and guidance for this hide. It seemed like everyone wanted a piece of this. I thank them for that and for their encouragement. Cacheoholic provided the container, LJ & Company donated the contents, Yemon Yime created the graphics for the cache page, and Quest Master placed the cache. Sherri inspired it all.

This beautifully rustic wooded park is situated on approximately 112 acres of land. This park is very serene and perfect for walking or nature watching (and caching too!)

Also, come to play a round of disc golf! (The only thing I like about golf is the 19th Hole.)

And while you’re at it take a break! This cache resides somewhere around the end of one hole and start of the next.
Take a minute or two to enjoy your other favorite game!

History of Log Courthouse ~~ The Historical Society took on the project of purchasing the 1796 log structure, with the intent to restore the site to its original state with an addition in the back for community use. Work on the site progressed under the direction of David Lesako, the old addition was torn down and with a donation of supplies from Cyprus Amax, the structure was stabilized. An archaeological excavation project under the supervision of Jean Zimmerman and James (Fuzzy) Randolph, found many interesting artifacts, now on display at the museum. This excavation also led to a written report which should help with the site's interpretation.

Due to a lack of financial and volunteer support the project was at a standstill until the Greene County Commissioners generously offered to complete the purchase and restoration of the site. The county still intends to upkeep the original plans and restore the structure with an addition that will be the new home office for the Greene County Cornerstone Genealogical Society.

Greene County's original log courthouse was restored and re-dedicated on Sunday, October 20, 2002. Smoke wafted from the chimney, just as it did on brisk fall mornings 205 years ago when justice was dispensed from the two-story log building on Greene Street in Waynesburg, Pennslvania. In a sense, Thursday's ceremony rededicating Greene County's first courthouse was about justice, too.

The privations weren't nearly those suffered by the settlers, but a few dozen people braved the chill and rain to admire the restoration of a two-story cabin hastily built in 1797 to serve the governmental needs of a county being hacked out of the wilderness.

The Greene County Cornerstone Genealogical Society played a major role in the preservation and restoration of the log courthouse

Patsy Hillman Park (formerly the Brownsville-Luzerne) is located just west of Brownsville in the little town of Hiller. Being jointly owned by the borough of Brownsville and Luzerne township the park covering 450 acres provides hike/bike trails, a lake for fishing, pavillions for picnics, camping, athletic fields and much more. Several community events and activities are scheduled throughout the year.

The land for the park was donated to the borough and township in 1954 from The Hillman Company whose owner at the time stipulated that later the park was to be named after his daughter Patsy. In 1971 renovation of the park started and at which time a pavillion was built in her memory. On the side of this pavillion is a plaque. A quick search of this name brings up this. The Hillmans in the Brownsville area seemed to have been involved in several operations, land development, mining, coal and coke and own the Hillman Barge and Construction Company which operates on the nearby river.

Scattered through out the park you will see vast numbers of pine trees which were planted in the early years of development by the local Boy Scouts. The cleared out areas in the park are from past logging activity and for planned future developments. The U.S. Army has a Reserve Unit headquarters located in the park. Various Search and Resue Teams train here in the spring and fall. Organizations such as the PA CleanWays and the Isaac Walton League of America support and help with the conservation and enviromental issues within the park. Sure the park may have some areas that need some cleaning up but in a sense doesn't just about all the others as well. All in all this park has a lot of potential and room for development. So why not stop by and check it out. It was reported that nearly 2,000 people attended last year's fireworks festival on the Fourth of July. They must be doing something right over that way.

The cache is located 'up and out of the park' area a short ways. Looking at any of the maps you would think this would be a park and grab. But sometimes things seem to appear not as they really are. You might want to ride around the park a little looking for the best way for yourself to get to the cache. Atleast this way you will get to see the sites in the park. There is somewhat of a kid friendly way to the cache to be found if you look but for the more adventerous cacher I do recommend the road. Not too bad of a way to the cache is it. You don't want to make it too easy. For this reason I have not recommended a parking area. The choice will be yours.

UPDATE:
Now that Spring has arrived and baseball practice is in full swing, you have a VERY high probability of being seen by muggles - especially curious young ones!
PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS.

This is a LOG ONLY CACHE – BRING A PENCIL!
There isn’t enough room for trade items, so please limit to logging of names and dates. Even though TB’s and geocoins will not fit in the cache container, feel free to log them IF THEY ACTUALLY VISIT THE SITE. Virtual visits will be deleted from the log.

The title of this cache refers to two elements of Fairmont, WV history.

The Black…
Coal mining has played an integral part in West Virginia’s history. The monument you will find at this site is dedicated to those who have lost their lives in the mine.

As early as the 1850s, immigrants from Wales, England, and Scotland were brought over to work in the coal mines. Of the numerous coal fields in West Virginia, one of the larger fields is the Fairmont Field, developed around the rich Pittsburgh seam. The first marketed Pittsburgh coal in West Virginia was produced around 1852 from a mine near the city of Fairmont. Production and marketing success of the field increased, and in 1901 the Fairmont Coal Company was formed, later to become the Consolidation Coal Company.

… and the “Gold”
Fairmont, WV and several surrounding communities are birthplaces to many national and internationally known athletes, politicians and celebrities. One of the athletes is the namesake of this park, Mary Lou Retton. Although she now lives in Texas, Mary Lou is still one of Fairmont’s favorite daughters.

From the biography on her website: “Mary Lou Retton catapulted to international fame by winning the All Around Gold Medal in women's gymnastics at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, becoming the first American woman ever to win a gold medal in gymnastics. She also won silver medals for Team and Vault, and bronze medals for Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise. Her five medals were the most won by any athlete at the '84 Olympics. To this day she remains the only American ever to win the Olympic All Around Title.”

To locate the actual cache:
Step 1. Count the number of counties shown on the columns around the monument.
This value = A.

Step 2. Find the United Mine Workers of America District number. This is shown in at least two different locations.
This value = B.

Step 3. Count the number of items hanging from the miner’s belt.
This value = C.

Step 4. Add the value for A to the last digits of the beginning North coordinate.
This calculated value is the final North coordinate.
(Example: if the coordinate was 39° 45.234’, and A=15, then the corrected coordinate would be 39° 45.249’)

Step 5. Add the value for B to the last digits of the beginning West coordinate.

Step 6. Subtract the value for C from the answer calculated in step #5.
This calculated value is the final West coordinate.

Enter the new coordinates to your GPS and find your way to the cache. The cache is located within 300 feet of the monument. It is not buried. After signing the log, replace the container EXACTLY as you found it for the next finder.

At the top of this rocky area is an old campsite. To your right will be the flat rock that forms the streambed and the top of the falls. To your left is a four-wheeler trail. Follow it approx. 150 feet. Then leave the trail (heading to your left). Ahead of you is a steep hill. About 3/4 of the way up is the base of a large tree that was uprooted and fell toward where you stand. Go to the base of this tree and there you will find the cache. It is in a clear plastic container with a blue lid. Be sure to spend some time at Valley Falls, near where you park. This cache is an easy, rather level walk until you reach the area of the waterfalls. Be careful going up the hill where the cache is located. There are loose rocks and dirt. 2007-10-06T07:00:00 Found it Osiris67 Last of 5 caches found in Valley Falls State Park today. We hiked down from the Rocky Trail after the cache there. This is a great place for a cache. We plan to come back and see the falls after there's been a little rain. T-Caching around the World GC, WVU keychain, and the compass keychain; L-flashlight keychain, a bag of pirate loot, and a cammo egg with a bracelet inside. TFTH&C 2007-10-03T07:00:00 Found it noslrac Was out hiking with some friends. I was still holding onto the coin. It never made it to FL, so I placed it here. Cache was in pretty good shape and just how I remembered it. Our dogs loved the nice hike. The waterfall is almost non-existant right now but there is a nice view from up top while our wives waited below with the kids. 2007-09-15T07:00:00 Found it Gentleman-Carpenter Found with Frank & Beck and family, without them I would not have tried or found this one. I have wanted this one for awhile. These falls are where I met my first geocacher and got hooked. Left WV Key chain, Left Covered Bridge Card. SLTN Thanks for putting this one out there. Cache was wet and needs a new container. 2007-09-15T07:00:00 Found it Frank n Beck Nice walk in to this one, I loved the falls(even though we have not had much rain, i will return when its in full glory). I am gonna have to come back when leaves change, its beautiful out here. Got my exercise on this one, lol, but prevailed. 2nd one of the day, We were with Gentleman-Carpenter. Cache was soaked and had water. We removed all wet and destroyed items. We TN, L-a bag of swag that we all contributed to. Dried out container as best we could, and used all new ziplock bags. GCarpenter had a large ziplock that we pulled down over container cap to keep it from getting water in it. You may want to think about replacing container. TFTH! passed coin thru for miles. [This entry was edited by Frank n Beck on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at 8:37:37 PM.] 2007-09-15T07:00:00 Found it 60 Cent Whew! what else can I say. Nice hide. Beautiful falls. SL TN L-personal poker chip. Cache was wet. Passed coin thru for miles. 2005-12-31T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCRNKK Rocky Cache by Photo Hunter, Traditional Cache (2.5/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=11e7a9ab-ba53-4560-ad38-a886b43fc3eb Rocky Cache Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Rocky Cache Photo Hunter Photo Hunter Traditional Cache Regular 2.5 3 United States West Virginia On the Rocky Trail, Yellow blazed, in Valley Falls State Park, WV. The cache is located within 100ft of the trail. No matter which way you come in to the cache you will have to walk 1 1/2 miles one way. The cache is on a trail not well used because of the lay of the land. That is why I put it there. The cache is in a ammo can and at the time of placement contained a pair of gloves, head moskito mask, flash-light, some small tools, key rings, spool of twine and a log book with pen & pencils. It also has two TB's. This is my first cache, I hope you enjoy all the trails in the park. Please stay on the trails. The cache is down in the rocks not on top of them. Think of the large rock as a room, enter the door from below. Your GPS will not work in the room so get your readings before you enter. This is not hard! 2007-10-06T07:00:00 Found it Osiris67 Wow! That was quite a hike here from the parking lot at the picnic area, which was packed because there was a wedding about to take place down near the falls. I have been waiting for a challenging hike to launch my new "Bring it On" GC which has a goal of visiting challenging caches. Once we reached the cache my calves told me this was the place [;)]. The hike is definitely worth it though. What a cool place this is! In a state filled with great rock outcroppings this site goes above and beyond. We would have loved to have spent the whole day there. T-Dolphin flashlight keychain and a little Buddha; L-GC, little blue frog, and a deck of Hawk's Nest State Park playing cards. TFTH&C 2007-09-15T07:00:00 Found it Gentleman-Carpenter Found with Frank & Beck and family. They are really great cachers and fun to be in the woods with. They made the long day very pleasant and the time flew by. This cache is not easy ,the hill up from Valley Falls cache is very steep, but the rocks at the cache are worth the climb.Left Covered Bridge Card. TNSL Thanks 2007-09-15T07:00:00 Found it Frank n Beck Sweet hide! 3rd for the day. We were with Gentleman-Carpenter. Worked for this one also, as we came from below. Area is really nice up here. SL T-car L-personal poker chip, braclet, whistle necklace and passed coin thru for miles. Cache is dry and in great shape, and full of swag. TFTC TFTH! 2007-09-15T07:00:00 Found it 60 Cent This one was cool! Nice hide. Had to work for this one though, seeing as how we were below, lol. SL T-letter opener, L-personal poker chip and a budda. Passed coin thru for miles. Thanks this was great. 2007-09-15T07:00:00 Found it 4th Jean Very cool cache and hide. I really liked this one. SLT-magnets, L-ring & personal poker chip. Passed coint thru for miles. Bring It On! Geocoin 2007-10-29T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC171X9 Stone Quarry by wvhunter, Traditional Cache (1.5/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=2fb09da6-8a11-4eae-924f-d5b54d899cc4 Stone Quarry Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Stone Quarry wvhunter wvhunter Traditional Cache Regular 1.5 2.5 United States West Virginia Every now and then life shows you that there’s a silver lining to most situations.
My silver lining to being temporarily unemployed is that when a location I have been watching suddenly becomes available for a cache I can grab my spare/backup cache, (every cacher has one of those right?), and head out the door to place it!!!

Next to the banks of the Cheat River is an old stone quarry.
A nice quick stop between Rowlesburg and Kingwood.

Enjoy!
eight feet in front of a graffiti-less wall 2007-11-03T19:00:00 Found it Aquacache Sometimes a little bit of daylight makes a big difference! [:D] I decided to give this one another try this afternoon and walked right to it in less than 5 minutes. Not sure, but I don't think I was ever in this area last night. My night caching skills must be slipping. After making the quick find today, I traded geocoins and headed back down the hill. TFTC 2007-11-03T19:00:00 Found it 89SC It's good to see this one back up and running with a better owner. I like the new location, there is a nice cascade when the water is running. That's where I always thought it should be. The area in front of the quarry is even more trashy than last time I was there and there is lots of new graffiti. It's a shame. I too took some terrain that was much harder than 2.5 also but came back a much easier way. It took me awhile to find it too. I traded geocoins. TFTC. 2007-11-03T19:00:00 Found it dukemartin FTF, 8:35am. Nice hide. Took some looking. Took nothing. Left family token. Thanks for the hunt. 2007-11-02T19:00:00 Didn't find it Aquacache FTDNF - This cache has been sitting over here all week, so I decided to remove it from the "hasn't been found yet" list ... unfortunately, it's still on that list. I started out following the arrow, but that quickly took me in a direction that really didn't look to be a 2.5* terrain. So I tried a different idea and that didn't work out either. Then went back to plan A and was climbing around in a 3.5-4* area in the dark before making a third (or fourth ... I've lost count by now) attempt at plan B, which more closely matched the rating ... and even a few attempts at plan C and D, which didn't match much of anything. It seemed the more I climbed, the further away the cache got. As anyone that picked up the previous cache at this location can attest to, the signal around here isn't the greatest, so after just over 2 hours of climbing and spelunking and spelunking and climbing, I decided to head home and save this one for another day. 2007-10-30T19:00:00 Write note wvhunter coin drop HR Satellite Coin #2 2007-09-09T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC15THE Off Your Rocker (Fairmont, WV) by CharlesIsland maintained by Gentleman-Carpenter, Traditional Cache (3/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=1d28fc47-7314-4e93-afd9-490fb9800c30 Off Your Rocker (Fairmont, WV) Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Off Your Rocker (Fairmont, WV) CharlesIsland maintained by Gentleman-Carpenter CharlesIsland Traditional Cache Micro 3 1.5 United States West Virginia The cords will bring you to one of my favorite patios. They are simple parking cords. Once you enter the patio your search will begin. The difficulty is a 3 due to a large muggle presence.

Only persons with high clearance vehicles will want to attempt to drive near this cache. Be especially careful after snowfalls or heavy rains. Even then, it will require a hike of over a mile to reach the site.

Begin your journey on US Route 50. At Pruntytown, you will head north on Valley Falls Road (CR 18). You will come to a fork, and there you will bear left (Linn Chapel Road). Right before you come to this little church, there is a spring coming from a pipe out of the hill. It requires a short hike up a trail. At the church, bear right, and follow this gravel road up over the hill and then begin the descent into the gorge. This road is not for those with a fear of heights. Follow the road down around a sharp turn and into the gorge. At the bottom, you will be greeted with the best view of the Valley Falls. Find a place to park and then head north on the old logging road. The road is nothing more than mud nearly year round, so be prepared. After a mile you will find yourself nearing the cache. On the left bank, look for the lone Hemlock tree in the midst of all the deciduous trees. It is approx 50 yards up the hill. When you reach that Hemlock, the cache is then only about 30 ft to the west inside a fallen hollow tree. It is in a clear plastic container with a blue lid. Enjoy this beautiful area. There are many great places for riverside picnics. 2007-09-26T07:00:00 Found it dukemartin Nice hike. Took nothing. All items are wet, even inside the bags, inside of the container. Left AT&T first aid and family token. 2007-06-23T07:00:00 Found it TroutBum1 10:00 am Nice hike for Mrs. and myself. This one needs some maintenance, everything inside is pretty wet. Left personal card. Troutbum1 2007-06-16T07:00:00 Found it pbump This one seemed kinda lonely - almost a year since a log. Nice walk - lots of mud still, even as dry as it's been. Easy find once you pick out the hemlock amongst all the other growth. TNLN SL. 2006-07-15T07:00:00 Found it 89SC I've done a lot of hiking on the other side but this was my first time on this side. Beautiful hike along the river. Don't let the road down intimidate you, I made it down in a Festiva. After signing the log, I hiked on down to the islands across from Hammond. The water was really high today. TNLNSL 2006-07-04T07:00:00 Found it HunnyBears Wet and rainy day on the trail but we enjoyed the hike along the Tygart and overlooking Valley falls. Just another place we didn't know about and thank you guys for guiding us there. Left a capo and took a hot wheels car. 2007-04-22T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC12CJF Valley Falls loop cache by Photo Hunter, Multi-cache (2/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=613f212b-b854-467d-8d82-90a87a77dd6b Valley Falls loop cache Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Valley Falls loop cache Photo Hunter Photo Hunter Multi-cache Regular 2 2.5 United States West Virginia Valley Falls loop cache I love walking and spend a lot of time at Valley Falls State Park walking. I take many loops depending on how much time I want to spend. This park has around 18 miles of trails and you can walk out and back or different loops. I see few other walkers on the trails so I decided to put a multi cash out. I decided on a 6.2 mile loop from the parking lot back to the same parking lot. Walking time runs me around 2 ½ hours, of course that is walking not also finding caches. I did not make the caches hard to find and all are along the trails, within 20 ft or so. This is a 5 part cache. It starts at the parking lot next to the picnic area. It is a 6.2 mile loop back to the parking lot. The first stop is on Rocky trail, a 1 mile trail starting from the parking lot going through the picnic area. N39° 23.689, W80° 5.152 The second stop is on the Wild Turkey trail, a 1.2 mile trail from the junction of the Rocky and Dogwood trails. The third stop is on the Dogwood trail, a .8 mile trail starting at the end of the Wild Turkey trail. The fourth and fifth stops are on the Rhododendron trail, a 3.2 mile trail starting from the end of the Dogwood trail to the parking lot. This loop is uphill till you reach the second stop then it is mostly down hill to the parking lot. Please keep in mind that this is a day use park and closes at dark. While there take the time to see the falls. Please stay on the trails, don’t bushwhack. All the caches are Tupperware type containers and the coordinates for the next part is in the log book in each stop. There will also be a first to find prize in the last stop. Be watchful for muggers. There are four other caches in the park so plan to spend all day caching and enjoying the outdoors. Additional Waypoints 2007-10-07T07:00:00 Didn't find it Osiris67 What a disappointment. We drove 2+ hours from Charleston to cache in this park. We had a great day yesterday, finding four of the caches and saving this, one of the main reasons we came, till last. How frustrating it was to find the first 3 and then come up empty on the 4th. [:(!] The GPS was having problems getting a good signal, but still sent us to the same general area each time. We searched as many of the 1001 places to place a cache as we could and even extended our search, but still we came up empty-handed. Determination kept us searching far longer than we should have. As determination turned to frustration we decided it was time to give up and take the DNF hit. I don't know if we'll make back up this way to try again or not. It was still a great hike though, and we did find 3 caches, even if we don't get to log them as finds. 2007-09-23T07:00:00 Found it 89SC I finally get to mark this one off my list. I got the first 3 stages a few weeks back but got stuck on stage 4. I could only get 210' accuracy and was all over that hillside. I got tired of poor reception in the woods so I bought a new Garmin Legend HCX. I was getting 16' accuracy with it today. It was a nice walk in the Park and took me to parts of it that I hadn't been to before. I took nothing and added a coin from Zimbabwe. TFTC. 2007-09-15T07:00:00 Write note Frank n Beck Grab the 1st stage for this one today, while being given a tour of the area by Gentleman-Carpenter. Nice hide, and hike to this one. Can't wait to come back and get the rest of them. SL TN L-personal poker chip. 2007-09-15T07:00:00 Write note 60 Cent Found first stage, nice hide. SLT-keychain, l-personal poker chip and hotwheels car. 2007-09-15T07:00:00 Write note 4th Jean Did stage one while I was out here today, cool hide. I will complete the rest soon. Thanks. 2006-12-13T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCZ43W Country Roads by rock_rat, Multi-cache (3/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=41ba1e4b-5889-44b4-8f3f-4ec379aea9ff Country Roads Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Country Roads rock_rat rock_rat Multi-cache Regular 3 3 United States West Virginia This cache is located on the "Deer Trail" in Valley Falls State Park. This trail sees light use from bikes but seems to be less used than trails in other areas of the park. The trail is generally flat and easy to walk. You should be warned that the park closes at dark so unless you want to spend the night plan on leaving before sunset. This is a 3 stage multi cache. The first two stages contain only cords, no logs. The last stage is a large Lock N' Lock about the size of a 33mm ammo can. The first two stages are within 5ft of the edge of the trail so please do not bush whack to far looking for them. The final is over a hundred feet from the trail and some bush whacking will be required. Please park at the shown parking cords.

The rapids on the Upper Yough are steep, technical, and above all, continuous. In fact, for no fewer than 7 miles, the river is virtually one single rapid! The river drops almost 1,000 feet from the put-in at Sang Run to the take-out at Friendsville.

Fortunately for geocachers, in 1976 a 21 mile long segment of the Youghiogheny River was designated as Maryland's first Scenic and Wild River. The public now has access to a state protected corridor managed by the Forest and Park Service that runs along the river from Miller's Run just north of Oakland to the town of Friendsville.

During the late 1800's Garrett County prospered and grew, and one of the primary resources its economy was based on was timber. Because of the multitude of falls and rapids on this section of the Yough, the harvested timber in this valley couldn't be floated downstream. The arrival of the B&O railroad from the east after the Civil War solved the problem of transporting this lumber to market. In 1889, a branch line,the Confluence and Oakland Railroad, was built that followed the path of the river south from Confluence, Pennsylvania, and extended up the Youghiogheny River two miles beyond Friendsville to the line's remote terminus of the town of Kendall. (A complete connection was never made to Oakland because of the steepness of the canyons.) Today, little remains of the town of Kendall but a few old stone foundations and a pile of oxidized coal. Although the well graded old railbed ends at a gulley with a stream flowing through it at Kendall, an old logging road continues beyond that and eventually becomes just a path along the river bank, until even that peters out.

To get to the cache you have three choices: 1) you can try to run the river from the public access point at Sang Run (N39º 33.933', W079º 25.599') in a kayak, 2) if you don't mind portaging a few rough spots you could mountain bike most of the way, or 3) you can hike.

