We moved on to a cache at an overlook by a few communication towers
Besides a great view, the area looked to be a location for holiday fireworks and the local drinking hangout. This place could really use a CITO.
We spotted an early woolly bear while near the overlook. With only a little over four bands black, the legend says the upcoming winter can be expected to be mild. ;)
When we returned to the parking, we were happy to see a few turkeys congregating at the side of the road and soon joined by more. They quietly crossed the road, re-entered the woods and were gone. Wild turkeys are usually very skittish around humans so this quiet group was a treat to watch.
After a couple finds, we moved on to a visit at the Park Service Grounds and looped back to the Camp's trails.
We left the woods and crossed back to the main retreat side of the camp where we made our way up the hill to the huge cross and the geocache that awaited. It is an imposing work.
Besides the cache down the hillside behind the cross, we also stopped to locate the benchmarks near the cross. The concrete mounts in the grass near the cross made the benchmarks easy finds.
After leaving the camp, we moved on to our last stops at Dunbar Creek. We shut down our first hunt at an old restaurant site. The fast moving water was flowing on either side of the old restaurant. Self-preservation kicked in. It was a beautiful location for a hide. Maybe we can return some other time...
We moved farther upstream to hunt another hide. The water wasn't moving any slower, but the cache was away from the stream and a safer find.
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