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Some geoaching milestones come and go without me paying much notice, but for my
7,000th find, I figured I should attempt something memorable. A kayak run down
the Yadkin River with a number of friends seemed just the ticket, and a boat
park-n-grab hide — "Another 'DAM' Skirt Lifter" (
GC3W0G6) — struck me as agreeably whimsical. Ms. B. and I met up with Scott
"Diefenbaker" Hager, Robbin "Rtmlee" Lee, and a couple of Mr. Lee's friends in
Greensboro, dropped a car at the Old 421 boat access point, and made our way up
to Rt. 67. At first, we figured we were going to have a chilly day on the water,
but it wasn't long before the sun came out and the temperature warmed up to just
about perfect. We enjoyed a mostly leisurely paddle down the river to the dam
where the cache resides. Here the current was enjoyably challenging. On the
upper and lower sides of the dam, there are concrete ramps and a walkway for
boat portage, and a big sign that reads "No Acercarse" admonishes you not to go
over the dam in your boat (it would be bad). Once we were all feet-dry... more
or less... on the walkway, I drew the cache from its hiding spot and laid my
moniker on the log. Find #7,000 — yay! We soon got ourselves back in the kayaks
and started on our way, only to realize that Mr. Lee's boat was going downriver
without him. Where's Mr. Lee? Oh, there he is... a wee bit wet. Or perhaps more
than a wee bit. Anyway, it wasn't long before we were all properly mounted up
again to make our final run back to the Old US 421 River Park. Indeed, #7K was a
memorable cache — an excellent day on the river, followed by wine and good
company at nearby Flint Hill Vineyards.
I sleep now.
Photos by Scott Hager:
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Ms. B. stylin' with paddle.
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Hey, Rob! Wait... where's Rob?
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Merrily, merrily, merrily...
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| Mandatory portage |
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| No acercarse. |
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| Team 7K |