If you're a landlubber, start at the gated public access point for the Youghiogheny River Corridor at Friendsville (N39º 39.717', W079º 24.453'). Follow the old Mountain Bike

railbed/logging road/path as far as it will take you, and then either rock hop along the river or bushwack through the thicket the rest of the way.

There have been many broken oars, boats, and bones along this river, and because of the remoteness of this area, rescue is very difficult. If you intend to take the land route, don't stray from the corridor. Because of the politics involved with the Scenic and Wild River Act, and the pattern of private land ownership along the river, you may get a butt full of buckshot and very little sympathy.

Now, disclaimer aside, imagine a true wilderness experience along a wild and scenic river that has large boulders, plenty of white water as well as calm green pools, cascading through a lush forest teeming with wildflowers and wildlife. It's not an easy trek [:)], but it's quite an adventure!

Located along the base of a rock wall. 2007-10-20T19:00:00 Found it 89SC Wow! That hike was awesome. I haven't had an adventure like that for awhile. I was wanting to make this my 500th find but I needed 7 before it. I got 5 in Fairmont and then picked up 2 more on the way. The only problem was that it took me longer than I had hoped. I got to the gate at 3:00pm and saw it was going to be around 5 miles to the cache. Considering how early it gets dark now, I knew I didn't have time to get there and back before dark. That never stopped me before so off I went. The first 4 miles or so were easy with great views. I saw 4 kayakers and lots of beautiful Fall scenery. About .4 miles from the cache, the trail disappeared. After scrambling around rocks and rhododendren for awhile, I finally got to the cache site. After some searching, I made the find at 5:30pm. I left a Smokey Bear TB and headed back. I made good time heading back but still ended up doing the last 1.5 mile in the dark. At least I was back to the good road my then. The moon was up and I could see my shadow at times on the trail. I made it back to the car at 7:30pm and showed 8.88 miles on my odometer. Thanks for a great hike that was perfect for my 500th find. 2007-10-07T19:00:00 Found it Trevelyan's R&R My buddy, SnaggleT, planted a seed last night while our GeoGroup were partying around the campfire. "Lets do the Upper Yough Trek tomorrow." [:O] After a late night and plenty of adult beverages, you can only imagine the look on his face when my son (insane4life) and I knocked on his door this morning. "Ready to go?" [:O] We parked in the recommended spot and made the long 5 mile trek without too much trouble. Except for the last half mile....one wet foot....lots of bear tracks.... We were extremely relieved when we finally found the treasure at the end of the long trek. "Ready for the return trip?" [:O] Spent a half hour at ground zero to refuel (food and water) and rest before heading back. I have to say, I prefer the rock-hopping over the bush-wacking. Thanks for setting up and maintaining this cache. Great memories with special people! Good luck to all those that follow. Trev and Son (Insane4Life) Severna Park, MD 2007-10-07T19:00:00 Found it SnaggleT I have been wanting to do this cache for quite some time. The TMP Trifecta is now complete. Having done so many caches over the weekend I'm not quite sure which order they were in, but I think that this was our 1600th cache! If it wasn't, then this is still definately a mile stone victory! A special Thanks to Trevelyan's R&R and Insane4life (ATC) for joining and pushing me through this milestone when I didn't feel 100%. Talk about total wilderness... when I saw bearzy prints - I would have rather heard Banjo Music from the night before. Which brings me to my next point... party hard after this cache and not before it's quite a hike! Had a blast and definately a highlight of the weekend I won't forget! Thanks again my Friends! 2007-08-05T07:00:00 Found it Team BattleCache For 40 days and nights before this cache - no rain has fallen and for 40 days and nights after today - there will probably be no rain HOWEVER on this day - the caching gods were in a funny mood as no more than 45 minutes into hiking to this cache did the clouds open up with the heaviest rains, thunder and lightning!! We have logged lots of caches and been caught in the rain before but never have we had such a waterfall fall from the sky! We took "shelter" under some nearby evergreens to deflect some of the rain and after waiting an hour for the storm to pass - we considered for a few moments to head back to the truck but caching sense prevailed, and being soaked to a new level - we did what all level-minded cachers would do - WE HEADED ON TO THE CACHE for one of the most interesting hikes !!! We stopped three times just to pour a gallon of water out of each boot!!! WOW - what rain; naturally the river was pretty dry when we started but it was a ragin' rapids on the way back! A great trail along the river. Once at GZ - we found the cache container in great shape, ate some lunch under the cliff which also provided us cover from the deluge (which kept the pepperoni rolls from getting soggy), signed the log and made the swim, err, hike back to the truck. What a GREAT location for the cache and what a great memory we got from searching for it - it will be a long time before we forget this one. The boots will be weeks before they will be dried!!!! [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D] 2007-07-09T07:00:00 Write note GratefulDead VERY IMPORTANT: The Upper Yough is an extremely difficult and dangerous whitewater river (class 5). Do not attempt to boat to this cache unless you are a serious whitewater boater who really know what the Upper Yough is. It is one of the most difficult runs on the east coast. There is an excellent raft guide service in Friendsville (when a guide I worked for many). Speak with them about a possible raft in cache trip. Who knows they might be into it. With a good guide anyone can go. The dam releases are from Deep Creek Lake Power Plant. They happen Fridays, Mondays, some holidays, and some Saturdays – April 15 to Oct. 15. Releases are from Deep Creek a tributary of the Yough. If it is spring, winter or wet there will be serious natural flow in the Yough. There are few to no pools from Sang Run to Friendsville. The heart is basically one six mile long rapid. Do not attempt to cross the river unless you know what you are doing. The water can rise in 4 to 5 min if a dam release comes. Dam releases are not scheduled all the time and will come with no notice. That being said- The Upper Yough is a crown jewel of rivers. It is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. The rafting is world class. The views are too. This is in a heck of a place. Very creative. The best views of river while hiking are from river right (cache is on this side). Nice to be able to boat to this one. It makes for a fun combo. I worked as a river guide on the Upper Yough for many years. Kayaked it longer. I live very near by. Outdoor people have had a lot of trouble with Friendsville and Sang Run locals forever. Please help us newer locals show eco tourism can really be a great thing for an area. Sang Run Bridge to Friendsville is 10 miles by the river. Both ends are private land that the owners do not want people on. I would guess the cache is 7 to 8 miles (by river) from Friendsville. Be ready for real wilderness travel from National Falls up. Friendsville end- gate and land past gate to Kendall (including Kendall) is private- The owners of gate and most of land to Kendall live in house above gate. They have not been friendly about hikers, bikers, or boaters using land. Tons of people use it anyway. Be respectful. A friend of mine owns Kendall. Leave no trace there. Upstream of Kendall to cache is public land. There is a group trying to make a big easy trail from Friendsville up to National Falls. They still have some issues to deal with in getting access across the private land. Please be very quite and respectful at gate area. Don't park at gate. Park in town in a legal public spot. Sang Run end- do not use this way. River right -The guy who owns this is extremely unfriendly about trespassing. No one has access at the gate by bridge. Do not open his gate. You will also have parking issues. All areas at bridge are private land the raft companies pay to use. The land owners do live right there. Be respectful about this end of river. It has taken years of effort to get to where we are with access. Progress is being made. River left- no real way to access downstream. Old railbed (old narrow gauge used to by timber and coal operations)- from Friendsville it went upstream on river right to National Falls- crossed river at falls. Then continued upstream on river left to next major creek (Whiterock run – rocks are really orange from coal pollution)- then went upstream along Whiterock. There were also a few other small rail lines along different areas of river. The town of Kendall and rail line was a removable system used by timber operations of time. Now you really do have a hard time seeing any signs of it. They really took everything. The Upper Yough is not a park. It is wild and scenic river. It is real wilderness. Please be prepared accordingly. Rescue is extremely difficult and dangerous. This is not an area prepped for the public like MD parks can be. I hope to keep it that way. Please have a great time. This one is special. Smokey the Bear (Bear Trail) "Pioneer Mountains (ID)" Green Jeep Travel Bug 2007-06-27T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC13ZQN Valley Falls Deer Trail by Getalongs, Traditional Cache (2/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b60dee84-9fa1-4aac-8479-def7bd6bfeec Valley Falls Deer Trail Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Valley Falls Deer Trail Getalongs Getalongs Traditional Cache Regular 2 2.5 United States West Virginia It was a 1/4 mile in from the lower end of the Deer Trail. About 30 yds. off of trail. The cache is under a large fallen tree pointing back up the trail. It is hidden up the hill. It is a colorfully decorated ammo cannister. 2007-10-15T19:00:00 Write note Mr.P. Well, Well, Well I finaly was able to get me a long awaited Coin from the GEOCoin Fairy. It was put in the cache a couple of days ago but I had other things to do. I went out this morn. and was still able to follow the fairy dust that was left behind from her visit. THANKS so much. I left two hat or vest pins from Oak Coins. One is a FTF and the other is a 50 Cal Ammo box. 2007-10-12T19:00:00 Found it The Geocoin Fairy Found while I was on my way west. This was a beautiful area. I can see why your cache is named as it is. On the way in I saw an 8-point buck and three doe, as well as many squirrels and chipmunks. This was an easy find and a colorful container. I took nothing and left a little something for another finder. Please trade fairly for it. I then took a stroll down to the falls to enjoy the view before heading out. I even got to see a train along the river before departing. Thank you for the cache. TGF 2007-10-08T07:00:00 Found it wvhunter Got this cache this fine but humid day. I loved the cache containers camo. Very new age blending! Thanx for the hike and the hunt! TNLN 2007-10-06T07:00:00 Found it Osiris67 One of five caches found in the park today. This is our first time to this park, but we loved it. What a georgeous place. Too bad it is day use only. We saw many places in the woods that we would love to set up tent. [;)] T-snake bite kit; L-Hot Wheels car and a harmonica. TFTH&C 2007-09-23T07:00:00 Found it mike1987 Thanks for the cache. TNLNSL 2007-06-24T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC13X07 Satisfaction Guaranteed (OR NOT!) by wvhunter, Traditional Cache (1/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c8085bc0-e36c-44b8-bb51-68d11accedc3 Satisfaction Guaranteed (OR NOT!) Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Satisfaction Guaranteed (OR NOT!) wvhunter wvhunter Traditional Cache Micro 1 1.5 United States West Virginia What inspires a person to place this kind of cache? (PS. bring a pen/pencil.) 2007-11-09T20:00:00 Found it Gentleman-Carpenter Signed Log, took micro TB Finally got satisfaction even in the rain. 2007-10-18T19:00:00 Found it familyfrog Took a small detour through Grafton on the way to Phillipi this evening. After looking in the more obvious place last time papafrog was here, there was really only one more place to look. Thankfully he found it. He also left the Micro Travel Bug. So, the next person can perhaps realize a bit more satisfaction with this cache. 2007-10-12T19:00:00 Found it SerenityNow We find caches at this place everywhere we go. Just like being at home! This one was clever... not the classic hide for this location! Caching our way down to Elkins for a wild and wonderful West Virginia weekend. TFTC Tom & Anna Mary Geochums.... a caching community for everyone! http://www.geochums.com 2007-09-08T07:00:00 Found it Aquacache Was listening to the game on the radio and stopped to grab something to eat on the way home from Elkins when I remembered that there was a geocache around here somewhere. I pulled out the PDA and ... oh, right ... this one. After finishing my highly nutritious meal, I drove across the parking lot and thought I saw the cache as I was pulling up. My first thought was, "What inspires a person to place this kind of cache?" Thanks for the, er ... cache. 2007-09-03T07:00:00 Found it Shig Oh no! Not another!, Oh, no...its not another! Log is drying out a bit. TFTC! --Shig 2007-09-16T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC160DM 76 Vette Garage by 76 VETTE, Traditional Cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=e793ab93-7972-4687-a24f-aaac8f75f339 76 Vette Garage Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache 76 Vette Garage 76 VETTE 76 VETTE Traditional Cache Small 1.5 1.5 United States Pennsylvania Located west of the largest Clover-leaf in the United States, Rt 88 and 40. Water-tight container, started off with 76 Vette boubbles, wooden nickels and three Vette tracking buddies. Glass Avon Vette to first to find. Note to geocachers, the spot is on my parents property, all the way to the road. Good Luck. Don't get stumped 2007-11-08T20:00:00 Found it scrabblehounds Easy hide, busy intersection. 2007-11-06T20:00:00 Found it Manitto Fond memories of my 76 vette as I did this cache. But that was before the family, wish I still had it at times. TFTC 2007-10-29T19:00:00 Found it Dolphy&Vishneu 1 of 7 for me today. Decided to go for a drive and enjoy the beautiful day. TFTC Crystal 2007-10-27T19:00:00 Found it Lj&Co found it 2007-10-20T19:00:00 Found it meridian2 We were on a two day caching trip to Southwestern PA. This was another great geocache. Took budda, left Ipod cover and car. TFTC. Keith and Susan. 2006-04-01T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCVARW Victoria's Secrets by WVPackmule, Traditional Cache (3.5/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d3b144c2-fe64-4cda-9c3b-3cf4d6b5bf72 Victoria's Secrets Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Victoria's Secrets WVPackmule WVPackmule Traditional Cache Regular 3.5 2.5 United States Pennsylvania This cache is in a little used area of Ohiopyle State Park known as Victoria Flats. Depending on the condition of the "road" you may be able to drive to within 200ft of the cache or it may be a two mile walk each way or somewhere in between.

The small farming town of Victoria has long since been abandoned but the hard work of its inhabitants can still be found...foundations, springs, and rumored a cemetary are in the vicinity of this cache. Please be respectful of their work when searching for this cache. It is not hidden in any intact structures. Be sure to hide the cache as well as you found it.

In the spring, you will be blessed by the beauty of the former homesteads with the daffodils still blooming. All around, the mountains rise steeply, providing a beautiful and peaceful landscape in every season. Conditions on the road may vary with seasons and precipitation. Recently the bridge has been repaired making this a less hair raising crossing. Vehicles with some clearance are recommended. If you choose to hike this adventure instead, remember that it is downhill only one way. There are a few places to park on the way down if you decide to try to drive but change your mind part way down. Be sure not to block the road if you park. Keep in mind that the road down is narrow and reverse may be necessary if you meet another vehicle.

Points of interest: Old spring: N 39 50.974, W 079 27.218
More foundations: N 39 50.992, W 079 27.569
N 39 51.104, W 079 27.541
N 39 51.125, W 079 27.560

Be sure to search around...there are more that aren't listed. We've heard that there is a cemetary but have yet to find it. Let us know if you get lucky.

Another point of interest, on the way down the road, is the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail crossing at N 39 51.958, W 079 27.173.

The Flats are off of Victoria/Rock Springs Road. You will feel like you are turning into a private driveway but it is a public road. This road can be accessed via King Road which is located just out of Ohiopyle off of Mill Run Road/Rte. 381. Another route can be taken via Maple Summit Road to Burnworth.

The original contents of the cache include a carabiner flashlight, a Sakagewa dollar, scrapbooking stickers appropriate for caching, an embosser, a matchbox car, some children's books, and other goodies for cachers of all ages.

