GC11T8A Gregg Falls (Traditional Cache) in Pennsylvania, United States created by Mooch and Earl

This cache has been archived.

Mooch and Earl: Archiving all of Mooch and Earls caches in order to place some brand new ones! There will be eight exciting new caches in the park. Two placed by Mooch and Earl and 2 each placed bpratt, H2Obob, and Lknox.

GC11T8A ▼

A cache by Mooch and Earl Message this owner

Hidden : 3/30/2007

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Terrain level is listed at a 3 because of the last couple of feet to get to the cache. The hike on the trail is a rating of 2. Please bring a writing utensil to sign the log!

This is located in Oil Creek State Park and is one of 4 waterfalls with in the park.

GREGG RUN Also known as Pioneer Run, this little valley was one of the busiest areas during the oil boom. Some of the biggest yielding wells were from the Pioneer area. A popular well was the Sherman Well, yielding 1,500 barrels of oil a day. This area was one of the last areas to be developed in the oil region. Here, the sucker rod coupling was invented by J. W. Innis. It was the first to use vacuum recovery. Beautiful and regenerated now, you will only see pieces from the past as you hike through the area. Businesses, wells, refineries, and homes covered the hillsides. Look around and you will only find the foundation to a couple of the homes and maybe the remains of a refinery. In their place are wonderful wildflowers, trees, ferns and a 45’ waterfall.

This is about a 1/2 mile hike to get to the falls.

On the way to do this cache- do Pioneer Ice Houses, they are on the same road.