25 March 2022 Tough Return Trip

I stopped over in Wytheville, Virginia as I normally do on a return from North Carolina. After checking in I headed to pick up a pizza from a local restaurant. On my way back to the hotel the air pressure light went on in the interior. I stopped to check and fill the tire, but quickly heard the air leak. I was lucky to reach the hotel and park the vehicle until the morning.

It's been a while since I changed a tire. I had located a dealer in a neighboring county who had the tire in stock and could make the change. With the spare donut, there was no highway driving so I made my way on two-lane. The dealer was super and did replace the tire. It was a late drive home.

22 March 2022 Pirate Burial

I stopped at a historical Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery to complete an Adventure Lab. The cemetery was quite old for the area and was the final resting spot for a number of veterans of the Revolutionary War.

The cemetery also contained markers for four pirates.

The graves seem to be filled with some folklore. They certainly bring a different experience to visiting a quiet historical cemetery.

20 March 2022 Stopping in Marrieta

After a brief stop home on my return from New York, I was on my way North Carolina. I made a stop for a break and a few geocaches in Marietta. An early stop was mound cemetery which has a very pronounced Native American burial ground.

The mound is surrounded by the graves of thirty-nine Revolutionary War veterans who were interestingly given land grants to the land previously held by the Native Americans.

Marietta and river boats almost go hand-in-hand. My geocaching journey brought me the the Ohio River Museum. The museum was closed but the grounds are accessible. The pilot house from the long-ago sunken Tell City Riverboat is a prominent attraction on the way to the river. It likely never looked as good in its working days as it does now.

The W.P. Snyder Jr. was sitting in the water prepped and ready to be visited.

It's a wide, old river with a lot of stories to tell. Time to head for Virginia.

17 March 2022 Sapsucker Woods

I hadn't been to Sapsucker Woods in Ithaca since pre-Covid. It was a beautiful day and I had a window of time for a walk and a few geocaches on my way to Pennsylvania. Any visit here for me includes a stop at the very large cairn placed in the woods.

I was hoping to see skunk cabbage. I was not disappointed.

Technically it wasn't yet spring, but the bright blue skies were out for me to enjoy.

I hoped to see birds, and they were plentiful. For some reason I never maanaged a good image despite many, many chances. I enjoyed my walk, but wish there were a few bird images to share.