Family is the foundation of our lives. 2007-10-22T19:00:00 Found it Silver Thistle Pirates We found it! Today was our 1 month wedding anniversary so we both took a day off and went on our first real geocaching trip. Victoria's Secrets was our first cache found (not counting one earthcache we found near our house). The day was beautiful! The hike down to the cache was... in a word... arduous. We parked our 1992 Ford Tempo quite a way up the hill as we were afraid of scraping up the underside (not to mention whether or not it could manage it back up the hill). So there was a LOT of hard hiking! We finally did find it though and were simply ecstatic! Took a neat little beaded star and Finless the travel bug and left a citrine crystal, and a sachet of lavendar from our wedding in return. The hike back to the car was KILLER! Had a lot of fun exploring Victoria's Secrets though, we've been to Ohiopyle loads of times but never knew that area existed! Thanks! 2007-10-07T07:00:00 Found it electricwoman Great Jeep ride! The latest visitors did not sign the log. Jeep TB is not there. T- yellow toy car L- Finless TB 602980 2007-09-30T07:00:00 Found it truefamily FOUND THIS ONE AFTER SPENDING THE WEKEND AT YOGI BEAR,, THANKS IT WAS A FUN RIDE IN THE FORD,,, WE LOVE THE OFF ROADING PLACES,,,, 2007-09-30T07:00:00 Found it mtbikernate Found this one today on a Sunday outing to Ohiopyle. We drove the Jeep instead of the Honda so we could seek this cache in style. I was impressed with a lot of the signs of human habitation. We didn't wander around much looking for the rumored cemetery since the black flies/gnats were swarming fiercely around mtbikermel's face. The road was in more or less good condition...we had no trouble getting all the way to the end in our Jeep today. I forgot to bring the Red Jeep TB that I have in my possession, as it's in need of being dropped somewhere. I had plans last night of dropping it in this cache and moving the RJTB currently in this cache elsewhere. But, since I've been a bad boy about moving TB's lately, I decided to leave this one here for someone else. Someone dropped a golf ball in this cache recently. I really don't know what makes a golf ball a worthwhile trade item...especially for a cache nowhere near a golf course. This was an excellent location, and we were greeted by a passing train upon our arrival. Kudos to the hider for a good cache location! 2007-09-22T07:00:00 Found it D@nim@l We (antaries, DarkExile, Jimbat, Kwazy Skwerls and I) were in the area navicaching when we decided to add this side trip to he itinerary as three of us had not found it. Had a nice drive down, down, down, down here. Found the cache easily and BS'd for a spell. I traded something for the zero dollar bill and dropped off a RJTB as it was a very RJTB worthy cache...even if I drove down here in a RTT (red Toyota Tacoma). Thanks WVPackmule! 2006-05-17T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCW33D The Bridges of Greene County #2 by thebuddhaman, Traditional Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=74c4eb89-bbfb-4bad-8880-d556d5c11bfd The Bridges of Greene County #2 Geocache Found Geocache|Traditional Cache The Bridges of Greene County #2 thebuddhaman thebuddhaman Traditional Cache Micro 1 1 United States Pennsylvania Part of a series of micro caches placed at the covered bridges located in Greene County, Pensylvania. Stream…..Hargus Creek Truss Type…..Queenpost Length…..40ft Width…..14ft Builder…..unknown Year…..1900 Ownership…..County The Shriver is another of the queenpost structures located in the open countryside of Greene County. It is covered with random-width unpainted vertical board siding on both sides and portals, has a sheet-metal roof and a deck of crosswise planking. Fairly wide length-wise openings immediately under the eaves are the only side opening on the bridge. The Shriver is reinforced with steel I-beams and rests on cut stone abutments that appear to have been laid dry and has wingwalls of similar material that extends a little above the road level. The coordinates are for the bridge location. The cache is located inside the bridge. There is no need to go under, around or climb the bridge. Bring a pencil. 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it ppro Found this one with Ted. Signed log and moved travel bug through. 2007-10-14T19:00:00 Found it emilierene Had fun finding this one with my brother. Thanks! 2007-09-16T07:00:00 Found it knightmare_duck Love those covered bridges. Hoping to get all of them soon. TFTH! SL 2007-08-19T07:00:00 Found it themcguzeks Enjoyed coming to the 2nd of your bridges. This cache was found quickly and signed. Is this bridge used often? At least 3 cars traveled through it as we were looking and signing. TFTC The McGuzeks 2007-08-15T07:00:00 Found it dukemartin Nice hide. Nice old bridge. Signed log. 2006-08-01T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCXF2K Dead in the Middle of Nowhere #1 -Johns/Liston by centurion_trekker, Traditional Cache (2/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=bb0000de-e429-4422-a0fc-2b894687974e Dead in the Middle of Nowhere #1 -Johns/Liston Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Dead in the Middle of Nowhere #1 -Johns/Liston centurion_trekker centurion_trekker Traditional Cache Regular 2 3 United States Pennsylvania From the May 13, 2006 Connellsville Daily Courier ************************************************* Remembering those forgotten By Marilyn Forbes Saturday, May 13, 2006 An old graveyard, nestled back in the mountains of Dunbar, has been uncovered and is being restored. This was all done because of the efforts of 15-year-old Jarrod Whoric, of Dunbar. Jarrod became involved with the search for the old Johns/Liston graveyard after a family dinner. Jarrod was looking for an Eagle Scout project. One day, at dinner, it was suggested he located and uncover the resting ground of relatives. But where was it? Someplace in the mountains of Dunbar on Pennsylvania Game Lands. "We tried finding it twice before we finally found it," Jarrod's mother, Debbie Whoric said. "The brush was 6-feet high and you couldn't even see it." The cemetery is located behind a gated road. Jarrod needed permission from the Game Commission to get past the locked roads and to complete his project. The location of the cemetery is a torturous hike from the nearest parking area. Jarrod and his family, who helped, had to clear brush just to make it to the graveyard. The cemetery is one of many that is reputed to be in the area, but most of the records for the families are gone. "It's currently abandoned. The Game Commission cuts the grass once a year, but it's still a mess," Jarrod said. "It was really in bad shape. It needed cleaned up and fixed up and somebody had to do it. Why not me?" asked Jarrod. Work at the site wasn't easy. "We carried everything back that we needed," said Steve Whoric, Jarrod's father. "All the tools and equipment that we used had to be carried back on foot, then carried back in the evening when we were done." Jarrod is waiting on a donation of gravel to re-stone the access road. He said reopening of that road will help to alleviate some of the hardship of reaching the remote spot. Jarrod's goal is not to just clean and clear. He also plans to fence in the cemetery, dig out all brush stumps and plant grass. He plans to construct a wooden archway with the graveyard's name honed and painted on the front. "I also want to put fences around the unmarked graves," Jarrod said. There are approximately two dozen graves in the small cemetery. Many show evidence of time taking its toll. Several are unreadable. Other stones have fallen, laying on the ground. Jarrod plans to raise them. Some of the graves are said to be those of local Indians. Some bare the names of family but cannot be read. "They're from Dunbar and most of them are Listons," Jarrod said. "But there are others with the names Provance, Swindell, Miller and Bryner." Jarrod's brother, Brent, and sister, Christina, as well as his parents, have all pitched in. They hope to complete work soon. "It's been a family project," Debbie said. "Weather permitting, we go back at least once a week." The family if proud of Jarrod's ambition to complete the project. "We support him in everything he chooses to do," Debbie said. "This is a great project. When no body takes care of these old cemeteries, they get lost. When he's finished, it will be a more visitable site and people will really know where it is at." But Jarrod says even after he finishes the project, and earns his Eagle Scout, he doesn't plan on abandoning the cemetery. "I'm going to continue with the upkeep," Jarrod said. "I just feel that I need to try to take care of it. Even though they are dead, you shouldn't just forget them." Whoric, a freshman at Connellsville Junior High West, has been active in Scouting for nine years. He is a member of Troop 180 of Dunbar and will be the third teen to receive an Eagle Scout ranking from that group this year. ************************************************** From the September 26, 2006 Uniontown Herald Standard **************************************************** DUNBAR TWP.- It took 1,307 hours of cutting brush and weeds not to mention clearing and removing trees from an abandoned cemetery, but when it was all said and done 16-year-old Jarrod Whoric was proud of what he accomplished while learning a bit of history in the process. Whoric, a Boy Scout with Troop 180, took on the six-month project to earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout, which he added to the 61 merit badges he received since he joined the Cub Scouts in first grade. "I enjoy community service," said Whoric. According to Whoric's father Steve, his son holds the record for the number of merit badges in his troop. Whoric, a sophomore at Connellsville Area High School, said he decided to clean up the John's/Liston Cemetery at the suggestion of his aunt. The site is located about two miles from Whoric's residence on Dunbar/Ohiopyle road. When he initially visited the site last February with his father, Whoric said it was hard to believe a cemetery existed because it was buried under thickets and brush and on property that is state game-lands as well as a township road. For that reason, Whoric said the project needed to be approved by the State Game Commission in addition to the Boy Scout's Eagle Scout Board and the township supervisors. The project was financed through various donations from local individuals and businesses, including a $500 grant from Wal-Mart in Dunbar and a $50 check from a family member of an ancestor buried there. The supervisors also took part in donating 60-ton of gravel. After getting the go-ahead, Whoric started by clearing the area with the help of his family, and a friend and fellow Boy Scout Troy Johnson spending up to 12 hours a day. When the brush and thickets were finally cleared Whoric said, tombstones were revealed, some of them seven-foot high that were lying down and had to be lifted by hoists and tripods. Whoric said one of the graves revealed an Indian burial ground marked by a six-foot arrowhead that looked to be carved by hand along with other plots where three Civil War veterans were buried. Overall, Whoric uncovered graves with fieldstones used at the head and feet while 29 others were readable. Whoric said the oldest grave was dated 1805 and the most recent, 1914. The restoration was completed by planting grass, filling in dirt, installing fencing around the cemetery and the graves with fieldstone markers as well as artificial flowers and a sign at the entrance that reads: John's/Liston Cemetery. Whoric said it refers to the last names of the people buried there etched in the majority of the tombstones that appear on the tax records at the Fayette County Courthouse. In conjunction with his project, Whoric presented the Dunbar Historical Society with a scrapbook of his accomplishment along with letters that he received fram ancestors of those buried there from as far as San Diego, Calif. The Whorics also held an open house at the cemetery eariler this month. For Jarrod, being a Boy Scout has amounted to an adventure of a lifetime and one that he will especially remember on Sept. 27 when he officially receives his Eagle Scout badge at Dunbar Borough Elementary School. ***************************************************** The coordinates given are for the entrance to the cemetery. To find the cache, you must find out what year Mr. Liston D-I-D-E by reading the headstones. When you find this information, add each digit in his death year to find out approximately how far you must travel behind his headstone to retrieve the cache (this is by no means accurate, just don't go for a one-mile hike in the woods to find the cache). Please respect this place of rest for those long gone before us and respect the hard work of Jarrod Whoric, the eagle scout who did a fantastic project. please practice your own CITO at this site if you encounter any trash. This cache is located on state gamelands near other geocaches. since this cache is on state gamelands, during the peak deer season (November 15 - December 15, except Sundays), you must "wear a minimum of 250 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange-colored material on the head, chest and back combined or, in lieu thereof, a hat of the same colored material. The material shall be worn so it is visible in a 360° arc". Directions: Follow Dunbar-Ohiopyle Road for approximately 5 miles from Dunbar and turn onto Kingan Hill Road by going straight when the main road makes a hairpin turn to the right. This road will take you directly to Liston School Road (no sign) which begins (I think) at the very busy intersection of Kingan Hill and Greenbriar Roads. 39° 56.132', -79° 31.291' Site of Liston School. Take the trail behind the puddles and follow the signs for the cemetery. There will be a parking area about half a mile in. There is a road to the actual cache, but it is closed off to motor vehicles. this means it is NOT LEGAL to drive to the cemetery. after a rain, the road could actually become impassible due to mud. trust me on this one. i've seen it happen. **NOTE** a vehicle with low clearance like a passanger car will likely make this trip without any problems, though it would serve you well not to try it if you are inexperienced in driving bad roads. You can always park at the school house. this will add about a mile to your hike. Thanks to questmaster and CWIAMS for the coords and directions, as well as many fine caches. **NOTE** the cache is NOT hidden in the cemetery. 1) The headstone is in the far end of the cemetery. 2) it is to the left of the larger monuments 3) it is to the right of mary liston, who died in 1914 4) the cache is about 10 feet into the woods behind the liston headstone that has many bad misspellings. it is hidden behind a fallen tree. 2007-10-11T19:00:00 Found it Klatch First of our final day on the annual trek to the 'Cong from the Land of Many Micros back east. This was a brisk uphill hike to the nicely restored cemetery. Very nice job Eagle Scout! The cache find was a quick one, I think there is a visible geotrail leading to it. Thanks for the fun, I TNLNSL. 2007-10-11T19:00:00 Found it Vertumnis Our first of 4 on the third day of our annual OSP Caching trip from Eastern PA. (You know - Microville Lebanon County). Klatch and I got a very early start and found the cache after an uphill hike and a tour of the cemetery. A nice job on the scout project! Thanks for the placement. TNLN 2007-08-18T07:00:00 Found it logsrus [Found this as 3rd of the day with a little trouble finding a way to get close enough to start.] We started at Pechin Rd. [ After the trek in we found the graveyard then realized the paper work with cache location directions was still in the trailblazer. A long walk down and back up led us to the cache. Took a bobble head and left a Mickey Travel bug. Those involved with the revamping of graveyard did a wonderful job. TFTC ] The signs made us feel good about the direction we were going. 2007-08-02T07:00:00 Write note SVC passing personal geocoin through 2007-07-14T07:00:00 Found it JRDDB Got this one today while spending some time in the mountains of Fayette County. Have been in this area before but didn't know the cemetery was here. Drove to the last parking area and walked in from there. Took a rubber snake Left a magnifying glass SL TFTC Mouse On The Move 2007-08-01T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC14TRE Haunted Places Of Pennsylvania # 3 by Trailer Park Boys, Traditional Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=fbc4273c-e7d7-4cd0-b769-c4b4e6c27da2 Haunted Places Of Pennsylvania # 3 Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Haunted Places Of Pennsylvania # 3 Trailer Park Boys Trailer Park Boys Traditional Cache Micro 1 1 United States Pennsylvania The Marianna Cemetery This is an extremely spooky cemetery at night. Go to the link to check the back story out of this haunted wonder. Please bring a pencil. LINK 1 Tree 2007-11-07T20:00:00 Found it dukemartin Hope this cache stays hidden. Signed log. 2007-11-06T20:00:00 Found it Manitto Nice old cemetery. Between that vault and the eerie tree, I can see why one would be on edge at night. TFTC 2007-10-29T19:00:00 Found it Dolphy&Vishneu 5 of 7 today. Walked around a little and found the cache easily. Beautiful day!! TFTC Crystal 2007-10-27T19:00:00 Found it Breakfastchief 3rd and final of the night at 10:00 PM. This one came in second after the quaker meeting house and before stovepipe tunnel. As SVC said, it was fun hiding from passing motorists behind tombstones. Anyway, cache was good and dry and in a cool spot. All I have to say, is that mausoleum is weird--not that I haven't seen them before--this one, just is. TFTC! Breakfastchief TEAM:HILLJACK 2007-10-27T19:00:00 Found it SVC 3rd and final cache of the night with Breakfastchief on our Haunted Places tour. After finding Stove Pipe Tunnel we made the short journey over to the cemetery. Very cool place at night. We played dodge the cars when they drove up the street. It was kinda fun hiding behind tombstones as people drove by. No ghost(s) to report tonight but we did smell something that had just died. Cache was completely exposed so after signing the log I rehid it as best as I could where I thought it went. Anyone with geo-sense will spot the location. All and all a very cool night for geocaching. Had a blast doing some spooky caches this close to Halloween. Thanks for brining me here. Looking forward to doing the rest in the series at a later date. SL SVC TEAM:HILLJACK 2006-01-23T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCT4QV The Corruption Of Papa Frog by 3_dogs, Traditional Cache (1.5/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d03e7c08-4419-49be-a87c-0d1a7dedc768 The Corruption Of Papa Frog Geocache Found Geocache|Traditional Cache The Corruption Of Papa Frog 3_dogs familyfrog Traditional Cache Micro 1.5 1 United States West Virginia This is a micro cache in a high muggle area. First To Find Prize is a 10 cent piece of Simpson Creek coal scrip. Contents of the cache are a log and the FTF prize. Bring your own pencil. Papa Frog (of familyfrog) is a good man. He takes his family to church every Sunday. He's a hard worker with a good work ethic. The same work ethic comment can't be said about a couple of his workers. For the sake of this discussion we'll call them 3_dogs and scoutingwv. 3_dogs and scoutingwv are notorious for sneaking off from work for the chance at a First To Find. For proof all you must do is check their cache find logs. At times they'll use any excuse to leave work early. Some people think if you place something Good with something Bad, the Good will have a positive effect on the Bad. Experience leads me to believe that the Bad has a negative effect on the Good. So here's the question: Can he stand strong and not sneak off from work for the First To Find, or is this cache truly The Corruption of Papa Frog. 2007-11-09T20:00:00 Found it jbgrug Out caching with misterp-otc today and we made it a point to get Papa frog. TFTC 2007-11-09T20:00:00 Found it misterp_otc No frogs here today. TFTC 2007-10-25T19:00:00 Write note jlmasonwv Going back to all of our finds and passing our coins through for mileage. Thanks. 2007-10-13T19:00:00 Found it Goo+2 Quick grab after the baby shower and a 4 hour drive to get here. Now for the 4 hour drive to go home. Thanks for the easy find right off the highway. Yeah a new state. tftc 2007-10-12T19:00:00 Found it SerenityNow Quick find on a nice fall afternoon. Caching our way down to Elkins for a wild and wonderful West Virginia weekend. TFTC Tom & Anna Mary Geochums.... a caching community for everyone! http://www.geochums.com 2006-01-23T08:00:00 Found it ppro Now we have caches that we can do at lunch without even leaving the shadow of the time-clock! Had to hit it on my way home - too busy having lunch with ScoutingWV and 3_dogs 2006-12-30T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GC102XV Caveman Cache by Snake02, Traditional Cache (3.5/4) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=81f2ae5e-8db7-4146-a076-03837de1d278 Caveman Cache Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Caveman Cache Snake02 snake02 Traditional Cache Regular 3.5 4 United States Pennsylvania This cache is hidden in the beautiful Casparis Outback. You will need a four wheel drive or mountain bike to traverse the road to the parking coordinates. If you aren't familiar with Casparis, go all the way to the end of South Connellsville on Pittsburgh St. This will hit McCormick Ave where you will take a left. Follow this road and make a right onto a stone road which gets stonier and rockier as you go. Park at N 39 degrees 58.608 W 79 degrees 34.009. Take the path to your left. You will encounter some mud, some briars, and some rocks. Cache is located approx. .54 miles from the parking area. Stick to the path. Cutting through the woods may lead to a rocky cliff. Watch for a deep hole to the left of the path going in so that no small children slip into it. If you like rappelling, take appropriate equipment with you. Also be sure to wear the appropriate amount of orange as this is prime hunting land. Be sure to do some exploring in the rocks, but be careful!. I have rated a 4 as the terrain difficulty as there is some uphill climbing on the way back out. A beautiful area. We have started Orange Beetlebug TB on his way. Along the headwall. Little Jack Horner sat here. 2007-09-27T07:00:00 Found it dhayjr What a great hike. We did not know which trail to take. We took the one on the right and then came back on the other path. We should have taken the one on the left. What a great hike in a beautiful area. I would love to know what this area had been used for. Thanks for the cache 2007-09-20T07:00:00 Found it cordova1 Very cool cache!!! The only part I didn't enjoy was the walk back UP...Some kids had found this a few weeks ago and signed log and made trades...They said in the log, not cachers, just drinkers...Really enjoyed the area, took nothing and dropped off a RJTB...Thanks for showing me the area!!! Cordova1 2007-07-27T07:00:00 Found it CJ Crew Born and raised in the heart of the fayettecong, I have visited this spot quite a few times. I have fond memories of my only ever excursion into the darkness more than a decade ago as a high school senior. I remember climbing up one side of the passage to a room you'd miss if you didn't know it was there - tucked like 20 feet above the floor was a tiny room full of clay sculptures. And signing an early 'logbook' in a pipe, wonder if its still in there? Even further back, at a junior high age, I hiked all over these mountains with a group of girl scouts, led by a guide known as the 'snake man.' I remember being in awe that not only did he lead us straight through the woods from one cool spot to another but he seemed to know tons of information about the old industries. Used to see him walking the main drag through town all the time, camoed to the hilt always with a small pack on his back. Can't recall the last time I saw him headed to or from the woods though... Set out early this evening, after some drenching rains this morning, naturally to find ourselves half soaked and all muddy. The cache was pretty easy to find, considering that all that covered it was one lone small branch. Seemed hidden in a spot that would naturally have its coverings washed away easily. Tried to rehide well. Left Danny Boy the trucker TB watching from heaven in this miles from any interstate peaceful location. Took the Justin's Bat TB, because I know I haven't hit all the cool local cave caches yet. Very cool trail, though it sure could use a little machete action at the beginning. TFTC and the memories... [This entry was edited by CJ Crew on Monday, July 30, 2007 at 5:37:39 AM.] 2007-05-28T07:00:00 Didn't find it Lj&Co Beautiful area, got to see frogs, and snakes, and turkeys. Met two group of people exploring the caves but didn't find the cache, guess I'll have to return. When I read the hint it appaers that my GPS had me no where near where the cache is hidden, there is always another day maybe if I'm lucky I can con someone other than Scruff along for the hike. (TF)2 Lj 2007-05-15T07:00:00 Found it antaries found it on a beautiful spring day.the snake attribute should be taken to heart there have been copperheads spotted in the area of the cliffs in the past.anywho the cache is in good order even got to fill up my canteen at the nearby spring.the first cache i found with running water.tn left team redstar wooden nickel.so easy a caveman can do it!lol...tftc see ya soon.. Semi Chilly Willy 2006-02-01T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCT99N GeoBacon by ScoutingWV (Adopted by Frank n Beck), Traditional Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=cf50343d-35b2-40db-a128-48bd650c7458 GeoBacon Geocache Found Geocache|Traditional Cache GeoBacon ScoutingWV (Adopted by Frank n Beck) Frank n Beck Traditional Cache Micro 1 1 United States West Virginia Have you ever looked at a cache log? I mean REALLY looked at it. Have you ever looked at the Geonicknames of those who visited before you and wondered what other caches they have found and what interesting things they have done? Well, now you have a chance to find out. Now you can get to know your fellow geocachers through this cache. I recently tried to find a cache that made me angry. It made me very angry. In fact, it made me so angry that it’s only apparent purpose was to cause anger in those who tried to find it. I thought I could retaliate by making one so easy that it could be considered absolutely, positively, ridiculous. But what’s the fun in just making a cache easy to find? Heck, anyone can do that. There should be something that makes it at least somewhat interesting, right? This cache brings these two ideas together – an extremely easy cache that encourages you to discover caches found by those who have logged before you. Here’s what to do: 1) Bring a pencil and visit my log-only micro hidden in a magnetic key holder at the coordinates listed above. There is parking near by and you shouldn’t have a problem at night. Watch for muggles, though! 2) CLEARLY sign the log with your geonickname. 3) Choose one name or several from the list of geocachers that have signed the log before you. 4) Go home and log your find for this cache. See there – easy! 5) Look up a profile of one of the names you wrote down in Step 3. 6) Look at the list of caches found by that geocacher. 7) Pick one from the list that you have NOT found before and go find it. 8) After finding the cache in Step 7, return to this page and add a note telling us what cache you found, and any interesting things that may have happened along the way. Feel free to include the GC Waypoint in your note. Remember: You MUST sign the physical log in order to count this as a valid find. Those who do not sign the physical log and try to count this as a find will have those logs removed from this page. Why cheat? I’m making this as easy as possible – just get out and go sign the log! You can even get bonus smileys – keep reading! For those who don't know, here's how to find another user: 1) Log on to geocaching.com 2) Click the My Account link on the left 3) Click the Find Another Player link on the right 4) Enter the username in the lookup box 5) Click Go 6) If necessary select the name from the list 7) Click View profile Of course, the list of available names in the log will grow as more and more people visit this micro. Feel free to visit as many times as you like and get to know your fellow geocachers through the caches they have found. For the truly industrious, bonus smileys may be posted if you make the connection between the code words on the log sheet, the name of this cache, and how it relates to the activities you have to perform. You can email me that info through my profile - do not post it in your logs. This cache is too small for swag, but travel bugs and geocoins may be logged in/out so long as they actually visit the physical cache. Enjoy! 2007-11-09T20:00:00 Found it jbgrug Another nice find to add to our list for the day. TFTC 2007-10-31T19:00:00 Found it misterp_otc Could not find the bacon here, but did find the cache. TFTC 2007-10-12T19:00:00 Found it SerenityNow Took awhile to find the road to this one. Thanks for a fun hide. Caching our way down to Elkins for a wild and wonderful West Virginia weekend. TFTC Tom & Anna Mary Geochums.... a caching community for everyone! http://www.geochums.com 2007-10-11T19:00:00 Found it BUTTERNSKI On our way to visit NYC. Needed a cache from West Virginia and you provided. Thanks for the hide, Butternski. Took your suggestion and looked up the finder before us, Indy-Md. WOW what an ambitious person. 2007-10-05T07:00:00 Found it ppro I found this some time ago but just discovered I never logged it! This marks the closest place on the planet that I traded in Maria's Jeep Cherokee. As such it is a fitting place for me to check in one last time Maria's Jeep Cherokee Travel Bug, to record the last miles on that TB tag with the Jeep Cherokee attached. 2006-07-17T07:00:00 Found it ppro I don't what was taking me so long. This one was within sight of a place I go everyday. So at the end of the day I set the course for GeoBacon. For some reason I set the navigation for "Off-Road". I zig-zagged my way out of the mall parking lot, North on 250 then an impromptu 180 down by Exit 132 when the GPS told me I was getting cold, then another zag when I saw it was still some hundreds of feet away still further off the road. Finally I found the likely setting and parked the Jeep. I casually strolled past a Chihuahua that was finishing his business accompanied by his muggle owner and another bitsy dog. In the suspect location I found a huge trove of sticks. Thinking this was the hide, I casually dug them all out only to find nothing... Then, as I was inspecting more closely, I saw several small dark rose colored eggs amid the sticks on the ground... Drat! I soothed my feelings of remorse noting that the former location of the nest was as hot as a frying pan; hot enough to fry, well, eggs. I can't be sure the eggs were cooked now, but I was a little sorry that I wasn't more careful digging the sticks out. I looked a little further along and sure enough I found the target container. I retreated to the relative cool of the Jeep to sign the log then restored the container to it's former location. So sorry about the nest, still eating at me I am afraid. Funny I am sure nobody would feel the same about a wasp nest... As for those who came before... What a cast of usual suspects. Counting the person who hid it, there are several I work with, many who have hid caches I have found; many of the same who have found my caches; and even some who soon will be going on a cache excursion together. And then there's the one who responds to my recent tale of folly with reassurance and then his own wild adventure of similar wildness! Cheers to all of you! ppro 2004-07-15T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCK0CF Virgin Cache by WVPackmule, Traditional Cache (2/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=442b759d-a7d7-4d48-8ac4-e37144afe93c Virgin Cache Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Virgin Cache WVPackmule WVPackmule Traditional Cache Regular 2 2.5 United States Pennsylvania This cache is named because it is our first cache as well as being on Virgin Run Lake. A nice little hike, bring a pole if you enjoy fishing. Cache is about a hundred feet off the trail. Virgin Run Dam is a 33–acre lake located in Perry and Franklin townships, Fayette County. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is responsible for the management of the Commonwealth-owned lake. A great little place for fishing, but swimming is not allowed. To get to Virgin Run, turn North East off of Route 201 onto Cemetary Road at N40.02.517, W079.44.992. Turn right onto unmarked road at N40.02.75, W079.44.666. Turn right into the park entrance at N40.02.533, W079.43.392. Park at any of the obvious parking and take one of the trails that skirts the lake. The Cache is a 30 caliber ammo can. We left a disposable camera so please take a pic of yourselves at the cache and leave the camera behind. Also left a few trinkets to get things started as well as a Yellow Jeep TB. Good Hunting! Family is important always remember your roots 2007-10-13T19:00:00 Found it pghguy Great day for a walk with my 10 and 7 year old children. Everything was fine and we replaced it KSM 2007-10-13T19:00:00 Found it shes_out_there Had a little time to get out today. I've only ever been out here to fish, never walked back in this far. Really enjoyed the trail. The cache is jam-packed with swag! I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to latch it shut. Princess Meep traded a toy for erasers, "to help with homework." TFTC 2007-07-22T07:00:00 Found it frogpedal Found with Winslet & daughter2 after finding Virgin 2. Winslet gets credit for this find. The clue was useless. GPS took us to about 13 feet away & then we just looked. Not hard at all. TNLN This is a really nice quiet, peaceful place. Thanks for sharing it with us. 2007-04-03T07:00:00 Found it pweigle Found this on 4-3-07 with ehgaerty - second cache of the day. Grabbed the first part of Virgin 2 and then got this one before getting the second part. Took Whistle, left Lizard. TFTC. 2007-04-02T07:00:00 Found it hardtoknow nice hide and walk the cache is fine thanks again 2005-03-18T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCN4CJ Gateway to the FayetteCong by TStevens92 & Girlfriend, Traditional Cache (2/3.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=65f88dac-c4dc-4dbe-89a4-aa5fe1ea01c1 Gateway to the FayetteCong Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Gateway to the FayetteCong TStevens92 & Girlfriend TStevens92 Traditional Cache Regular 2 3.5 United States Pennsylvania

Cache is located in David Szalay Community Park in California, PA

This cache will take you to a little known park in California, PA, David Szalay Community Park. There are tennis courts, a few fields, and a basketball court available as well as parking. Park opens at dawn and closes at dusk. The park does not see much traffic except for local college students and the rugby team was there practicing when this cache was placed. However, you shouldn't be needing to go through any games of rugby or anything of the like in order to find this cache. The terrain is a 1-1.5 on the way to the final 100-150 feet. That's where the 3.5 rating comes in at. In true FayetteCong spirit, you're searching for a 50cal ammo can.

