June 3, 2006

Kings Mountain Road: Suddenly there was a little cluster of caches on King's Mtn Road, so I grabbed the boys and headed out. The GPSr was still pretty squirrelly after having lost its way during the ascent, but we noticed the hint in short order and soon after the cache was in our hands. We had fun pawing through all the great swag, and ended up trading toys for coins. Thanks! ...looking forward to another.

Teague Hill: What a nice little hike! Although the road was bustling with traffic (cars and bikes of both types), we only saw one other group of hikers at the trailhead, and had the route to ourselves. John and Ted enjoyed exploring ahead on the trail and searching for banana slugs. After reading the Teague Hill webpage, I learned a new word...'viewshed'. C'mon, that's made up, isn't it? We traded toys for coins, and took the TB. TFTC!

The Lost Village of Summit Springs: Second attempt. After parking, we noticed that there was a couple taking a nap about 20' from where we searched last week. Drat! Fortunately though, now there's 'Teague Hill' nearby. Off we go. On the way back, what's this? Still asleep. So we play in the stream. NOISILY. After 5 minutes, they get the clue. This time the search yields sucess. I'd swear somebody uncovered it a bit since last time. Lots of trading. Thanks!