Birthday Caching

...actually, the day after my birthday

Late Sunday afternoon we took advantage of the beautiful weather to do some geocaching a bit south of us. All caches were south of Route 6 located in an area bounded on the east and west by Rudolph and Wingston Roads with Greensburg Road on the north and Hammandsburg Road to the south.

Our first stop was at a “Pause Along a Road Less Traveled” (the name of the cache). We’re starting to enjoy these with a bit higher difficulty and terrain rating.

Fayler Cemetery is an old, but well-maintained small graveyard. Unfortunately many of the grave markers are nearly destroyed; the same can be said for the trees within the burial grounds. Luckily the poison ivy near the cache is just getting started for the year, so I don’t think there will be any skin consequences.
Slippery Elm Trail was busier than we anticipated; but not enough to deter us from quickly locating the stash. I was a bit surprised that they have not replaced the sign – the posts are still in place.

Another cemetery stop concluded our adventure. Driving down the long entrance I realized I had been at this cemetery before with a friend whose father’s ashes are here. The cache puzzle was quickly solved, but I think it’s terrain is over-rated – this is land as flat as a pancake! D enjoyed some of the names on tombtones and there was a Celtic cross I liked.

Arriving back home, it was time to EAT! We enjoyed ribs that had slow cooked in the oven with a dry rub, as well as birthday cake (from yesterday [thanks to B,D,&Z], so it really didn’t look like this anymore).

What a nice day! ~~K