The cache site overlooks the Monongahela River where you can see boat traffic and/or recreational water sportsmen during warmer days and months. Additionally, there is a view of the Conrail railroad tracks where avid railroad aficionados may be lucky enough to catch a coal freight train passing by. Across the river is Fayette County, affectionately known by many locals and TRIGO members as the Fayette Cong, thus the name of this cache. Do check out many of the caches in Fayette County if you haven't already as they are challenging and very fun!

Be very careful in winter as it may get icy, snowy, or downright slick. Same goes for after a fresh rain. Pay attention to where you are going as screwing around here might get you injured pretty badly. Just some common sense will go a long way. Good CITO spot as there are a few tires in woods at location as well as other trash. Happy hunting!

Directions to general cache area -- From PA-88, take Pennsylvania Ave. to Orchard St. Follow signs to park and turn up hill on Peach Street. When stopping at stop signs, be sure to STOP. California cops love to write tickets for those infamous rolling stops!

Additional note for those interested in hiding caches - the California Army/Navy Surplus is just a skip away from this cache at the junction of PA-88 and PA-88 Truck Route. Check them out for ammo cans and other good outdoor supplies!

Original Contents Include:

2 Bottles NASCAR drinking water

4 Nokia Ball-point pens

1 Battery powered fan

3 bars of soap

2 packs of tissues

1 2-pk of batteries

1 bottle of hand sanitizer

1 cross charm

1 domino set

1 Shrek watch

2 kitchen clips

1 Travel Bug

1 FTF Prize

Disorganized Member of TRIGO : Three Rivers Informal Geocaching Organization : Check Us Out!

Look for a natural "bench" between trees where one has fallen into the V of another. 2007-09-18T07:00:00 Found it Higryho Took heat pads left finger bowling and signed log. TFTC 2007-09-02T07:00:00 Found it punkaweasel Found with my daugther, I grew up in the area was back for a visit also took in a few other caches. I will be returning to NC so I'll give the geocoin a lift. 2007-08-26T07:00:00 Found it bolosky I used to take classes here back in the 70s and 80s when it was "California State College" instead of CALU. It looks like they've done a nice job of improving the campus in the years since I've been here. Didn't get much of a view because of all of the leaves on the trees, but then it wasn't especially slippery or anything, either. I found the cache pretty much right away. I launched one of my coins. This one wants to go to Tennessee. 2007-08-01T07:00:00 Write note SVC passing personal geocoin through 2007-06-19T07:00:00 Found it spikeandjared Had some trouble finding it with the rain coming down on my heels but managed to locate the find. Great hid. Spike 2007-03-28T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC11R2R IDA-freakin-MAY by rock_rat, Multi-cache (3.5/3.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=281a7d0e-8772-4b3c-bceb-0d622d6d02d8 IDA-freakin-MAY Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache IDA-freakin-MAY rock_rat rock_rat Multi-cache Not chosen 3.5 3.5 United States West Virginia This cache is generally easy and kid friendly although the last few feet of the final stage may be a little steep and slippery. I was inspired by my favorite Water Can to create a cache to show off my home town so welcome to the beautiful town of IDA-freakin-MAY. IDA-freakin-MAY is an old coal town and though coal is no longer mined here the mine buildings can still be seen in the center of town. I hope you enjoy my little cache tour of the best our town has to offer. Additional Waypoints [Stage 1:]This stage is the pits [Stage 2:]If your stumped, use your life line [Stage 3:]Surprise [Stage 4:]Between a rock and a hard place 2007-07-19T07:00:00 Found it dukemartin Coords right on except for stage one. Neede some help with stage one. It was the hardest find. Cheap yellow GPSr was not close on stage one. Nice hides. Stage 2 will make me itch. Took 1 tb and one t coin, left family token. 2007-05-20T07:00:00 Found it mike1987 Thought I would go and finally get this one because its not like I live 2 min. away from it and helped rock_rat hide it. T Jeep TB L 2 Geocoins 2007-05-13T07:00:00 Found it Aquacache This afternoon I found myself back in this area (not sure how or why) and decided to see if I could make a quick grab of the first couple stages of this cache. I managed to get them quickly without drawing too much attention from the locals (I hope). I'm glad I came back when I did as the poison is about to take over the stage 2 hide. After climbing around on the side of the hill looking for stage 3, I came upon what must have been the intended path and eventually made the find. The final stage was an easy hunt ... except for not having my swag bag and needing to go back to the truck to get it. I grabbed the WV Appalachian Trail geocoin (which turns out to be unactivated - thanks 89SC!) and dropped off a GJTB. Thanks for the tour of IDA-freakin-MAY! 2007-04-27T07:00:00 Found it Mr.P. Well, Well, Well I finally have this one off my to do list. After three visits and two life lines, K.P. and I were able to finish it. He was with me on two of the other times. With a lot of drift and bounce it it still attainable. I have to give the FTF a lot of credit for finding it on the first try. This one is a little tough. THANKS for the fun. TNLNSL. 2007-04-10T07:00:00 Didn't find it Mr.P. I was there for a little bit today. Didn't find stage one. I'm like Scouting WV. I can't say if it was there or not. I hope it wasn't there. That would make me feel better. If it was then shame on me. I may try at a later date. 2007-11-03T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC174RJ Whitehall by wvhunter, Unknown Cache (2/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=baf98c7e-1911-42ed-959c-c31c44ff4422 Whitehall Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache Whitehall wvhunter wvhunter Unknown Cache Regular 2 1.5 United States West Virginia

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2007-11-09T20:00:00 Found it dukemartin Nice puzzle, nice hide. Took old Dukemartin token and geo patch. Left family token. 2007-11-08T20:00:00 Found it DSnider420 BustillozJ and I went after this one around 5:00 this evening. It was a nice quick find once I figured out the puzzle. The puzzle was very cleaver. I loved the container. I didn't know that this place was here. Awesome view. T-american/geo-flag pin, DNF pin, and dusk till dawn coin L-bracelet keychain and rubiks cube. SL TFTC 2007-11-08T20:00:00 Found it BustillozJ Went out with Dsnider420 to find this one. it was a pretty quick find. I loved the hide! I took gross shrunken head thing, magic towel, and geo patch. I left a toy car, a keychain, 4 army men, and 2 PETA stickers. signed log 2007-11-06T20:00:00 Found it Gentleman-Carpenter Nice one!! Had me going for awhile. Left Covered Bridge Card, Left Geocoin Caching from Dawn, Took TB Honda Bob TNSL Thanks!! 2007-11-04T20:00:00 Found it rock_rat Great day to be out and about. I loved the hide, it's a nice view of the surrounding area. I left a DNF pin and took nothing. TFTC 2006-11-10T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCZA0K Capt. J.B. by rock_rat, Unknown Cache (2/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=0fea125a-7024-4cd4-80ea-936cfdc1c602 Capt. J.B. Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache Capt. J.B. rock_rat rock_rat Unknown Cache Regular 2 3 United States West Virginia Captain Booth was a solder in the revolutionary war. He served under George Washington and started the first settlement in the area. This cache should only take a few minutes although it is not quite a park and grab. There is a short walk to the cache location. You will start your journey at the grave marker for Capt. James Booth. The cache is located on the opposite side of the creek from the marker. The container is a painted Lock N' Lock. Your best bet is to drive across the bridge although at times traffic is light enough you could walk across. There is parking at both ends of the bridge in the form of gravel pull offs. To find this cache you will need some numbers from the marker. A = What year was Capt. Booth killed + 13 (i.e. 1968 would be 68 + 13 = 81). B = What year did Capt. Boot migrate to the valley - 46 (i.e. 1950 would be 50 - 46 = 04). Your new coordinates will be: N 39 26.0A W 080 12.1B Additional Waypoints This ones too easy for a hint, but I hope it doesn't STUMP you. 2007-11-04T20:00:00 Found it LuckyPete Took ponie. Left four leaf clover and coins. TFTC. SL. 2007-10-15T19:00:00 Write note wvhunter Stopped by to pick up the geocoin and snag a new icon!!! 2007-10-07T07:00:00 Found it kc8rzy Enjoyed this one very much, I just wonder what this area was like when he first came there. TFTC SL T keychain L geocoin angel. 2007-10-07T07:00:00 Found it bspinks enjoyed this one very much, Loved the history lesson. TFTC! The travel bug isn't in the cache. 2007-09-29T07:00:00 Found it eyeontheprize TFTC- We visited this one twice because the GPS died. Great story. I always wondered what that stone said. Thanks for the bit of history. Took flag pin left neopet. Steely Bobble 2006-12-29T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GC101YY Private Brown by Rebel Biker Girl, Multi-cache (3/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b29eccee-129c-4bd7-a5b0-5022061c205e Private Brown Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Private Brown Rebel Biker Girl Rebel Biker Girl Multi-cache Regular 3 2 United States West Virginia *Please note there has been a slight change concerning Stage 2 from the original publication* Thornsbury Bailey Brown, a Taylor County native, was the first Union soldier to lose his life during the American Civil War. Private Brown was shot and killed by a sniper on May 22, 1861, on the west side of Grafton, WV. Before becoming a member of Company B, 2nd Virginia (Re-stored) Infantry, Private Brown was a part of Captain George R. Lotham’s “Grafton Guards.” A monument to his memory stands on the spot where his life was taken in what is locally known as "Fetterman." Stage 1 – The coordinates listed above will take you to this monument for Stage 1. To get the coordinates for Stage 2, you need the date that is found on line 10 of the monument. Take the month and the day that appears on line 10 (i.e. February 14 would be 214) and subtract 302 for “A”. Take the year that appears on line 10 and subtract 1111 for “B”. The coordinates for Stage 2 are as follows: N39° 20.A W080° 01.B Stage 2 – This location is the final resting place of Private Brown. Please note that the hours of operation are from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. To get the coordinates for Stage 3, you first need the Grave Location number and subtract 374 for “C”. Take the year that appears on line 4 of the obelisk monument and subtract 1486 for “D”. The coordinates for Stage 3 are as follows: N39° 20.C W080° 02.D Stage 3 – You will return to the Fetterman area for the final stage. There is adequate parking across the road from the cache. The cache is a camouflaged lock-n-lock box. It contains a log, several trinkets, and a FTF prize in a marked envelope. Good luck! Additional Waypoints [Stage 2] The tallest one you see [Stage 3] Between a rock and a hard place 2007-10-12T19:00:00 Found it SerenityNow Excellent mulit cache. We seem to be doing lots of good multis today but this one was outstanding. The cemetery was very moving and the final had us wondering at the location for a second until we spotted the tell tale signs. Caching our way down to Elkins for a wild and wonderful West Virginia weekend. TFTC Tom & Anna Mary Geochums.... a caching community for everyone! http://www.geochums.com 2007-09-14T07:00:00 Found it 3_dogs I've been trying to get the final for some time now, but every time I'm in the area muggles abound. This is the longest I've every taken to complete a multi. TFTC TN L-Coal Scrip Passed through personal geocoin 2007-08-11T07:00:00 Write note Rebel Biker Girl TB drop! Brought this one back from Little Beaver State Park. Help him with his journey. 2007-08-01T07:00:00 Write note SVC passing personal geocoin through 2007-07-30T07:00:00 Found it Norah07 This was a lot of fun with a little history thrown in.Thanks for the cache. Pikachu Travel Bug 2007-05-07T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC11XYZ Mooman's Mojo Multi by Mooman56, Multi-cache (3/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=318aba35-bfb4-4acd-89b9-f02c29efce52 Mooman's Mojo Multi Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Mooman's Mojo Multi Mooman56 Mooman56 Multi-cache Regular 3 3 United States Pennsylvania This cache is located along the Yough River Bike Trail in an area where my friends and I used to spend quite a bit of time in our younger days. We used to walk this route along the abandoned railroad tracks that have been removed to make way for the bike trail, so we could go fishing or take our inner tubes up the river to enjoy a nice float trip down the river. One of the most exciting parts of the trip was when we would float through the rapids of Mojo! “Mojo” is the name of the swift part of the river that flows around the bike trail side of “Mojo Island”. Sometimes we would launch our inner tubes from the opposite side of the river, near the South Connellsville Rod & Gun Club, but we would immediately paddle the whole way across the river, just to shoot the rapids of Mojo! Of course, this was all way back when ‘ol Mooman was much younger and thinner! Initially, I thought of placing the final out on Mojo Island, but after considering the maintenance issues and the risk of flooding, I decided against it. So this is what I’ve come up with instead, I hope you enjoy it! Stage one of this cache is located between two of the old railroad trestles that the bike trail now utilizes. You will find that you have to leave the bike trail to get to this area. The terrain rating for this part all depends on how well you use your head! There is an easy way and a hard way, that’s all the info I’m providing, the rest is up to you! As with all multi caches, there are a few things you need to find before continuing on to the final. And, of course those things would be the latitude and the longitude of the final stage! There will be two ways to obtain these coordinates. One way is to find the two stainless steel plates that I’ve mounted near the above coordinates; they have the coordinates for the final stamped on them. If the plates have become illegible or have gone missing (this is Fayette Cong), perhaps a little birdie nestled nearby will give the coordinates to you! The final stage is located farther up the trail near the mouth of Mojo. The terrain is a bit rocky here, but, if you’re careful, everything should be fine. There is also a nice little spot across the trail to take a break and relax, with a bench and a small waterfall. If you continue down the path near the final, you will also see some interesting rock formations. * Also, be it interesting or not, if you look across the river from the one trestle, you will see the place where fellow cachers JimBat, Jigsaw07 and I all work … and spend quite a bit of time talkin’ cache. Imagine that! Additional Waypoints WF11XYZ - Waterfall N 39° 59.028 W 079° 35.385 A small scenic waterfall with a bench nearby. A great place to relax and take a break! Stage 1 - You may need an altitude adjustment, once you get down under there, things will be looking up! Stage 2 - Slid beneath the side of the two-treed stone spillway flowing between two big boulders. 2007-11-02T19:00:00 Found it thebuddhaman i parked in connellsville and enjoyed the walk,found stage one quickly and was off to the final,had trouble finding it my gps did not have good reception and it kept taking me down the hill but i finaly found it.took a t/b and left a t/b and a buddha 2007-10-17T19:00:00 Found it DarkExile Found it earlier today & nearly gave up looking for stage one.I looked everywhere & double checked my GPS.It showed me standing right on top of it,which I quickly discovered I was. After getting the coords it was just a short time until I was at stage two. Was the perfect day for a nice stroll along the trail. 2007-08-17T07:00:00 Found it mrs rabbit cop Had a little trouble finding the lst stage until Rabbit Cop looked at his palm and read some logs. We were all over the hillside just like those who preceded us! Searched a little for the final. By the way we did wave from the trestle. Wondered if you guys had binoculars looking at us from across the river? TFTC TNLNSL Mrs. Rabbit Cop 2007-08-17T07:00:00 Found it rabbit cop Started this one a couple of days ago and it got late so we came back to finish the final . Had no trouble and then off to Uniontown to do the last one we have planned. TFTCTNLNSL Rabbit cop I may have place the wrong date on the log book 2007-08-11T07:00:00 Didn't find it Team Run& Rescue I was close. After getting home and reading more about the cache, I was looking at the first stage and didn't know it. I will return another day to complete. [:I] TFTC Couplehood 2007-08-29T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC15HBW Green Thumb by DSnider420 + BustillozJ, Traditional Cache (1.5/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=ad36e0f8-430a-42ba-9ac0-728f8fc6f157 Green Thumb Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Green Thumb DSnider420 + BustillozJ DSnider420 Traditional Cache Micro 1.5 1 United States West Virginia This one is pretty straight forward. The key to this hunt is the muggles. This is a high traffic area so extreme caution must be taken to avoid being spotted. Expect to wait a while at this one. The container is a tube containing a log and a pen. You may need to bring a pen as the one that I have provided was fairly inexpensive. Be warned that this is my first cache. I am using an older GPS and still trying to figure out all the fine tuning. The coordinates may be a little off. If you have any updates or questions please don't hesitate to contact me. 2007-11-09T20:00:00 Found it misterp_otc No muggles out in the rain today. TFTC 2007-10-25T19:00:00 Write note jlmasonwv Going back to all of our finds and passing our coins through for mileage. Thanks. 2007-10-12T19:00:00 Found it SerenityNow A quick find just like some of the caches back home! Caching our way down to Elkins for a wild and wonderful West Virginia weekend. TFTC Tom & Anna Mary Geochums.... a caching community for everyone! http://www.geochums.com 2007-10-09T19:00:00 Found it jlmasonwv Found it without the GPS. We had a general idea of the location. We guessed correct the first time. :) 2007-09-29T07:00:00 Found it pbump Yup. There's a muggle or 50. Got it, though! SL - Thanks! 2006-03-24T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCV1HN The Little Park that Could... by wvhunter, Traditional Cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=798a3197-e6ba-49a2-9405-a1a857371c3d The Little Park that Could... Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache The Little Park that Could... wvhunter wvhunter Traditional Cache Small 1.5 1.5 United States Pennsylvania ...host a cache that is. The cache is located next to a very nice little community park called Washington Township Park. Park closes at 10 PM. Enjoy. 2007-10-07T07:00:00 Found it wvcoalcat I tried this one some months ago but the place was full of people. Was with the owner returning home after a short road trip. He returned the container to its original spot and we went on our way. I have to say that this was the best cache I've ever found. (Okay does that work or do you still want more gas money? [:)] ) 2007-10-06T07:00:00 Found it Kin9sPanK Ph.A.T. goes West in the hopes of adding South Western Pennsylvania Counties and DeLorme grids to our resumes. Today the Ph.A.T. team consisted of Bleeder973, The Peanuts and myself. We set up base camp in Yellow Creek State Park in Indiana PA and headed SW. This was a nice park. TFTC. 2007-10-06T07:00:00 Found it The Peanuts We made a quick bushwack to this one. We left the socks where they were. Perhaps there is an interesting story behind them being there. We took a stuffed toy and left a buck. TFTC 2007-10-06T07:00:00 Found it Bleeder973 Ph.a.t. Goes West! Greetings from SEPAG(South Eastern PA Geocachers)! Set up camp at the cottages at Yellow Creek State Park. We overshot this one a bit but but came back to make the find. Cache was not hidden very well and there was a pair of socks near the cache. TNLNSL. TFTC! 2007-08-27T07:00:00 Found it dukemartin Nice little park. Took nothing. Left family token. 2007-05-29T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC138QZ Two to Look Up To by CAE2, Traditional Cache (2/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=6044a2f8-dd10-4715-9d38-b04750dc1ab8 Two to Look Up To Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Two to Look Up To CAE2 CAE2 Traditional Cache Regular 2 2 United States Pennsylvania A pleasant ride on the Yough River Trail, a peaceful place to take a rest, and just below two great caches: this is the making a nice traditional cache! My wife and I enjoy biking the YRT in the Connellsville / Ohiopyle / Confluence area. On one of our last trips, I loaded the area caches onto the topo map in order to see if there were any new ones to hit on our trip. While I did not see any new ones, I noticed two of my favorites (Casparis and Elk Rock) were only a little over a mile apart as the crow flies. So I thought it might be fun to see what the YRT looks like right where that straight line would cross. So when we stopped in the area in between the two caches, we found a nice little resting spot and scenic area to do some fishing. As there are two caches almost directly above you at each point, thought this would be a suitable spot for a new cache. “Two to Look Up To” was born! Have a safe trip and I hope you enjoy the area! You can earn extra smileys if you start this cache hunt at either Casparis or Elk Rock and hike a semi straight line between the three caches! Come on! It would ONLY be a little over 2 miles round trip. Are you up for the challenge? There would be slight water hazard in order to do so… Against fallen tree on the river side of the tree 2007-10-01T07:00:00 Found it CLAYS Was to nice a day to stay inside and the ride on the bike trail and finding the cache was worth it. Nice cache and since I already found Elk Rock and The one above Casparis I took the eazy way. TFTC TN left a little car for the young ones. 2007-09-27T19:00:00 Found it quantumwatch I love this part of the trail. It was in the evening and a very nice day. The spot is so nice I almost forgot why I was there. Thank you very much for the great hide. 2007-09-07T07:00:00 Write note mudge mudge here, was on the bike trail and dropped off t/b mudge out 2007-08-29T07:00:00 Found it Kordite The first full day of my Pittsburgh to DC bike trip and the third cache on my list. That is, I'm pretty sure it was the third one I found. I circled the cache on my list of things to do, an action reserved for caches I had found, but I have no recollection of the cache itself. I do remember that it was relatively new and surprised me when I saw the little box begin crawling across the map screen when it did as I was expecting GCVMBH Carmel Trestle Vista to be next but not so close. I must have visited it, right? The whole trip will be posted at http://www.tasigh.org/gps/gap2007.html 2007-08-11T07:00:00 Found it Team Run& Rescue Found while on a marathon training run. TFTC SL TNLN Questionable racer... 2007-09-26T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC1687P Cal U Cache by Higryho, Traditional Cache (3/3.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c6baa677-f155-41f2-9652-d4928e52d271 Cal U Cache Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Cal U Cache Higryho Higryho Traditional Cache Small 3 3.5 United States Pennsylvania Located along the River Lot in California University of Pennsylvania. Finding a path down the steep hill is hard, but once you are down some bushwhacking may be required. Don't be discouraged by the 4 terrain as you will only have about 20 feet of it to deal with. This cache contains a few school supplies since it is located near the University. It is in a clear martini shaker. The cache is not located in a pipe. Happy hunting. concrete drain is a good place to look :) 2007-10-18T19:00:00 Found it Mooman56 Found it. ABSOLUTELY! I'll have to agree with previous cachers... ...probably a good idea to move this one to "higher ground"!!! TFTC! 2007-10-13T19:00:00 Found it Mrs.Buddhaman Quick find on a chilly day. 2007-10-13T19:00:00 Found it thebuddhaman quick easy find,signed log left a buddha 2007-10-10T19:00:00 Found it mrs rabbit cop Looked over the hill on this one. Let Bubba and RabbitCop handle this one. TFTC TNLNSL Mrs. Rabbit Cop 2007-10-10T19:00:00 Found it bubbatony [blue]met up with the rabbit cops on this one..he was on one side and me the other and he said right there..[red]GIT-R-DONE!![/red]off to another cache..TN/LN/SL.. Tony..[/blue] 2007-05-10T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC12TQC "Paul Field" by mkish2, Unknown Cache (4.5/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d054e4af-4c76-42ee-903a-53a03c5d11f8 "Paul Field" Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache "Paul Field" mkish2 mkish2 Unknown Cache Regular 4.5 3 United States Pennsylvania This cache is located in the vicinity of what was known as "Paul Field". I use to play baseball here when I was younger. The field no longer exists. Some parts of the bench and the cage behind home plate are still present. This is a 4 stage cache. I will give you the coordinates to every stage, the rest is up to you. PARKING: PLEASE USE THESE PARKING COORDINATES; 40 DEGREES 01.761N 079DEGREES 39.521W STAGE 1 : 40 DEGREES 01.735N 079DEGREES 39.531W STAGE 2 : 40 DEGREES 01.689N 079DEGREES 39.541W STAGE 3 : 40 DEGRESS 01.699N 079DEGREES 39.563W STAGE 4 : 40 DEGREES 01.697N 079DEGREES 39.612W [FINAL] IT'S NOT ABOUT THE NUMBERS PEOPLE..... YES IT IS! Additional Waypoints S112TQC - stage one N 40° 01.735 W 079° 39.531 S212TQC - stage two N 40° 01.689 W 079° 39.541 S312TQC - stage3 N 40° 01.699 W 079° 39.563 FINAL:IF YOU CAN DRIVE IT YOU CAN HAVE IT! 2007-08-17T07:00:00 Found it 4MRnutz Only 3 of the 4Mrnutz headed out this afternoon to try and crack this one. We found all 4 stages pretty quickly even though things are growing crazy this summer! I bet this ball field was really nice at one time. It's a shame is has been left to grow up, but it makes for a nice place to hide a cache. It took some work to get this one done, but with a little team work things worked out fine. Thanks for the greative hide. We really enjoyed it. 2007-07-29T07:00:00 Found it frogpedal Found with daughter2 & Winslet. Pedal was again the first to fing it. I was wondering why you gave all the coords up front, then it made sense when we found the final stage. Found all the stages & final but could not open the container after trying half an hour....tried all possible ways. I suggest you change this since so many have had problems with it. We left a stash note (what we figure is meant by a stash note) for proof we were there. Very, very aggravating! We consider this one a find even tho we didn't get in.....we did find it! 5 of 5 for day. 2007-07-18T07:00:00 Found it rabbit cop Had no trouble with all the stages but that final gave me fits but it finall gave up and let me in TFTCTNLNSL Rabbit cop 2007-07-18T07:00:00 Found it mrs rabbit cop Found all stages but the final gave us fits!!!! Tried everything we could think of and then it finally worked. You may want to check the contents, they are saturated. TFTC TNLNSL Mrs. Rabbit Cop 2007-06-19T07:00:00 Found it renruts Mommy was in the area today and had time to find a few caches. This was the third and final find for the day...and did it seem hot out there. Found all three stages quickly and then to the final. Found the container after looking in quite a few places. Then i took a few tries and i was getting quite frustrated, but suddenly...pop and the container opened! TFTC T: bubbles because they were leaking L: some lil toys 2005-10-24T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCQY7Y The Fair Maiden Rowena by TEAM COPYCAT, Unknown Cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=03456ee9-19ac-4fda-8adf-0994971b84dd The Fair Maiden Rowena Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache The Fair Maiden Rowena TEAM COPYCAT TEAM COPYCAT Unknown Cache Regular 1.5 1.5 United States Pennsylvania The above coordinates ARE NOT the coordinates of the cache. Actually they are the coordinates of TEAM COPYCAT.

