Back in 2011, when we lived in Greenboro, I placed a cache ("A Bridge Too Far," GC2VDEF) along the
Haw River Trail
in Glencoe, NC, and it's been lurking out there ever since. Apparently,
though, in the recent past, either by natural or human interference, the cache
went missing (I'm going with severe weather, since the location is pretty
damned close to muggle-proof). So, this morning, I took the opportunity to
head down there, replace the cache, and hunt a few others in the vicinity.
The Haw River Trail runs along the river for many miles, and most of it is
very scenic (though the parts that aren't really aren't). Today's
four-mile hike took me through some of both. Most of the trail is moderate,
with only a few rugged patches, although when one steps off the trail to hunt
or hide caches, all bets are off. I found a couple of nice newish ones on the
trail, plus a few out in the sticks of Alamance and Caswell Counties.
I also discovered an excellent Mexican lunch at
Crazy Mexico
restaurant in north Burlington—a chile relleno and chicken quesadilla, which
quite hit the spot. Good food, good service.
Sadly, I'm running out of geocaches to hunt within reasonable driving
distance, especially with prices so high just now. But it was certainly a
beautiful day, and I enjoyed the trip immensely. I may have one more outing like
this in front of me in the foreseeable future, but after that, folks need to
place more caches. Some of us might have a little addiction.
