I didn't know what to expect when we went for a cache in Patterson. I'm not a big urban caching fan, but the prospect of a Waymark visit at a place called the Great Falls had me intrigued. Our visit to Patterson was pretty amazing. The puzzle part of the cache was fun. It was in a park that overlooked the river. After we had solved the puzzle, we headed down a road to get the final. The road led to a small park at the bottom alongside the river. To get the cache, we had to drop over the side to retrieve the cache. I also saw some awesome graffiti and decided to walk over for a few photos. Uh Oh, the graffiti was in a drainage tunnel which was at least one person's home. Thankfully that one person was asleep. We walked down for a park visit and then were one our way.
Little did I know that my camera had decided to stop writing to the card. We liked the river, the falls, and the old hydro plant so much that we crossed the bridge and walked the entire area of the park on the other side of the river. There is access to get really close to the falls and a small gorge. It was an amazing site to be that close to a relatively tall falls. The pictures would have been awesome if...
After leaving the waterfalls and surrounding park, we walked over to the culture center to see if they had swag things to buy for visits in other states. No luck on the swag, but the guy working at the center was an encyclopedia of Patterson. He was an amazing wealth of knowledge and was willing to spend lots of time sharing with us. We spent a long time with him before moving on. I can think of a lot of towns that could use someone as talented, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable as that guy.
We eventually made our way to the Lime Kilns in Hamburg. We had hoped to get to Franklin to the Mineral Museum, but it was closed by the time we arrived.
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