The cache is located at N 40° 03.ABC' W 079° 54.DEF'.

CHECKSUM: A + B + C + D + E + F = 24

This Puzzler is from the days of Knights, Kings, and Fair Maidens.

The Fair Maiden Rowena wishes to wed a mighty knight, but her father has locked her in one of his mighty castle towers. Her father, the Evil King Berman, has devised a way to drive off suitors. He has a little quiz for them, and here it is. It's very simple. They will be presented with two sets of three boxes. These boxes are the combination to the lock on the castle tower. The Evil King gives you the first three boxes to look at, then he presents you with the second three. Only the Knight that can figure out the correct combination, can set Rowena free. If you are the mighty knight that can set The Fair Maiden "Rowena" free, you will get married and live happily ever after.

BEWARE - If you guess incorrectly you be thrown to the DRAGONS !!!

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FINAL = N 40° 03.ABC W 079° 54.DEF

CHECKSUM: A + B + C + D + E + F = 24

Cache is a 50 cal green ammo box with a Log Book and the usual stuff, there will also be a "KID FTF Prize" and an "ADULT FTF Prize". Let us know if there are any problems and happy hunting! P.S. Take a Fishing Pole with you on this cache.

CITO CITO - Please clean up one piece of trash per person while you are at the Final Cache.

WEAR ORANGE - During Hunting Season.

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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Lunchtime Cache

Thorns

Available year-round Mud

Mud!

Cache In - Trash Out!

Dogs Allowed Available in Winter

Accessible in Winter

Generated by The Selector

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Tri-Go ~ Disorganized Member

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[Puzzle] Star Trek: Next Generation - Episode 16 [FINAL] The Mighty Tower of King Berman 2007-05-19T07:00:00 Found it Jigsaw07 Mooman56 and I had attempted this awhile ago and came up a little short or long depending on how you look at things. We made our way back to the area we had found previously and made a discovery that we had failed to notice the last time. Made our way to gz and saved poor Rowena. It has been a wait and she didn't appreciate it so we returned her to her hiding spot for the next cacher after signing the log. TNLN TFTC [?] 2007-05-19T07:00:00 Found it Mooman56 Well, since this cache had eluded Jigsaw07 and I last time we were in the area, in the pouring down rain, I figured we better figure it out and give it another try since we were going to be back in the area again today. This time we accomplished what we had set out to do. The weather was much nicer, so we finally rescued The Fair Maiden Rowena, we were soooooo close the last time we were here!!! We didn't make any trades, just signed in and then rehid the cache. Sorry, Rowena, that it took us this long to return! And thanks, TEAM COPYCAT, for the cache! 2007-05-03T07:00:00 Found it axp117crow never geocached before, i was actually in the area herping(looking for snakes and other reptiles and amphibians) and stumbled accross this cache. i looked at the puzzle and don't get it, i'll have to think a little harder i guess. nice place, maybe i'll start geacaching...as soon as i get a gps unit. i did find some snakes however, water snakes and a black racer. don't be alarmed, none of these are venomous. 2007-05-02T07:00:00 Found it K-SQUARED 6:00PM/#283 - I had been struggling with this puzzle for a long time all because I was thinking in the wrong direction. In any case, I finally figured it out yesterday. KJ and I were at the Cal Army Navy Store today getting ammo cans and decided to grab this cache to get it off our list. KJ found it and retrieved it. It was not hidden at all. There were no TBs in the cache, and I think I know why (see photo of 4/22/07 log). TN/LN/SL. TFTC! Interesting spot... 2007-04-13T07:00:00 Found it jimbat King JimBat found her. Well I still never figured out the puzzle but since it said to bring a fishing pole on the cache page I was able to find a moat filled with water on the map near a couple of roads that kinda matched the story line. Since I was in the area decided to stop and have a look around and lo and behold I spotted a tower through the trees. Upon further inspection my hunch was right as the Fair Maiden was inside. She wanted to come with me but Batgirl30 told her this King was already taken that she would have to wait for another Knight in shining armour to rescue her. TFTC Peace Be With You 2007-10-06T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC16E9D Don't Tell Bobby! by Eithnie & Tonsil, Multi-cache (3/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=4fc8dc80-8772-4b53-91fb-7eb32e28acf8 Don't Tell Bobby! Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Don't Tell Bobby! Eithnie & Tonsil eithnie Multi-cache Regular 3 2.5 United States Maryland It's not near that lake... by the road kinda, then off it.

I hate Bobby. He's mean to me. He's my big brother, but I wish he would just leave me alone!

One time, he took my fish - I used to have this fish, see? His name was Sparky, and he would swim over to me when I looked in his globe. I'd feed him when I got home from school, except when I forgot. But I'd make up for it later and feed him double. Anyway, Bobby told me the cat - Mushroom - ate Sparky. He told me I would just have to wait for Mushroom to poop him out... but I'd have to get him right away before he dried up. So I sat all day by Mushroom's litter box. It wasn't bad 'cause I had a bunch of comic books I could read again. Then Bobby took those too. Only Mushroom never pooped out Sparky. I got mad and started to cry. I picked up Mushroom, and told him to hurry up and poop out my fish or I'd put my finger in his mouth like Mom did when I swallowed that Lego. Bobby laughed at me. I got so mad, I dropped the cat and ran to the bathroom. And then I saw. Sparky was floating in the toilet! It wasn't Mushroom at all. Stupid Bobby! So that's why you can't tell Bobby, okay? I have to hide all my cool stuff from him, or it'll end up in the toilet like Sparky. But you can see. Now, the good stuff is in one place, but you have to go to this other place first, okay? I did that 'cause I kept forgetting where I hid everything, so I had to leave a note where I could find it. But then I had to hide that, too, 'cause Bobby would try to follow me and steal my stuff again, or melt it in the microwave like my Cobra Commander. So make sure you hide my stuff when you're done, because Bobby can't find it. And you can play with it all you want, or trade stuff too. But don't tell Bobby!!

Maryland DNR Approved.

Additional Waypoints

I dunno... ask Al Byoomin. He's smart. 2007-10-08T19:00:00 Found it trainbug Found during the Fall meet at Herrington Manor while out Tomulus, Chere, Bassax the cahe owners and 3 or 4 others during a long hike. Thankfully Dangerous Don gave us a ride most of the way back shortly after this one. 2007-10-08T19:00:00 Found it FBS67 Found w/DC and SnaggleT after the fall W. MD event. Had a nice hike in. GPS's had us pretty spread out. Got to gz and searched a couple of minutes getting the bingo. SL. TFTC. 2007-10-07T19:00:00 Found it JPatton I had to come back the day after the event to grab this and one other cache. It took me a little while to spot stage one, because my GPS had me looking in a different area. Finally looked in the right spot and had the info for stage two. I enjoyed the walk in a part of the park I'd never been to. Thanks for the fun. 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Found it 89SC Found while at the Meet and Greet. Loved the cache and the story. Wish I'd known about the other one on down the road, I came back and got it the next week. The road is a little rough for a Festiva. I also hiked up Snaggy Mountain to log the triangulation station while I was back there. TFTC 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Found it Eagleblazer This was a great cache, However I don't know how long stage 1 will be findable. We parked nearby for the first stage and then parked along another road and bushwhacked to the cache. We laughed at the note the hunters left. ?They were truly the FTF. Left a snake. Took nothing. TFTC Audubon Food Chain – Snake 2004-02-25T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCHRGF A Cachin' Combination by Accident_Prone_Hiker, Multi-cache (3.5/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b416f5be-464b-41bf-82f9-55a3472ee604 A Cachin' Combination Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache A Cachin' Combination Accident_Prone_Hiker Accident Prone Hiker Multi-cache Regular 3.5 3 United States Pennsylvania A roller coaster of a hunt, from the tops of Greene County's hills, to the depths of its valleys. This is a four stage multi-cache that will lead you through a maze of Greene County dirt roads. I designed this cache so that cache seekers can have a fun drive between the various stages. Walking is possible, but it would be over six miles round trip. This is a challenge for both cacher and cachemobile. The roads are mostly one lane dirt affairs, with steep drop-offs and no guardrails. Four wheel drive should not be necessary, but it is possible to get stuck if you find a soft spot. These roads are not maintained in the winter, so think twice before doing this one if there’s snow on the ground. While I’m on the subject of roads, there are numerous roadslides in the area. So, drive carefully. Most of them are near stages 3 and 4. This cache is located on a PA state gamelands, so use caution. You are seeking three microcaches which contain numerical clues that will lead you to the final ammo can. This is not a puzzle cache, and no problem solving / math skills are necessary. But, you will need something (pen and paper, PDA, etc.) to record the numerical clues from each microcache. I am not giving parking coordinates, and each stage can be approached from multiple ways, which is part of the fun. The photo below shows one of the micro containers that you are seeking. Some of them are secured to their hiding spots by means of thin wire, so keep your eyes open for that, as well. Have fun! [Stage 1] - Under rock outcropping. [Stage 2] - Next to stump, under rock, in hole. [Stage 3] - At far right corner of pond (if looking from the road), across trail from the pond, under small pile of rocks. [Final] - In the base of a hollow tree. [Tips] - To open lock, turn three turns right, stop at first number. Turn one full turn left past first number. Stop at second number. Turn right. Stop at third number, and open. 2007-11-04T20:00:00 Found it GrayFinders2 Neat concept for this cache. Enjoyed the back roads. Stage 3 was easy to find, but there were a lot of jaggers on the way. The next person trying this cache may want to take some pruners along for that leg of the cache. Power lines are being put up in the area of stage 2. Didn't see a travel bug here, but there was another cacher who signed the log earlier today! 2007-09-29T07:00:00 Found it jayro73 Well, we took the bait and went after the jeep stash today. We'll do just about anything for a jeep and this geocache proves it. This was a great hunt. Thanks for a great day of caching in the woods on this beautiful fall afternoon. This cache will definitely go on our list of favorites. T - Jeep TB's and L - a cool geocoin called Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire! 2007-09-17T07:00:00 Found it GreenePaDad Since this was the very first cache in Greene county in which I found a White Jeep travel bug, I thought it fitting to return with a couple that I've held way too long. I received the red one in the mail and took it to Seattle for a visit to Mt. Rainier. Unfortunately there are no caches in the National park. But it enjoyed the trip and is now resting in A Cachin Combination along with it's green and white siblings. The is too nice of a cache to just sit idle. Needed to bait the trap so to speak. Great day to be out in the woods. The combination was a bit rusty from lack of use, but eventually opened so I could stash the Jeeps. Enjoy the hunt. 2007-07-14T07:00:00 Didn't find it SquamLoon [purple]I think WoodwardBound about said it all. In scouting out destination caches for our road trip, I made this one the choice as the most important and worthy of our time. It [i]was[/i], but I hadn't foreseen the need for the machete for stage three. In any case, thanks so much for the drive of our lives. Amazing roads, and beautiful country. Well worth the trip.[/purple] 2007-07-14T07:00:00 Didn't find it WoodwardBound Well, Squamloon and I gave this one the the ol' college try. What an absolutely incredible drive. Well worth it just to see such beautiful country. We ended up doing a bit more bushwacking on the second leg of this one than we needed to, but that was our fault--bit more scouting and we would have found an easier way. The third leg absolutely defeated us. After wading through nearly impenetrable pricker bushes to get to the cache site and traversing it for maybe 40 minutes (our GPS said we were right on it) the lateness of the hour finally forced us to call it quits. I'm sure it must there somewhere. I would guess giving this a try in the early winter (when there's no foliage and no snow) might be the way to go, unless you're Br'er Rabbit. [This entry was edited by WoodwardBound on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at 1:03:50 PM.] 2007-04-28T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC12GE7 The invisible Vanderbilt cache by mkish2, Traditional Cache (3/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=6eaca93e-9d43-48eb-9240-64019707d11d The invisible Vanderbilt cache Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache The invisible Vanderbilt cache mkish2 mkish2 Traditional Cache Micro 3 1 United States Pennsylvania This cache is located in Vanderbilt, a valley town in Fayette Cong. YOU MUST SIGN THE LOG BOOK TO GET A SMILEY FOR THIS CACHE, NO STASH NOTE WILL DO!!! HAVE FUN & HAPPY HUNTING. 1. Above entrance 2. PDandT 2007-10-23T19:00:00 Found it TRKT Out 4 Fun I've been through the town without even knowing about the cache until recently. Didn't take long to find the cache. I was trying to be as inconspicuous as possible on a rainy afternoon while the neighboor lady waived to me as I approached the area. However like some of the others before me it was harder to find out what to sign than actually finding the cache itself. If you want a little more of a challenge to find it don't look at the hint. It really gives it away almost exactly. TFTC,SL Thanks, T 2007-10-02T07:00:00 Found it CLAYS Found it several months ago but did not know how to Log it. Was going that way today and signed in. TFTC 2007-09-22T07:00:00 Found it SVC 1st of the day with Breakfastcheif and Nekom. Like Breakfastchief said it took us longer to sign the log then to find the cache. Been through this town many a times but never stopped. Thanks for the cache! SL SVC TEAM:HILLJACK 2007-09-22T07:00:00 Found it Breakfastchief 1st one of the day with SVC and nekom at 2:50 PM on a very warm Autumn Eve day...sweaty nonetheless. Anyway...didn't take too long to find; I think it took longer to sign the log than to find the cache. Thanks...I've driven thru here many times, but have never stopped. Breakfastchief TEAM:HILLJACK 2007-09-22T07:00:00 Found it nekom First of four today with SVC and Breakfastchief. Little bit of a different twist, tftc! 2007-07-27T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC14NK4 Teq's Mini Cache by Tequila Rose, Traditional Cache (1.5/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=98d6797c-e9bb-4e7a-8c5a-0d53b824e098 Teq's Mini Cache Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Teq's Mini Cache Tequila Rose kmorell Traditional Cache Micro 1.5 1 United States Pennsylvania Made this easy, especially for first timers. Parking is near cache, be careful of traffic. Bring a pencil as this is quite small. You can't steel this rail. 2007-11-08T20:00:00 Found it CJ Crew Parked, grabbed, not very exciting. Showed some new-to-caching friends 'Old Man of the Mountain,' wanted to show them that excellent cache, as well as the other end of the spectrum. 2007-10-25T19:00:00 Found it catladypublishing I loved this one...so easy! 2007-10-25T19:00:00 Found it twentytwenty Nice!Simple!Easy!Catlady and I love when we can race to the site. This was a great one for a race! 20/20 John Wingert exhostage.com 2007-10-22T19:00:00 Found it DarkExile Found it today while out with Team Redstar. 2007-10-13T19:00:00 Found it Lj&Co Oh look another find for me Lj 2007-10-06T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC166FY Mind Your Manors by Chere, Traditional Cache (1.5/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=f3a36201-06bc-4193-b2c2-c59807a3d464 Mind Your Manors Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Mind Your Manors Chere Chere Traditional Cache Small 1.5 2 United States Maryland A small cache hidden near the Bicentennial Tree in Garrett State Forest. A quote from John Denning, Forest Manager, Potomac-Garrett State Forest regarding the Bicentennial Tree;
"Glad you enjoyed the walk to the Bicentennial tree. It was truly a spectacular tree up to just a few short years ago. You can see that the center was full of decay, and and the forces of ice, wind and snow brought it crashing down to the rather impressive snag / stump that remains. We still feel it is a worthwhile side trip to see, and I plan on revising the interpretive signs at the site to fit the site (Bicentennial snag ? It just doesn’t have the same allure does it….)"

Cache is Ranger approved.
Please wear blaze orange during hunting season. Faux manor for the feathered 2007-10-13T19:00:00 Found it 89SC I missed this one last weekend so I came back for it on my way to Swallow Falls today. Snaggy Mountain Road isn't the most fun in a Ford Festiva but I made it. I'd have liked to have seen the tree before it fell. The trunk is huge! I took the geocoin to move on and left a geocaching bracelet and a NASCAR pin. 2007-10-07T19:00:00 Found it JPatton I missed this one the day of the event and had to come back the next day. Very peaceful here with no one around. Thanks for the fun. 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Found it l33t_hacksta Found this with LegendPilot, Trevelyans R&R, JPatton, and Snagglet during the MGS Fall Picnic. Thanks for the cache. -L33t_Hacksta 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Found it Legendpilot Found this cache while attending the Western Maryland Fall Event! Thanks for all the hard work and effort that went into placing these not-so-easy caches! TNLNSL Team -Lp 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Found it Eagleblazer Enjoyed this cache. Reminded me of some Maccachers caches back home. The tree might have been growing back then but it sure isn't now. TFTC 2003-09-07T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCGVXZ Rocky Riffles by Fishin' Magician and Flippin' Dolphin, Traditional Cache (2/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=93d2ff58-930e-4565-96c4-97a4c496381a Rocky Riffles Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Rocky Riffles Fishin' Magician and Flippin' Dolphin fishin' magician Traditional Cache Regular 2 3 United States Pennsylvania Bicycle friendly cache along the Yough river trail just outside of Ohiopyle State Park. A great place to visit when the weather is hot. This cache is in a remote location along the Yough river in a really nice area for swimming, fishing, camping or just exploring. I have the terrain rating listed as a 3 but in reality it is a 2. A very small part of this hunt is without trail. This is near a beautiful spot along the river. There is a beach and there are boulders for exploring. The fishing is pretty good too. The nearest place to park for this hunt is just outside of Dunbar at N 39 57.859 W 79 30.629 near Camp Carmel. This place is way out in the woods and the road into this place is pretty rough. I would recommend a truck or SUV, but I have seen cars parked here. The second closest place to park would be right in Ohiopyle State Park. From there head north on the bike trail. Bear in mind that from Ohiopyle to the cache it is about 7 miles one way. Parking at Ohiopyle is more vehicle friendly. An important waypoint for this cache is N 39 56.415 W 79 29.357. It is the start of a trail that leads towards the river. This trail is open enough to walk (or ride) a bike down. It is a bit rocky so use caution. The only part of this cache hunt that can be tough is the last 50 yards. But, if you follow the waypoint and the clue it is pretty easy. I hid this cache with my six year old daughter and I can honestly say that she made it all the way to the cache location without help. Use extra caution for the last 20 feet but keep in mind that Flippin Dolphin got there. She had a ball exploring the area near the river. The day we hid the cache we saw some people skinny dipping in the river. Maybe you will too.... take the trail all the way to the beach and head into the woods at the rock with blue spray paint on it. ammo can on top of the giant boulder. 2007-10-11T19:00:00 Found it Klatch Found this one on our final day of our caching pilgrimage to Ohiopyle from the Land of Many Micros back east. My knee was acting up by now and I slowed our progress even though this was a flat and easy hike. When we got to ground zero I found the coordinates to be very good and the find was a quick one. The lunch along the Yough was the highlight of the day. Thanks for the hide! I TNLNSL. 2007-10-11T19:00:00 Found it Vertumnis Our third of 4 on the third day of our annual OSP Caching trip from Eastern PA. (You know - Microville Lebanon County). Parked at the end of the road and enjoyed the long, flat, smooth hike. The side trail was an easy find and Klatch made the cache find at GZ. TNLN and then we headed down to the Yough to eat our lunch out in the river by jumping rocks until we each found a nice location to rest. Took pictures and headed back. Past 5 bikers during the entire trip and enjoyed all the views. Thanks for the placement. [This entry was edited by Vertumnis on Friday, October 12, 2007 at 6:24:13 PM.] 2007-08-11T07:00:00 Found it Team Run& Rescue Very nice place for a cache. Found while on a marathon training run. TNLN SL 2007-07-22T07:00:00 Found it Arf2-D2 very nice site. TFTC t whistle L wooden puzzle T TB venezuela 2007-07-22T07:00:00 Found it jma7geo It seems that there are two nearby trails that go to this area. Figuring that they both went to the same place, I didn't bother checking the coordinates given. Of course I picked the wrong one, thus missing the nice trail. Oh well, we found it anyway. TN left Wingnut TB TFTC 2007-11-03T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC175F7 CAL U High Point Micro by Breakfastchief, Traditional Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=bb2e3c33-7d85-49e4-a7ab-f7e9ff2c3b45 CAL U High Point Micro Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache CAL U High Point Micro Breakfastchief Breakfastchief Traditional Cache Micro 1 1 United States Pennsylvania This is a simple park 'n' grab micro that is not really about the cache, but about the location.

