Where do I start? This was a trip we will talk about for a very long time. The pictures probably say it all! So, please click on the picture. I have left all of the other wonderful pictures public so you all can see them. They are FANTASTIC!
Yesterday, we decided to drive to a cache in the Virginia Mountain Range “just behind” Cynthia & Mike’s (Geo-Jeeper’s) house. It shouldn’t take too long. We would be driving a few 4WD roads, but we can handle them. We have done it before.
We did make one wrong turn, but we corrected that quickly and continued on the bumpy roads, spotted wild horses, and eventually reached the cache: “IT”S ALL WE HAD”. Once we arrived, it really was a quick and easy find and we have the pictures to support that.
Now, for the rest of the story! We checked our GPS receivers and the next cache was only 1.4 miles away. We checked the Topo maps on our computers and we spotted a 4WD road that would take us there. 2.5 hours later we arrived at the next cache. What an incredible journey!
Cynthia & Mike were in the lead. We followed them as they headed down a jeep trail that was barely visible. We bounced over rocks, squeezed through trees, whistled at wild horses, and basically held our breaths! It was amazing!
We had to blaze our own trail a couple of times. The “road” just plain wasn’t passable! Mike did the scouting and we all moved rocks, marked possible access points, directed drivers, held our breaths, and just plain enjoyed the adventure. There were some points when we thought we might have to turn around, but no one really voiced that possibility out loud until we were back at C&M’s with a glass of wine in hand. We were sure Mike would find the best route and Larry would follow his direction. Cynthia and I were taking pictures and doing the breath holding!
We eventually arrived at a dirt road and immediately, C&M got out of Geo-Jeep and while Cynthia did a “We Made It” dance, Mike kissed the ground. We even have a movie to prove it! We were laughing hysterically while we took pictures of the event. It felt so good to actually be somewhere! The cache we were seeking was just a short distance down the dirt road.
If anyone had asked us a couple of years ago to do something like this, we would have told them they were crazy. Now I think we are the crazy ones! We actually did it! And we loved the entire incredible journey. We are so glad our geocaching hobby has led us on another fantastic voyage!
Geo-Jeeper will be posting a more detailed account at their blog: http://geojeepers.blogspot.com/