From this vantage point, you can see the majestic bend of the Monongahela River as it flows northward from California, past the town on Newell at the point in the bend, all the way to the small towns of Elco and Roscoe.

Parking is available on the side of the road near the High Point Restaurant & Lounge. The cache is a magnetic key holder (of typical dollar store type) not located on the restaurant property. Be sure to bring a camera and a writing implement.

Additional Waypoints

PK175F7 - Parking
N 40° 04.468 W 079° 54.299

Where do you think? 2007-11-08T20:00:00 Found it scrabblehounds Nice view. 2007-11-05T20:00:00 Found it TEAM COPYCAT First cache of the day afterwork. I have been here before multiple times to check out the view. Even the view inside the bar is pretty awesome while your eating and putting down a few cold ones. TFTC. John of Team Copycat 2007-11-05T20:00:00 Found it Double Eagle Cachers Saw this posted this morning and figured since I drive past here everyday, I'd give it a shot. Beaten to the FTF but thats alright. TFTH 2007-11-05T20:00:00 Found it thebuddhaman quick easy find,i've gone around this bend hundreds of thime when i worked the mon river but i've never seen it from up here,the view is much nicer from up here.signed log FTF and left a micro buddha 2007-11-05T14:40:50 Publish Listing Keystone Published 2007-02-28T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GC116H4 MADONNA OF THE TRAIL MICRO by SVC & Icelandic Queen, Traditional Cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=4bde0d32-a43a-46f6-8281-a1a67342386b MADONNA OF THE TRAIL MICRO Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache MADONNA OF THE TRAIL MICRO SVC & Icelandic Queen SVC Traditional Cache Micro 1.5 1.5 United States Pennsylvania One of the many pieces of history along the National Road Located on the National Road between Richeyville and Beallsville is the Madonna of the Trail statue. We've passed this a thousand times and have always wanted to put a cache here. The statue was presented and dedicated 12/08/28 and restored in 1990 by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

This cache is a waterproof matchbox located near but NOT too close to the statue. Please place the cache back just as you found it. Have fun and watch for muggles.

Additional Waypoints

PK116H4 - Parking
N 40° 03.623 W 080° 00.789
Parking is a dirt pull off big enough for a few cars.
base of a pine tree. 2007-11-04T20:00:00 Found it hippohikers Nice easy find. Love this statue. Have been here once before, enjoyed seeing it up close again. God Bless those pioneer women! TFTC 2007-10-29T19:00:00 Found it Dolphy&Vishneu 2 of 7 today. Decided to go for a drive and enjoy the beautiful day. Log is damp but I was still able to sign. TFTC Crystal 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it ProfessorZoom Second one of these statues we've cached (Vandalia, IL being the other)! Glad to make the stop. Log's a bit damp but still intact. TFTC 2007-09-20T07:00:00 Found it naylorclan Quick easy find. Beautiful day to do a little caching before work. Cool statue! I couldn't imagine living the life those women had to endure. They deserve a monument! Cache in good shape. Lots of fire ants in the hole. BLAHHHHHHH TYFC Dianne & Mugsy 2007-08-09T07:00:00 Found it Buck's Nutz Another one for the Crew. Nice hide. Passed this memorial often. Thanks for a reason to stop. TNLN SL TFTC 2007-11-04T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC176MH Don't Jump! by twentytwenty, Traditional Cache (1.5/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=9bb58870-cae0-4041-b92a-7827d5e39e38 Don't Jump! Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Don't Jump! twentytwenty twentytwenty Traditional Cache Small 1.5 1 United States Pennsylvania Don't Jump! You might want to be a little aware of traffic and pick this one for an off hours cache. It's pretty easy to get to, but you have to be aware of muggles in traffic. This is a nice easy cache. Bring your own pen, there is a log book, and room to trade small items. If you bring kids, please keep them in the car while making this quick dash and cache. The cache is a small military decontamination container, watertight and hidden in a way that protects it from the elements. Be aware of muggles and muggles in nearby traffic. Best to grab this one during off hours and park in the nearby parking lot. Praise the lord, I saw the _______ . 2007-11-08T20:00:00 Found it CJ Crew Parked, grabbed. Did it again a few hours later with some friends. Passenger popped out and grabbed, wrote log note in Sheetz while getting munchies, drove back around and re-placed. 2007-11-07T20:00:00 Found it mkish2 Dropped in on this one around 8 at night, approached GZ... muggles everywhere at many angles. pretended to be a connellsville bum waiting for a ride... coast clear..retrieved! tnlnsl TFTC... this should be renamed muggle central[:D] 2007-11-05T20:00:00 Found it Mooman56 Found it! Left a cow clip and took a "lougusbru" pathtag to moooove along! This one's really hard to do without being seen, but I think I pulled it off! TFTC! 2007-11-05T15:05:02 Publish Listing Keystone Published 2006-05-05T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCVWBH Carmel Trestle Vista by CW Iams, Multi-cache (2/4) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=823cb6de-f50f-455f-97b8-fccd42a11c86 Carmel Trestle Vista Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Carmel Trestle Vista CW Iams CW Iams Multi-cache Not chosen 2 4 United States Pennsylvania A remote section of the Yough River Trail, a short hike with a steep hill, and a spectacular view... This is Fayette Cong caching!

Along a remote section of the Yough River Trail approximately half way between Ohiopyle and Connellsville is a little church camp called Camp Carmel. Surrounding this camp is some of the greatest examples of why people love caching in the Fayette Cong.

This multi's stage one is very close to the Yough River Trail. Stage two is only about .17 mile away, but you can expect at least a 30 min hike one way. It is steep, unstable, and hard but the view is worth it. When the leaves are off of the trees you can see the train trestle adjacent to QM's Hampton Cache from the final stage.

As stage one may be prone to theft or the elements, there are two ways to find the coords for the final stage. The first is to find the cache and input the coords into your gpsr as a traditional multi cache. The second is to use the picture above to decipher the following puzzle to fill in the coords:

39 57.A1B
79 30.C9D

Once you are near the coords for stage one you will see the sign for Camp Carmel (see picture above). Below the “Look Here!” in the picture you will find five words; utilize these words to decipher the coords:

A - Take the number of vowels in the second word and multiply it by four.
B - How many vowels are in the fourth word?
C - Take the number of vowels in the third word and add six.
D - How many vowels are in the fifth word?

It may be possible to drive with approximately .1 mile of the first stage; however, I am not going to give directions for this as the route may soon be closed. If you can find it, and make it through - kudos to you!

Please note stage two is on the outskirts of Pennsylvania State Gamelands, so during the peak deer season (November 15 - December 15, except Sundays), you must "wear a minimum of 250 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange-colored material on the head, chest and back combined or, in lieu thereof, a hat of the same colored material. The material shall be worn so it is visible in a 360° arc".

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Additional Waypoints

Stage 1 - Respect the hinding spot! Stage 2 - Thats one big anthill! 2007-08-29T07:00:00 Write note Kordite The first full day of my Pittsburgh to DC bike trip and the next cache on my list. Stage 1, of course, was a piece of cake. I easily calculated the coordinates for stage 2 and knew it would be on the hill. Since I didn't want to bushwack straight up the hill, I thought perhaps there might be a path around the back side. I followed the trail across from Camp Carmel up the run, found some nice waterfalls, but no easier way up after about half a mile. Again, not wanting to bushwack, I put off stage 2 for another day. I might be back in two weeks to ride down to the Ohiopyle Over the Falls Festival (http://www.fallsrace.com/) The whole Pittsburgh to DC trip will be posted at http://www.tasigh.org/gps/gap2007.html 2007-08-11T01:48:08 Needs Maintenance Team Run& Rescue Stage one is there but the container is empty. 2007-07-29T07:00:00 Post Reviewer Note CW Iams Can you email the final coords for this stage? My old computer with them on it crashed. Thanks! 2007-07-22T07:00:00 Write note jma7geo Found stage one... uncovered, open, and empty near it's apparent hiding place. Closed and re-hid it. Decoded the sign to get the coords for stage two. Will try that later though, since we were on bikes, and it sounds like it might be too steep/rough for that? 2007-06-02T07:00:00 Found it jimbat JimBat found it along with D@nim@l. Was attending a event cache at Camp Carmel and this was just a little bit of the fun part of the event. All the other cachers at the event already did this one and they were smiling at each other when we said we were going to do it. Now I know why. You should rename this one Mount Carmel Trestle Vista. Enjoyed the hike up and the view from the top. Took patch and left kids stuff. TFTC 2007-07-25T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC14MKT Haunted Places Of Pennsylvania # 1 by Trailer Park Boys, Traditional Cache (1/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d65b209d-3e38-4ba0-a366-a1ea80a589a8 Haunted Places Of Pennsylvania # 1 Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Haunted Places Of Pennsylvania # 1 Trailer Park Boys Trailer Park Boys Traditional Cache Micro 1 1.5 United States Pennsylvania Quaker Church This is an extremely spooky church at night. There is a small one room church that is in the middle of a cemetery and one of them has writing on it describing how a young women died and it is said that if you read it you will die the same death she did. Please bring a pen or pencil. 2007-11-03T19:00:00 Found it bubbatony had the same idea..was going to put one here, but if you snooze you loose.. 2007-10-29T19:00:00 Found it naylorclan I have had the cords plugged in this area for about a month now. Was going to hide a cache out here. I hear it is haunted. Lots of local kids go here at night for a good scare. When you visit the cemetery, check out the tombstone to the right when you enter. You will have to move the ivy to read the writing but it is worth the read. TYFC Dianne L:TB 2007-10-29T19:00:00 Found it mkish2 Out at 1225am this morning, only live 7 miles from cache, never been to the meeting house before, after walking through the entrance gate, my flashlight died, the the camcorder decided not to work, got out the cell phone, problems also, after about 10 minutes of trying to get my phone to work, it responded. got a couple pictures with my cell. VERY SPOOKY area, found cache after a couple minutes, no writing utensil, took pics of cache log, spent another half hour exploring. TFTC tnln didnot sign log. A MUST DO AT NIGHT... 2007-10-27T19:00:00 Found it Breakfastchief This was the first of 3 for the night with SVC. We found this one at about 8:10 PM. Wow! This place is cool. The cold and the misty rain made for a perfect evening along with the wind as we searched for this one. It was kind of creepy the way the meeting house and headstones were silhouetted against the dark and overcast sky. It didn't take too long to find. Out of the three this night, this was my favorite! TFTC! Breakfastchief TEAM:HILLJACK 2007-10-27T19:00:00 Found it SVC 1st of the night with Breakfastchief on our Haunted Places tour. After deciding to do these caches last week, we waited till about 7:30 PM to start out journey into the unknown. These caches made for a nice Halloween vibe. Our first stop was here at the Quaker Meeting House. Wow, I couldn't believe how cool this place looked on this dreary October night with the clouds and the moon. This was my favorite cache of the night. So armed with some Maglites and hot coffee we went exploring. I could have stayed there all night looking at all the tombstones and at the Meeting House. This cache will be on my favorites list for sure. I'm even gonna go back during the day to get some more photos. Best T.P.B's cache to date! SL SVC TEAM:HILLJACK "Westport, United States of America" Unite for Diabetes Travel Bug 2005-04-22T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCNKET Run In The Virgin by CLAYS, Traditional Cache (1.5/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=126de445-df22-4788-a956-681d2b0ca89f Run In The Virgin Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Run In The Virgin CLAYS CLAYS Traditional Cache Regular 1.5 2.5 United States Pennsylvania Located a short distance (.20 mile ) off the Yough. bike trail approx. half way between Layton and Dickerson Run access points. Turn right just before the tunnel when going from Perryopolis for the Layton one (40.052325--79.43.773)and turn left just before the bridge when going from Vanderbilt. The neat way is to bike or hike the trail and enjoy the river and trail. It is approx. 3 miles from ea. end to the trail exit point. Note the Cache name has a relation to the location. Cache is a 50 cal.ammo can containing some goodies. The difficulty rating of a half star is only because of the last 50 yds. While in the area check out Lost Village of Little Falls GC2A35 which is close by (approx. 1 mile). Under a rock on the side of the mound. 2007-09-22T07:00:00 Found it Team_Metamorphosis This one made for a beautiful 7 1/2 mile round trip hike from Perryopolis to the cache. The weather was great and there were few people on the trail. It was just a lazy day to spend to get just this one. It was well worth it. TFTC! 2007-08-31T07:00:00 Found it AndyShissler After finding N022B8, I biked on down to this cache. Beautiful little hollow. Easy find! TFTC! 2007-08-29T07:00:00 Found it Kordite The first full day of my Pittsburgh to DC bike trip and the first cache on my list. I've ridden by this one multiple times over the years for one reason or another and made it a point to log it this time. It was not a difficult find once the GPS calmed down and zeroed in. The whole trip will be posted at http://www.tasigh.org/gps/gap2007.html 2007-08-18T07:00:00 Found it jma7geo Not sure if we took the right route from the Yough Trail, but the cache was easy to find, since it was exposed... (likely just due to forces of nature) Swapped TBs TFTC 2007-08-18T07:00:00 Found it Arf2-D2 went with jma7.geo Nice site - visually at least T stickers L bunny car [This entry was edited by Arf2-D2 on Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 6:29:55 PM.] 2007-07-25T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC14MHY Maple Avenue playground by Photo Hunter, Traditional Cache (2/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=116f70f7-da04-4b92-9f31-e2c69d36520c Maple Avenue playground Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Maple Avenue playground Photo Hunter Photo Hunter Traditional Cache Micro 2 1 United States West Virginia AT the Maple Avenue playground in Grafton, WV The cache is a small micro cache container that is 2 1/2" long and 3/4" in diameter. This is a log only cache and you will need to bring your own pencil or pen. Watch out for muggers. Bring the kids and let them play on the playground equipment, shoot some hoops, play a game of tennis or just walk the trail around the playground. Congradulations Rebel Biker Girl FTF!!! I am not on the ground. Look above 4 ft. 2007-11-09T20:00:00 Didn't find it Gentleman-Carpenter Ok now I am home a reading the added hint. I thought I had it figured out, found just the right spot for the size, but of course I was wrong.I now have to go back and look a little higher. I thought I had but guess not. 2007-10-12T19:00:00 Found it SerenityNow Clever little hide. Found it wth minimal searching as the coordinates are spot on. Caching our way down to Elkins for a wild and wonderful West Virginia weekend. TFTC Tom & Anna Mary Geochums.... a caching community for everyone! http://www.geochums.com 2007-09-15T07:00:00 Found it GeoWeaver After not feeling so good the last couple of days, it was good to get out and enjoy the fresh air. Thanks for the fun easy one and TFTC! TNLNSL 2007-09-09T07:00:00 Found it wvcoalcat Went to the farm in Philippi and only had time to snag this cache. For a playground cache I liked this one. For once it wasn't placed where I had to wait out the kiddies. Also strange to see that wvhunter and I had visited the same cache on the same day without caching together. That's a first. Thanks. 2007-09-09T07:00:00 Found it wvhunter Got this cache first thing today. Seems strange finding a cache the same day as wvcoalcat without actually being out caching with him!!! TFTC 2006-09-02T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCY39M Water Under The Bridge by rock_rat, Traditional Cache (2/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=6df8dd7c-83ee-4a52-b6b6-0045347e30d2 Water Under The Bridge Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Water Under The Bridge rock_rat rock_rat Traditional Cache Regular 2 2.5 United States West Virginia This cache is located on a rail trail near Everson bridge on Coons Run. This is the same trail Monongah Mining Disaster and Gone fishing are along. The trail is generally easy with some slight hills. The last 20 feet to the cache involve bushwhacking and uneven terrain. The cache is a small black Lock N' Lock. The starting contents of the cache are:
1 Cross Embosser
1 Match Box Car
1 Lighthouse shaped deck of cards
1 Flash Light
1 Mini Radio
1 Pedometer Nineteen Forty Five 2007-11-04T20:00:00 Found it LuckyPete TFTC. Took Red Cross cards, left four leaf clover and coins. SL. 2007-10-07T07:00:00 Found it kc8rzy Nice hide found it quickly. Good cords TNLN SL 2007-10-07T07:00:00 Found it bspinks Nice hide... TFTC! signed log 2007-09-08T07:00:00 Found it eyeontheprize Found the cache. This was a fun cache to find. We got a little sidetracked on this one but found it after about a half hour of searching. Thanks for the cache. Took the washington dollar and left bracelets. This is the first of this type of cache we've found. 2007-07-01T07:00:00 Found it pbump Opted to walk back to this one - nice, pleasant trek, interesting hide. TNLN SL. Thanks! 2006-08-31T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCY27Y Number 9 by mike1987, Unknown Cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b609e1f7-a34a-44df-b134-9b7036073ca3 Number 9 Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache Number 9 mike1987 mike1987 Unknown Cache Regular 1.5 1.5 United States West Virginia This Geocache is located at the Farmington Number 9 Mine Explosion Memoral Site in Mannington. It's a small tuperware container. Train is generaly easy but grassy with a slight incline. N39 33.(A)01 W080 (B).5(47 - C) All numbers are on the monument A.) Find the last digit of the number of miners killed(If it is 25 then A=5). B.) Find the day of the accedent(If March, 10th then 10 B=10). C.) Find the total number of stars carved on the monument, including the footnote. Items started with, 2 Match box cars mini flashlight mini deck of cards 2 air freshiners smily magnet smily key chain Additional Waypoints It's down stream from memorial. 2007-08-15T07:00:00 Found it knightmare_duck Thanks for bringing us to this memorial. Nice hide. Took Car. Left Rubber Duck. 2007-07-20T07:00:00 Found it Lil Summer Found it with my family. 2007-07-20T07:00:00 Found it theBrown7 On our way home from visiting wild ponies in VA, we stopped for a visit to Mannignton, WV. We brought Grandpa along and stopped to reflect on the mine disaster that happened when I was a child. I'm sure this affected many of the local families and still does to this day. Thanks for placing a cache here to get us to stop and think about those who died and their families. 2007-06-30T07:00:00 Found it pbump Very well kept memorial - and a story that can't be forgotten-glad we stopped. TNLN SL. TFTH. 2007-03-27T07:00:00 Found it dukemartin Drive in gate was chained and locked. Used walk around area to get the Memorial. Cache was easy to find. Took nothing, left personal token. 2007-09-03T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC15N55 Captain Black by 76 VETTE, Traditional Cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=0717215f-c1d7-44fb-a1d0-252092293958 Captain Black Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Captain Black 76 VETTE 76 VETTE Traditional Cache Micro 1.5 1.5 United States Pennsylvania Cache is located along fence line of small cemetary. There are numerous Civil War men buried here. Captain Black died of Typhoid Fever at Libby Prison. Bring you own pen. In fence post 2007-11-03T19:00:00 Found it ratchetcollector What a neat old cemetary that I have passed a hundred times and never saw! TFTC 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it bigpimpin07 Was on a little caching run with Prntr1. Quick, fun hide, TFTC! 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it prntr1 Found this one while on a quick run to the Mason Dixon Line, was hoping to drop several Civil War coins, but alas the micro was too small. TFTC anyway. 2007-10-14T19:00:00 Found it FBS67 Found w/DC on our anniversary trip. DC spotted it we drove past. Quickly recovered and SL. Cache in fine shape. Rehid a little better. Tftc 2007-10-14T19:00:00 Found it DaisyChain We were out looking at the Youghiogheny River Lake today so we decided to grab this cache. Thanks for the fun. 2006-09-28T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCYJG9 "The Fill and The Mill" by Mooman56, Multi-cache (2/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=082bb151-80a9-483c-b53c-55bd5210f531 "The Fill and The Mill" Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache "The Fill and The Mill" Mooman56 Mooman56 Multi-cache Regular 2 1.5 United States Pennsylvania

Boston has the Boston Commons, New York City has Central Park, and Ligonier even has “The Diamond”, but this is about as close to a centrally located city park that we have around here. The only difference is ours is not located on flat land in the middle of town, but in a hidden little valley. Although it is one of our city’s oldest gathering places and landmarks, a lot of people are oblivious to its existence because of its location. I’ve heard that it has even been referred to as “the underground playground” by small children. It boasts two waterfalls and a variety of greenery enhance the stonework throughout the site, but unfortunately it seems to be visited more by vandals and litterbugs than by families enjoying a picnic in the park! That wasn’t always the case. This place used to be the site of many, many events. The city residents used to have band concerts in the park’s band shell, dances, pep rallies, fireworks and movie nights. In the summer there were Girl Scout picnics and gym classes were held here for the nearby school students. There was also a “spray pool” to cool off in. In the winter the residents used to bring down their old Christmas trees to have a big bonfire. The area in front of the “stage” used to be flooded and frozen for ice skating when the temperature dropped. Unfortunately, not too many people visit the park today and that was the main reason that I wanted to place a cache here.

This is the first cache that I’ve hidden and wanted to make it one that could be enjoyed by the entire family. Feel free to bring along the makings of a picnic and spend some time relaxing in the park. There are benches, picnic tables, pavilions, and charcoal grills located here. There is a baseball/softball field, tennis court, basketball court, and some playground equipment. There is a public restroom that is usually unlocked during daylight hours and two drinking fountains available, although I think they turn the water off to them for the winter (sometime after Labor Day). I believe the park closes at 9 p.m. Oh, yeah, it’s also a great place for a little CITO!

OK, now, my suggested parking coordinates are: N 40°00.845 -W 079°35.185. If you find this parking area, you may have to share it because some locals have decided to use it for their own personal use and park one or two of their semi tractors there often. This shouldn’t be an issue though; there should still be plenty of room to park. There is a reason that I want you to park here even though there are a few other parking areas for the park. The other lots may be easier to find, but not as “cool”! You have to do a little running around and drive down a one way street to get to this lot, but it’s worth it. There is no sign for the park at this lot, follow your GPSr! You may want to bring a flashlight for the short trek to the first stage, especially if it’s not a bright sunny day! This isn’t absolutely necessary, but makes it safer and easier. Small children will need supervision on their way to stage one from listed parking coordinates. Oh, yeah, I should also mention that you will probably lose satellite reception on your way, so you may have to wait a few seconds, once “you’re in the clear”, to regain reception!

For stage one as well as stage two, please try and remember that there is no need to scale any hillsides or wade through any water hazards! It is always best to stay on the path for a while, then back track a little to the caches. As mentioned before, this multi cache is located in a small valley and it may take a while for that GPSr needle to come around to the correct direction, please be patient. My coordinates seem to be pretty good and I actually gave them to a fellow cacher to try and he was able to find the hides. If a few people seem to have trouble, I’ll try and recheck my coordinates. Let me know via email or in your log entries.

There is quite a bit of history right here in this area and I have tried to include some of it in each stage of this cache. Please take the time to read the info and look at the photos included on the sheet in each stage. It should help you understand the name of this cache!

Stage 1 is a small plastic container, spray-painted flat black. It is approx. 9 inches long and 1 ½ inches square. It has its own secret hiding spot.

Stage 2 is a 50 cal. Ammo box also spray-painted flat black.

I retrieved the first cache camera, had it processed, and have posted the pictures on January 5, 2007. See my note for that day to view the pics! Thanks to everyone who used the camera to take your pics!

Additional Waypoints

COYJG9 - Castle Lookout Trailhead
N 40° 00.947 W 079° 35.078
If you go up and check out this "Castle", please be careful as it is in need of some repairs!
DMYJG9 - Darr Mine Monument
N 40° 00.759 W 079° 35.095
Monument honoring victims of the Darr Mine explosion on Dec. 19th, 1907. At least ten of "THE MARTYRED LABORERS" are buried nearby.
EPYJG9 - Park Here!
N 40° 00.845 W 079° 35.185
Although there are other parking areas for this park, this is the lot that I suggest. It's the "coolest"!
[Stage 1] Behind the music, beyond the graffiti, I've been a bad little boy! [Stage 2] Checking the hints already? You must be _______! 2007-11-06T20:00:00 Write note catladypublishing Dropped off TB and grabbed Geocoin. Lots of good stuff still in this cache! 2007-11-02T19:00:00 Found it thebuddhaman once i found the park finding the cache was easy,i liked stage one and i walked up the creek to see the falls.i found a coin in the cache that was not logged in and swapped a geocoin for it and signed log and left a buddha 2007-10-31T19:00:00 Found it Scout Tom This was my first find (26 October 2007). You'll enjoy this ingenious cache in a lovely park that's dear to my friend. Thanks to twentytwenty for introducing me and Julian to Geocaching. Scout Tom 2007-10-29T19:00:00 Found it Team_Metamorphosis We spent another afternoon discovering something we never really knew was here or appreciated to its fullest. The first stage was really clever. We really liked it. Thanks for making for a pleasant walk on a brisk autumn day. TFTC! 2007-10-16T19:00:00 Found it catladypublishing Our first find! In our back yard (almost). Nice! Project A.P.E. keychain 2007-07-01T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC141V8 Blink at Lions by little kwazy skwerl, Traditional Cache (4/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=1c6e62e5-810e-4a31-9150-46177355581d Blink at Lions Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Blink at Lions little kwazy skwerl KWAZY SKWERLS Traditional Cache Micro 4 1.5 United States Pennsylvania

LIONS SQUARE PARK
DEDICATED TO THE CITIZENS OF CONNELLSVILLE COMMERATING
FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
CONNELLSVILLE LIONS CLUB 1977
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Daylight hours only. Gates are usually locked at night.
Bring your own pencil or pen.
REPLACE EVERYTHING EXACTLY AS FOUND
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LOGS WITH SPOILERS IN THEM WILL BE DELETED

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not a winkie but a _____ie 2007-11-05T20:00:00 Found it twentytwenty Wow!Finally!A hint from a mate helped me immensely. 20/20 exhostage.com [This entry was edited by twentytwenty on Monday, November 05, 2007 at 3:11:44 PM.] 2007-11-05T20:00:00 Found it catladypublishing Finally, with a little help from LJ. Man what a great micro!! I feel stupid for not noticing it. 2007-11-02T19:00:00 Found it thebuddhaman quick easy find 2007-10-22T19:00:00 Found it antaries found it with help from dark exile.at last i got this monkey off my back [or should i say skwerl!]tftc see ya soon... 2007-10-22T19:00:00 Found it DarkExile Went out with Team Redstar today to tackle this difficult cache....I was the one that found it by looking at things from a Skwerls perspective. 2001-11-25T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GC2A35 The Lost Village of Little Falls by Hum, John,Sandy and Jeff, Traditional Cache (1/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=15ad22d1-f6e0-4eb0-a3ac-c348ce8bfa97 The Lost Village of Little Falls Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache The Lost Village of Little Falls Hum, John,Sandy and Jeff HUM Traditional Cache Regular 1 2.5 United States Pennsylvania BICYCLE FRIENDLY CACHE. You may ride a bicycle on the Rail to Trails path to get within .12 of a mile of the cache. Start Point would be the Dickerson Run/Dawson access point on the Yough Trail. Round trip it will be a four mile bike ride. It can be made into a ten mile round trip if you start from the Layton/Perryopolis access. Caution: Cache could become hard to access in periods of high water. In the year 1800 The village of Little Falls had it's start at the mouth of Furnace Run in Franklin Township, Fayette county. It consisted of an Iron furnace, a forge, a gristmill, a sawmill, a store, and dwellings-mostly occupied by the workers and a stone house long known as "Mansion House". The forge was known as Franklin Ironworks-built by George Lamb. He built here intending to make iron from the ore in the area, but the ore would not make such iron that he wanted, so he abandoned the project. He sold the property to F.H. Oliphant in 1825. The business was closed in 1839 which ended the history of the village of Little Falls as the workers moved away in search of other employment and the works fell into decay. The house was occupied for some time after by James Lynch. This account came from a 1906 history book of Fayette County. At the present We could find hardly any trace of this village. Can You? From the Yough trail, go .12 mile upstream on Furnace Run. Look at one end of a "bridge" across the creek 2007-11-03T19:00:00 Found it AndyShissler TFTC! Easy Find! Classic Hide. Left TB. 2007-09-30T07:00:00 Found it shes_out_there What a beautiful area! I love little places like this. We must have done the same thing Team Metamorphasis did - took something simple and made it difficult (by about a mile), but all's well that ends well. Went in the hard way and came out the easy way. [:D] Princess Meep was a real trooper through it all and Trapper Bear said he felt like a kid again, recounting many stories of his boyhood adventures along this part of the river. Back in the day before there was a River Trail. [;)] Picked up the TB and coin to move along. T: HP Glasses, L: Tangles (new toy thingy). TFTC! 2007-09-05T07:00:00 Found it Team_Metamorphosis I know now we chose the right name in picking 'metamorphosis' because take what could be easy and change it to difficult. We did however find a couple of old stone walls. It was still fun. TFTC! 2007-08-18T07:00:00 Found it jma7geo Nice area! TFTC 2007-08-18T07:00:00 Found it Arf2-D2 Found a long wooden beam. Doubt it was from the village though since it was in pretty good shape. T angel dust, bear L joke book, joy buzzer toy and bunny car T TB Rapid Delivery 2007-10-06T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC15VH4 Beaver B&B by Deep Creek Local, Traditional Cache (1/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=1a7b39b2-3473-41fc-bfd1-2b9c1a0c3f82 Beaver B&B Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Beaver B&B Deep Creek Local Deep Creek Local Traditional Cache Small 1 2.5 United States Maryland The signs are everywhere! This cache takes you to the Watchable Wildlife Trail off Snaggy Mountain Road. You can drive for a 1/2.5 (with map and right vehicle) or hike from Herrington Manor for a 1/3 rating (1 to 2 mi round trip). This is a clear tube 1 1/2" diameter, 4" long. Original contents included a log book, pink ribbon keychain, 2 AA batteries and a pathtags TB. The signs of wildlife are everywhere ~ hence the name! Take a camera and see what you can capture. The hike from Herrington Manor State Park should start at the dam. It is not strenuous. For more of a challenge you can hike in from the parking lot on Herrinton Manor Rd where it crosses Herrington Run. Take water and a map. The Garrett State Forest is HUGE! Please use caution during hunting season. There are primitive campsites and a bathroom facility along Snaggy Mountain Road. If you choose to drive, take a map of the area or bump this up to a 5/1 for the frustration factor of finding your way. Snaggy Mountain Road is NOT PAVED. You should only attempt this in dry weather with a higher clearance vehicle. 4 wheelers and snowmobiles are permitted. I managed quite well in my 4 wheel drive van during dry conditions. Maryland DNR Approved Additional Waypoints PK15VH4 - Parking Area N 39° 27.442 W 079° 27.787 If you choose to drive, park here. Waist high, forked small tree surrounded on one side by barberry bushes ~ Ouch! 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Found it Trevelyan's R&R Found this with a fun group of cachers. Our puppy, Charlie-Cache, chose the muddy river bed while the rest of us crossed over on the beaver dam. Yuck! Thanks for setting this up! Trev, Insane4Life, and Charlie-Cache Severna Park, MD 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Found it l33t_hacksta Found this with LegendPilot, Trevelyans R&R, JPatton, and Snagglet during the MGS Fall Picnic. Thanks for the cache. -L33t_Hacksta 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Found it JPatton We took the longer walk in from the lake. It was interesting to see the beaver dams, made it much easier to cross the mud. Thanks for the fun. 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Found it Legendpilot Found this cache while attending the Western Maryland Fall Event! Thanks for all the hard work and effort that went into placing these not-so-easy caches! TNLNSL Team -Lp 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Found it Eagleblazer Glad we drove to this end of the park because the group we passed already looked tired out from hiking here. What a cool spot. TFTC Echo The Travel Slug 2005-12-09T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCRKAQ Medal of Honor Cache by rabbit cop, Traditional Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=6f419a6d-d6d2-4b9b-bdc5-ccd91c9afc7f Medal of Honor Cache Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Medal of Honor Cache rabbit cop rabbit cop Traditional Cache Regular 1 1 United States Pennsylvania This Medal of Honor cache is located at l0 Mile Church of the Bretheren on Dunkard Church Road which was established in 1832. This church is located in West Bethlehem Township. Buried in this cemetery is a Medal of Honor recipient by the name of Corporal Thomas Anderson of Company 1, 1st West Virginia Calavary Division located at Appomattox Station in Virginia. Corporal Anderson was awarded this medal for his capture of the Confederate Flag on April 8, 1865 and was issued the medal on May 3, 1865 at the age of 24. He was born on July 12, 1841 and died at the age of 71 on September 8, 1912. The hardest part of this cache is finding the church and getting to the top of the hill. We visited this church on two occasions and happened to arrive there when church was letting out. Much to our surprise we saw two people coming out plus the Reverend. On the second occcasion there were three people and the Reverend. We were told by one of the parishioners that on a good day they might have as many as 5 to 7 people, but on the average, we have three. On one Sunday we found out that they had to cancel churhc because one person wss ill. Be sure to look at the pictures that were uploaded, especially the TOILET FACILITIES!!!!!!!!!!!! This is a very easy cache but thought you would enjoy the history behind it. We got permission from the church to place this cache. We felt out of consideration that if you decide to do this cache on a Sunday, try to go after 1100 A.M. unless you wish to attend church - I'm sure they would be glad to have you.You can park across the road from the church since one of the parishioners ownes the property. There is a very nice FTF prize and whoever finds it should contact me to find out how to use it. There is also a 2ndTF prize. Parking is at N40 02.404 W080 05.710 2007-11-07T20:00:00 Found it dukemartin Nice old church. I am a lifetime member of the Morgantown Church of the Brethren and have never been to this site. I have read about the history of the Ten Mile congregation in a book titled "Allegheny Passage" Church of the Brethren 1752-1990. Nice cache. I hope it stays hidden. Took transformer, left family token. 2007-11-04T20:00:00 Found it hippohikers This was not hard to find, but the road leading to the church surprised us city folk a little, lol. Gram had to go to the bathroom, and the old outhouses seemed to be the most likely place, but ew. Then she noticed the big new "outhouse" - Port O John. Relief! We really liked coming to this place and seeing the cemetary, the church and the sheep on the farm next door! Thank you for the cache. T: a pin and another trinket, L: TB and stickers. 2007-10-29T19:00:00 Found it Dolphy&Vishneu 4 of 7 today. Decided to go for a drive and enjoy this beautiful day. Now I see why only a few people go to this church...you need 4 wheel drive to get up there even on a good day! :) I too climbed over the fallen tree and found the cache. Walked around for a while and was on my way. TFTC Crystal 2007-09-17T07:00:00 Found it joey0309 Been wanting to grab this cache for a long time now and today was the day! Headed over here after finding NTM and was beginning to wonder if I was ever going to find the church after following the pointer down one country road after another but at last I came to it and found it to be as advertised! Took a couple pix of the HUGE tree crash near the cache. A little harder to get to now! TNLNSL TFTC 2006-08-12T19:00:00 Found it PAgrannycacher Found with Zeute,another daughter and granddaughter LZ33's Parrolet Geocoin 2007-07-14T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC14C3N Indian Creek #5 by 4MRnutz & quantumwatch, Traditional Cache (3/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b9557092-7aa2-41e9-860a-4e709c0e1883 Indian Creek #5 Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Indian Creek #5 4MRnutz & quantumwatch 4MRnutz Traditional Cache Regular 3 3 United States Pennsylvania

> This hunt will take you back in time to the once bustling little town of Indian Creek. It’s hard to believe that so many people once lived and worked in this town, and now there is nothing left but some old foundations and a few side walks. From accounts of some locals, a few families still lived here as recently as the 1940s. It makes you think how all our efforts to make our impression on this world can be washed away with the passing of time. This cache is the fifth, and last in a series of caches that quantumwatch and I have placed along the lower portion of Indian Creek. This portion of Indian Creek spans from the spill way of the Mill Run reservoir to the Youghiogheny River, and has some of the most beautiful scenery to be found in the Laurel Highlands. Our family has spent countless hours along this part of Indian Creek, and we believe this area was made for caching. There are several ways to get to this valley, but we ask that you please use only the lower Indian Creek Valley trail to access this cache. Coming in any other way may cause problems that we would like to avoid. To get to the parking area, turn off of route 381 near Mill Run onto Camp Christian Road and go about .6 miles. Then, make a right turn into a small gravel parking area. Please do not block the gate at the bridge. From the parking area, follow the trail (biking may be the preferred method). There will be a fork in the trail a little way past the gated bridge, take the left road for the trail and continue until you reach the two trestles where Indian Creek runs into the Youghiogheny River. Cross Indian Creek on the old rail road tie bridge, and follow your GPS from there. As with a couple of the other caches in this series be ready for a surprise. Quantumwatch has been busy! Make sure to use the hint if you have trouble. You will pass Quest Master’s Hampton cache on your way, so be sure to check it out. Have fun, and please be safe. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE CACHE PAGE WITH YOU. IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE CONTAINER, PLEASE USE THE HINT!!

Additional Waypoints

PK14C3N - Parking
N 39° 58.328 W 079° 27.548

You may need to bring a friend. Remember four hands are better than two! 2007-11-05T20:00:00 Found it jmburgess72 Alas, we made it! Beautiful fall foliage, a crystalline, aqua-marine stream, a good dog and a sweet cache hide. What more could a guy ask for on a Monday? All right, maybe a beer... but other than that? Absolutely priceless day out. Beat the hell out of work. Thanks for bringing us here for the second time. Worth the money spent on the GPS, the truck, and the dog. My new favorite spot in the Laurel Highlands... but don't sweat it: I ain't tellin'! monkeyboy 2007-10-25T19:00:00 Found it base ball ump. [was a nice ride took geocoin will place soon] 2007-10-16T19:00:00 Write note Garmen (& Women) Group Stopped by the unique “Courtney” and “Mill Run” Caches to start off a very scenic Fall day of QUALITY geocaching. It was supposed to be sunny, but the early morning fog turned to overcast skies, as we made our way through the first four of the “Indian Creek Caches”. By the time we revisited “Hampton City” at the far end, we heard thunder off in the distance. We previously had made an amphibious landing at the now-archived Questmaster “Hampton” Cache back on 11/03/2001, a couple of months after it was established. This was our first visit from the north side of the Yough though. The thunder deterred us from sticking around to look for, much less locate, the new Indian Creek #5, since we had a pending long-haul back up to the top. We had passed within a couple of hundred feet of it on the way down, but reasonably good sense (& an evening engagement) prevailed. As it turned out, it didn’t actually rain on us and the return trip to Camp Christian was not too bad. 2007-09-30T07:00:00 Found it fishin' magician The most clever one of all! Very cool. We proceeded down to the river where I caught a 20 inch rainbow trout. my wife and kids and I thank you for a fun adventure. they were really dogging it on the bike ride back up to the parking area. they will sleep well tonite. 2007-09-17T07:00:00 Found it Jigsaw07 Decided to skip 4 and grab 5. I continued my way down the trail and noticed my gps was pointing directly left. Looked over and neede to figure out what to do. Thought and realized what I needed to do. Made my way to where I needed to be and spotted the cache. I was fortunate to be able to open it since I was solo cachin today but I managed. Opened singed and rehid. Took gecko pin and wooden nickel Left bouncy ball and matchbox Grabbed RJTB and coin Dropped coin TFTC [?] 2005-05-26T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCP2JB Cool Springs Teepee Cache by cletus106 and machoman454, Traditional Cache (4/5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=f622c375-754f-4a2d-97ab-d484cd579d24 Cool Springs Teepee Cache Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Cool Springs Teepee Cache cletus106 and machoman454 cletus106 Traditional Cache Large 4 5 United States West Virginia This cache is diffucult, so bring your hiking boots. This cache is located at Cool Springs Park. The cordinates might be off due to rocks and the batteries being low, but we're giving you a good description so you should be able to find it. Once you get there croos the road, then cross the creek. Once you cross the creek climb up the hill to the teepee. The cache is located behind the teepee in the right side of the rock facing. It is about 7 ft. up in the rocks, its camo painted. Parking cordinates are N 39* 19'.241" W 079* 42'.897" GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!! There is a rock in front of the cache. 2007-06-10T07:00:00 Found it dukemartin Hiked straight up the hill with "Young" dukematin in tow. Not all that bad. Have done worse while hunting for deer/bear. "Young" dukematin spied the cache while posing for photos beside the teepee. He is getting good at looking for details in the woods that seem out of place. Watch out for the poison ivy. It has a vine growing very close to the cache hiding place. Took "sharpie" pen, left Family token. Came down the hill the "old" people way. 2007-06-03T07:00:00 Found it SandVB Pulled up here and SB immediately said "NO WAY", but VB persevered and found an easier way up. At least we can say we did a 5 terrain cache now. Nice hide and great place to stop for ice cream and hot dogs!! TFTC 2007-05-19T07:00:00 Found it mike1987 Thanks for this cache it is my second 5/5 cache and it was worth it. T SSPG Geocoin L Magic Towel 2007-05-19T07:00:00 Found it rock_rat Great second cache of the day. I always loved cool springs, I can remember a horse when I was young that liked to steal soda cans off the fence rails. I took the winners medal and left a geoswag pin. TFTC. 2007-04-21T07:00:00 Found it Spotty Spotty Pony Girl Wow, my Dad and I used to stop at Cool Springs on our way skiing way back when I was a very young pony. Who knew there would one day be a cache here? In desperate need of nourishment after our hours of hiking, loyal sidekick, Aquacache & I stopped by for some food stuffs. After inhaling late lunch (or perhaps "linner" as I like to call it) we headed across the street. Now a certain person kept telling me I really needed to approach the cache a certain way. I ignored him.[:D] Thank goodness loyal sidekick was with me because I am short and no way could I have reached the cache. So he retrieved, I signed and left a sig item and a geocoin - the Feb 2006 Signal. Also removed all the beer caps which someone apparently thought were cool trade items. I dunno, I thought it was kinda strange. TFTC and the last bit of serious exercise for the day. 2006-06-12T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCWJEB Wanna go to the can in Pruntytown? by familyfrog, Traditional Cache (2/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=0af678ca-30a4-4025-bd29-14a6df094d2e Wanna go to the can in Pruntytown? Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Wanna go to the can in Pruntytown? familyfrog familyfrog Traditional Cache Regular 2 3 United States West Virginia Short walk (.10 mile) to a 50 cal ammo can in Pruntytown WMA. Inspired by ScoutingWV and following the example of Wandering Bears (Wanna go to the can at Moats Falls?) and 3_dogs (Wanna go to the can in Center Branch?) we placed this cache. The contents of the can are in honor of our newborn son (er, tadpole). At time of placement, it includes latex gloves, pacifier, bulb syringe, sponge nail cleaner, stuffed bear, yu-gi-oh pinball game, 2 pens, pencil, logbook, and an extra ziploc. The parking area for this cache is at N39 20.448 W080 05.456. This is on Lost Run Road which is accessible from both highway US 50 and US 250. Near the middle of the parking area there is a passage in the fence. Start the walk there. This is at about 1400' elevation, so there are some decent views to the NNW and NE. The cache is among some trees so GPS accuracy may not be the best. Please re-hide the cache at least as well as you found it. Reminder: This is in a WV Wildlife Management Area that is open for hunting. Please take the necessary precautions during hunting seasons. Additional Waypoints PTWJEB - parking N 39° 20.448 W 080° 05.456 I hated to scratch up this beautiful ammo can as I slid it into place. 2007-10-12T19:00:00 Found it SerenityNow Great view and a wonderful ride up to this cache. The area is so quiet and serene up here. Found the cache without difficulty. It's in great shape. Took a Spotty Spotty PonyGirl card because Tom loves the name Left a Popeye TB and our signature card Caching our way down to Elkins for a wild and wonderful West Virginia weekend. TFTC Tom & Anna Mary Geochums.... a caching community for everyone! http://www.geochums.com 2007-09-30T07:00:00 Found it ScoutingWV I was tired of driving past this and not going up to find the cache. NO MORE! Coordinates were spot on and the cache is in good shape. Now ... to get those other pesky cans ... TNLNSL - TFTC! 2007-08-31T07:00:00 Found it sammie4516 FOUND IT! One of many on a long and enjoyable day of Caching with BIG CAT. TFTC TN L--Fish Hook 2007-08-31T07:00:00 Found it Big Cat One of many today as we are up and on the road at 5:00am. Headed for caches in Bridgeport and surrounding areas. Thanks The Cats 2007-07-06T07:00:00 Found it knightmare_duck Finally made it back. 1st time almost at cords and we came across Mommy Turkey and babies. Didn't want to disturb them so we left. Came back today with pbump. Nice little walk and hide. Took Fries Bear Beanie. Left rubber knightmare duck. Sailor Man Travel Bug 2006-08-26T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCXZ12 Gone Fishing by familyfrog, Traditional Cache (1.5/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=a5b8e8f9-3e8c-4d32-9299-42f9fbbdaf61 Gone Fishing Geocache Found Geocache|Traditional Cache Gone Fishing familyfrog familyfrog Traditional Cache Regular 1.5 1 United States West Virginia Located in a park with access from West Fork River Rail Trail or Hwy 19 NOTE: 7/14/2007 The cache has been replaced with another lock-n-lock in a slightly different location in the park. New contents are: log book, 2 pens, hooded pancho, Charmin-to-go, and a Red Jeep TB. You can get to this cache after a nice bike ride along the rail trail or drive up to it from Hwy 19. Depending on the time of year, day of the week, and time of day, muggles could be abundant so please be discreet. 2007-10-07T07:00:00 Found it kc8rzy Found cache in open. But we hid it back. TNLN SL TFTC 2007-10-07T07:00:00 Found it bspinks Had to dodge a couple of mugglers on this one. Signed Log 2007-09-30T07:00:00 Found it eyeontheprize TFTC - Took duck left maze. This was an easy find. Thanks! 2007-09-02T07:00:00 Found it c&r-wv Very nice cache, beautiful park - bring the kids & fishing rods. Beautiful picnic area. TNLS left 'HOT TOMALE' red fire engine.[^] 2007-07-21T07:00:00 Found it Lil Summer Found it! 2006-09-08T07:00:00 Found it ppro Nice spot for a lunch away from my normal paradise... TNLNSL with SCOUTINGWV TFTC ppro 2007-05-06T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC11D29 CAM 2007 - Herrington Manor by mdgps, Traditional Cache (2/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b0f4cef2-d8cd-4cd9-9b9e-dcdadba9a2b0 CAM 2007 - Herrington Manor Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache CAM 2007 - Herrington Manor mdgps mdgps Traditional Cache Regular 2 1.5 United States Maryland This is one of ten caches placed for the 2007 Cache Across Maryland. Each location was picked specifically to give you a taste of the state and show you just a part of its beauty. By combining all ten, you'll be able to see why Maryland is truly "America in Miniature". We hope you enjoy them! Herrington Manor State Park was named after Abijah Herrington, who built a manor house on the property in the mid-1800s, which was later purchased by the state in 1935. During this decade, the park was the site of many Federal Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) work projects. Young men from throughout the state lived at a camp located nearby at present day Swallow Falls State Park. These CCC crews created Herrington Lake, planted trees and constructed ten log cabins and the beach Lake House.

Additional Waypoints

PK11D29 - Herrington Manor Parking
N 39° 27.462 W 079° 27.122
Parking Coords for CAM 2007 - Herrington Manor
Cache is hidden in an old dead tree 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it arabia A picturesque hiding spot. Tom and Killian; Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve; Georgia 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it wvhunter Once again the voices of SSPG & AC spoiled my drive. [:)] I say if the road goes in the general direction of the cache then I'll take my Buick Regal down it!!! [:)][:)] What's that you say...signage?...bah!!(mumble, mumble) [:)][:)][:)] But we still had a nice hike with the CO. Thanx for the cache!!! 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it Aquacache SSPG, wvhunter and I ran into the cache owner during a previous hunt this afternoon and she very generously volunteered to escort us this hunt. I'm glad that we had considerably better weather today than she had when she needed snowshoes to place this cache! Thanks for the nice hide and the company! 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it Spotty Spotty Pony Girl It's always nice to have the cache owner along with you when the trail forks. Especially since our little merry band had a bit of disagreement at a previous trail forking Emerged only partly scathed, but free from snakes which is a good thing. Nice hide and cool area. Wish I had my camera with me. Just a reason to come back with sidekick. TFTC and the company 2007-10-08T19:00:00 Found it LCJG Family We made this find a bit harder than it had to be. But even if we had gone the easier route, the end entailed more (and wetter) bushwhacking than we anticipated. Weeds were higher than the the kid's heads! Mom and Dad hung back while fearless Geokids closed in on the find. However, a family we met in the park caught up with us and wanted to learn about caching, so we all ended up traipsing in. Unfortunately, all the kids wanted to trade stuff and I'd left all the swag in the car. So, we left matches, a Matchbox car, 3 dimes and 1 quarter, and signed the log. Took the livestrong bracelet, penguin, golf ball, clip, and earrings (our new friend loved those, and will now be spreading the word about geocaching as she tells everyone where she got them). A nice way to end our weekend visit to Herrington Manor! Monkeee - CITO 2006-12-31T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GC102WB EZ - Cache by muttz, Traditional Cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=f153ddec-1ab4-445d-989a-991c235605ec EZ - Cache Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache EZ - Cache muttz muttz Traditional Cache Micro 1.5 1.5 United States Pennsylvania

This cache is in a 35mm Film Container that has been modified to stick without tape or glue. Think magnets.
Contains only a log that you can sign if you bring your own pencil.

Bring A Pencil

Heading Southeast you will see the sideways T. From the other direction you won't.

[Hint:] These guardrail supports are made of metal. Think Magnets. 2007-11-03T19:00:00 Found it Breakfastchief I found this one on my way home...cool spot...thanks! Breakfastchief TEAM:HILLJACK 2007-10-20T19:00:00 Write note muttz Ha Ha! I love the kindness of strangers. I suppose that you saw exactly what you were supposed to see. Some others that have been there get it. Some don't. Thanks for your log entry though. Happy Caching! 2007-10-20T19:00:00 Found it meridian2 We were on a two day caching trip to Southwestern PA. Why would you put a cache here? What were we supposed to see? Missed it. TNSL. TFTC. Keith and Susan. 2007-09-18T07:00:00 Found it Double Eagle Cachers Quick grab after my night class let out early... TFTH! 2007-09-01T07:00:00 Found it punkaweasel My brother just bought house at top of hill, found while visiting him, was in town from NC checking out some home town caches. 2007-10-06T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC15VV8 Garrett Back 40 by basssax, Traditional Cache (2/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=9ed962c2-9d32-4f6c-b3c1-c526d6ac14dd Garrett Back 40 Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Garrett Back 40 basssax basssax Traditional Cache Regular 2 3 United States Maryland Clear lock and lock container. In rocky and dense woodland area. Cache has been approved by the DNR, Potomac-Garrett State Forest. Be aware that this cache is within a managed hunting area and wear BLAZE ORANGE if possible. Cache contents are: Card game 1 dollar for FTF This should be easy. (No hints) 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it wvhunter Kinda felt a little like a wvcoalcat hunt today. The arrow leads you up a trail and pretty soon you realize it was the wrong direction. But I guess that's why they invented bushwacking! TNLN Thanx for the hunt! 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it Aquacache We let wvhunter lead on most of the hunts today and until now, he had done very well. This time, however, we ended up taking the long way around and doing a little more bushwhacking than may have been necessary otherwise. Nonetheless, we found the hide handily and had a very enjoyable hike through the woods. TFTC 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it Spotty Spotty Pony Girl Couldn't have picked a nicer day to be out in the woods enjoying yet another gorgeous fall sunday. TN and Left some various toys TFTC 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it CacheDetectives We had a great time jogging down this trail. This leaves were still freshly fallen so they made that crunchy sound as we shuffled by. Team Battlecache took the slippery moss covered rocks route. I couldn't keep up with him that way so I swung wide through the ferns. He still beat me there anyway. TFTC! 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Found it Trevelyan's R&R Found this with a fun group of cachers. Whew, are we done yet? Thanks for setting this up! Trev, Insane4Life, and Charlie-Cache Severna Park, MD 2001-12-01T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GC2AEC Swallow Falls State Park Cache by Mr. & Mrs. Mountaineer, Traditional Cache (2.5/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=8c5803f3-f8cc-4fef-925e-e3a26fe0c535 Swallow Falls State Park Cache Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Swallow Falls State Park Cache Mr. & Mrs. Mountaineer Mr. & Mrs. Mountaineer Traditional Cache Regular 2.5 2 United States Maryland Travel I-68 East then take Rt. 219 South until you reach Mayhew Inn Rd. where you turn onto, then you will look for and turn onto Oakland-Sang Run and shortly thereafter you will turn onto Swallon Falls road. Look for the Swallow Falls State Park. I'm not good at giving directions on this location because I had never been there before and I am very unfamiliar with the territory. I stumbled onto this state park while seeking other caches in Maryland today, so I decided to place one at this beautiful state park. This park has many visitors so you need to be careful when looking for the cache. It appears not many of those visitors venture to the other side of the river.

Travel through the park grounds until you reach the parking lot for the many falls located at the bottom of the hill (Swallow Falls, Muddy Creek Falls). I would recommend walking down the hill and along the stream to view the wonderful rock formations along the upper side of the trail with the river below you. There are a series of small falls until you reach Muddy Creek Falls. This is the largest waterfall in Maryland (52 feet). The cache is located on the opposite side of the falls. You must figure out how to get across. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS OVER THE FALLS!! You can walk out on the falls and stand above the river below. As you stand out there be careful and look around for a way to get across. Once you get across walk directly above (nearly straight above) the falls for approx. 100 feet the cache is located under a fallen tree hidden under some branches, bark, and leaves.

The original contents included a deck of cards, Easter Angel and a frisbee. The cache is a camoflauge plastic pipe which makes it more difficult to find. Open the end that has the black lid, the other end will not come off because it is sealed shut. If you have time you should venture down along the river and look at some of the rock formations that line the trail. Walk out onto the falls and look upstream. There you will see a wooden bridge which takes you across the river. This is the only way to get across safely. 2007-10-28T19:00:00 Found it mdpuckhead My first find in Maryland. TNLN 2007-10-28T19:00:00 Found it TroutBum1 Our first cache find in Maryland! Nice view of the Falls. Took nothing, left signature trout. TFTC! 2007-10-27T19:00:00 Found it TeamGeo07 Hey good one! We almost gave up but in the end we finaly found it!!!!!!!!!!!!![:D][:D][:D] 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it arabia Nice hiding spot in a really great park! Tom and Killian; Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve; Georgia 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it wvhunter A beautiful walk to the cache. With all the people around I was afraid we might have company at the cache. But we had the place all to ourselves. Thanx! One if by Land TB Spawn3's Blue Take me to Boston 2005-07-27T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCPX83 Swallow Falls Views by thbeachnut, Traditional Cache (2.5/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=875637d7-0910-4216-8334-eb1c13026f46 Swallow Falls Views Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Swallow Falls Views thbeachnut thbeachnut Traditional Cache Small 2.5 2.5 United States Maryland The readings for coordinates can be tricky because of dense foliage overhead but the cache is near the trail. Cache checked 5/17/06 to make sure it was still active since some difficulty found by recent cachers. It was still in location in good shape. To help for those interested, I am adding a third hint. There are ample scenic views along the trail including rock cliffs and waterfalls and numerous swimming and picnicing areas. The cache is a small camoulflaged container containing logbook, pencil, and exchange items. The parking area(39 29.661N/079 24.976W) is near the entrance to the trail(39 29.669/079 24.998W). Checkout this fantastic view(39 30.049N/079 24.957W)on the way. There are several trails near the cache leading to the stream. The cache is very near the trail. (state park appproved) up the cliff wall under the rocks three rocks hiding it 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it wvhunter A beautiful walk today. Excellent trail. We found the cache easily. TNLN Thanx! 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it Spotty Spotty Pony Girl Very nice view along the trail. Lots of people out in the water, despite it being toward the end of October. Guess a warm day will do that. TNLN TFTC 2007-10-13T19:00:00 Found it 89SC Nice hike along the river. I spotted the cache from the trail which is good since the reception wasn't the best. The gpsr said 26' when I found it and was up to 77' by the time I got the log signed. I signed the log and headed over to the other side of the river for the other 2 caches. 2007-10-07T19:00:00 Found it Eagleblazer Hiked out to this one spending a peacful morning on the river before the event with good freinds Umpire35 and Basketladybee. TFTC 2007-10-07T07:00:00 Found it Simulatmore It was great to get back here for some more cachin. The views here are terrific and so was the group I was with when I found this great cache. TFTF 2007-10-06T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC12M0J Western Maryland Fall 2007 Meet 'N Greet by Deep Creek Local and Friends of MGS, Event Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=1af9ba11-7b5d-4f95-8ad5-fab3d14fe0e4 Western Maryland Fall 2007 Meet 'N Greet Geocache Geocache|Event Cache Western Maryland Fall 2007 Meet 'N Greet Deep Creek Local and Friends of MGS Chere Event Cache Not chosen 1 1 United States Maryland Please join us on Saturday, October 06, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. for meeting, greeting, eating and caching at the beautiful 365 acre Herrington Manor State Park in Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland. The Lake House. The event is FREE and EVERYONE is welcome! Please bring a side dish to share for the noon meal.
GrillMaster DangerousDon will be on duty serving up burgers and hot dogs.
Since this will be prime autumn leaf viewing season, please secure your accomodations early. There are 20 furnished cabins for rent at Herrington Manor that may be reserved by calling 1-888-432-CAMP (2267) or online
http://reservations.dnr.state.md.us/
Camping is available at nearby Swallow Falls State Park; "The Tuesday after Labor Day until mid October – half of the sites may be reserved by calling 1-888-432-2267; the other half of the sites are first-come, first-served."

DIRECTIONS TO HERRINGTON MANOR AND SWALLOW FALLS STATE PARKS
Rt. 68 to exit 14 at Keysers Ridge and Rt. 219. Follow Rt. 219 south 19.5 miles to Mayhew Inn Road (2 miles past Deep Creek). Turn right on Mayhew Inn Road, travel 4.5 miles to end of road. At the stop sign turn left onto Oakland Sang Run Road, travel 0.3 miles to first road on the right which will be Swallow Falls Road. Turn right onto Swallow Falls Road and travel 1.3 miles to Swallow Falls State Park, or 4.5 miles further to Herrington Manor State Park.

Herrington Manor State Park
Click here to go to Herrington Manor's Web Site.
222 Herrington Lane
Oakland, MD 21550
(301) 334-9180

2007-10-22T19:00:00 Write note Chere 'Don't Tell Bobby' cache is up for those who found it to log. GC16E9D 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Write note Trevelyan's R&R bug drop 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Attended JuniorNimrod -#164 - Me and my family went to the event after coming from "Shop 'till ya Drop" We stayed for about an hour, then me and DudleyGrunt went to do the new caches made for the event. TFTC 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Attended Trevelyan's R&R Camped out at nearby Swallow Falls with a great group and appreciated all those who stopped by during the weekend. Great fun and laughs! Thanks to all those who made this event a special one. Great food, company and fun. Another event with a ton of caches to find, but we couldn't hit them all. Maybe next trip! Thanks, Trev, Insane4Life, and Charlie-Cache Severna Park, MD 2007-10-06T19:00:00 Attended l33t_hacksta Wow! What an amazing even put together by the Western MD crew. Met alot of new people and saw a bunch of old friends as well. As always, PLENTY of food. Thanks to all the people who worked hard in the background to make this all happen. -L33T_Hacksta Flieger die Fledermaus Take Me On Vacation!!!!! Wine Nose Mr. (Lucky) Chip "West Branch Delaware River (PA)" Red Jeep Travel Bug "Tubutulik River (AK)" Red Jeep Travel Bug Oreo the Labradoodle 2005-03-10T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCN33T CAM 2005 - Swallow Falls by AdamWalworth~adopted by julia51:), Traditional Cache (2/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=596ef488-2a24-4414-abe1-a15b71091930 CAM 2005 - Swallow Falls Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache CAM 2005 - Swallow Falls AdamWalworth~adopted by julia51:) julia51:) Traditional Cache Small 2 2 United States Maryland

This is one of ten caches hidden for Cache Across Maryland 2005

***Cache container has been changed, see below***

This cache is located in Swallow Falls State Park in Western MD. The cache is just shy of half a mile from the parking area. Parking is best at (N39*29.657 W79*24.974). The container is now a forest green Decon container (8-24-06). Park Approved

1. Just inside Chip&Dale's front door 2. In opening at base of a tree about 10 feet off the trail facing towards the river and path. 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it wvhunter A beautiful day to be out and about. Signal bounce gave SSPG & I a bit of trouble but with the help of a little voice we finally zeroed in on the prize. TNLN Thanx! 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it Spotty Spotty Pony Girl Wow, not an auspicious start to this search. wvhunter & I were UP UP UP. The arrow was indecisive and the distance had the cache running to and from us. Eventually to the mantra of "it's a 2" we got a little closer - thanks Aquacache. Eventually we found it, we made it HARD. TNLN SL TFTC 2007-10-13T19:00:00 Found it 89SC Nice hike along the river. I was afraid there wouldn't be much water since it's been so dry but the falls were nice. The gpsr had me too far up the hill but I finally found it. Signed the log and headed on to the other Swallow Falls caches. 2007-10-07T19:00:00 Found it Eagleblazer Well it took an event in Western Md. to get me back here. but I got it. I remember when you adopted this one. Thanks for keeping it alive. Found with my good freinds Umpire35 and Basketladybee. What a gorgous day. TFTC 2007-10-06T07:00:00 Found it Commonwealth Chick Found this while visiting the falls -- even meet a fellow cacher from Alexandria who was also in the area -- it's a small world sometimes! thanks! 2003-07-21T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCGGEM Coca's Falls by Jacqueline Gay Hollan and Sally Naser, Traditional Cache (1.5/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=4b457b34-f057-4c2a-8328-0ecf0e737bdd Coca's Falls Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Coca's Falls Jacqueline Gay Hollan and Sally Naser monkeys2 Traditional Cache Regular 1.5 2 United States Maryland This cache is located at Swallow Falls State Park. From Deep Creek Lake, take 219 South to Mayhew Inn Road and then take Oakland-Sang Run Road to Swallow Falls Road. Start from the main parking lot. The terrain is flat until just before you arrive at the cache, at which time there are some moderate slopes and small rocks to navigate. ***PLEASE NOTE: I now live in PA and cannot easily visit this 5 year-old cache to maintain it. Visitors tell me the container is leaking and contents are wet. If there is a kind soul out there who is willing to help, I'd be so greatful!! When you hunt this cache, just take a sturdy gallon or so sized container to replace the old one and log it online...I will then remove this message (and make you one of the cache owners)..thank you so much!!!!~~~*** The cache is contained in a medium-sized tupperware container with a large tan-colored lid. The original contents of the cache included: Patrick O'Smiley travel bug, Lemonade flavored lip balm, Carabine keychain, Set of Jacks, Sunglass visor clip, tape measure, nail clippers, nail file, Glow-in-the-dark marble set, Kids sunglasses in case, Shark bottle-opener keychain, and mini-glow sticks. Look for a very large and long fallen tree, but be careful as you climb over so you don't skin your knee. Now look under rocks with not your hands but a stake, for you don't want to run into a mean hungry snake! 2007-10-28T19:00:00 Found it mdpuckhead Took about half an hour of searching due to a bad signal. TNLN 2007-10-28T19:00:00 Found it TroutBum1 This one took a little bit of work, but we found it. Thanks to the previous finders for their repair work on the cache. It is in pretty good shape, but the container will probably leak again. Took globe keychain, left football and signature trout. TFTC! 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it arabia What a beautiful falls. We loved this park. The container is a little wet. Tom and Killian; Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve; Georgia 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it wvhunter AhhhAs SSPG said, I had a bit of an issue with the arrow today. But after seeing AC and SSPG just relaxing I knew I was in the wrong spot. [:)] As stated they didi a little upkeep on the cache but it really needs a little TLC from the owner. TFTC!!! 2007-10-21T19:00:00 Found it Spotty Spotty Pony Girl with 89SC's heads up we made sure we had some cache first aid supplies. wvhunter wandered off to the beat of his own arrow wile I waded through the shrubbery to the right location. Sat on a log with Aquacache waiting for 'hunter to show back up. Cleaned out the container and got rid of the swag taht was wet and ruined. Added some new swag and a few new ziplocks. Then went out to the river for a look around before headed onward. TFTC Elliot

I put a cache info sheet so anybody that finds it that doesn't Geocache will know what to do.	Cache Info Sheet
Cache Info Sheet, Log Book and Pencil	Batman is my favorite Superhero and a great American so I picked a Batman pad for my Log Book
My Dad let me grab the Maryland Geocoin from him.	MD Geocoin and Personal Token (Buck)
U.S.A. 5-Window Coupe (Hot Wheels)	I had this cool U.S.A Ford Hot Rod so I put it in. This is the kind of stuff I would like in my cache - stuff with flags and stuff on it.
We had an extra Baja Bug from California so I put it in!	Baja Bug
NASCAR Puzzles (2)	NASCAR is U.S.A. all the way!
I got these cards from another one of the caches in ScoutingWV cans.	Miniature Card Deck
Apple with Putty, Blowfish, Invisible Woman	Here's some more stuff that I found in caches and want to pass on
This is my personal travel bug. I am finally turning it loose to race my brother, father, and mother. Ted's got loose first. Mom and Dad still have theirs. I want it to go to cool 4-Wheeling places and then on the Rubicon Trail if possible!	Tom's Jeep Compass Travel Bug
Tungsten Mt CO Green Jeep Travel Bug	I got this and wanted to put something cool in my cache for the first-to-find person!
This is my Dad's (ppro) token that ScoutingWV made for him!	4x4ICON.COM Personal Token

Specimen	Coordinates	Possible Species and Coordinate (Value)	Answer Code
A – large tree, approx. 24-28” in diameter	N 39° 38.779’ W 079° 58.680’	Black Walnut (4) Black Cherry (8) Blackgum (7) Black Locust (6)	A = ____
B – small tree, bumpy ‘warts’, approx. 6-8” in diameter	N 39° 38.817’ W 079° 58.675’	Honey Locust (0) Basswood (3) Hackberry (1) Horsechestnut (5)	B = ____
C – small tree, smoother bark, approx 8-12” in diameter; several similar trees present nearby	N 39° 38.818’ W 079° 58.725’	Sugar Maple (2) Red Maple (1) Red Oak (8) Basswood (3)	C = ____
D – large tree, over 20” in diameter, somewhat loose bark in places	N 39° 38.818’ W 079° 58.733’	Shagbark Hickory (3) White Oak (9) Black Oak (4) Mockernut Hickory (1)	D = ____

	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)
(A)		7		9	6	2		3
(B)	5	6	4				9	2	7
(C)
(D)		4		1		7		5
(E)	9								2
(F)		3		5		8		1
(G)
(H)	2	9	7				1	4	8
(I)		8		2	4	9		6

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