General rules: Anyone may log the caches in this
series, but kids (12 years old and under) can earn special awards.
Kids logging any 4 of the 6 caches in either the Long Ago But
Not Far Away - Spring Mountain series or the Long Ago But
Not Far Away - Fairview series and emailing the answers
to the
Kids' Answer Sheet will receive a certificate and a
special prize for each series.
Kids earning both the Spring
Mountain and the Fairview certificates caches will receive a special geocoin. Cachers
over 12 years old will not receive a prize, certificate, or
geocoin. Multiple children in a family may each receive their own
awards, but each child requesting an award must have been present
during all the cache hunts. Make sure you print out the
Kids' Answer Sheet for Spring Mountain before beginning
this project!
To claim your
award(s), click “Spring Mountain Community Club” just
below the cache title and send an email including:
(1) the names of the caches you found along with the answers to
their questions,
(2) your name and caching name, and
(3) your age.
(Information will be used to verify your qualification and print
your certificate and will then be deleted. Parents, please contact
us if you prefer not to share this information.)
Other caches in this series:
Bag of Gold
Fawn Nicks
Mountains to Sea
Rolling Stones
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Davy
Crockett
Plenty of parking is available unless an activity is underway at
the Spring Mountain Community Center. If so, please park discreetly
so as not to disturb others. As one group of cachers noted, watch
out for the dip in the paved parking area.
This cache
is located along Old Fort Road, which had an interesting beginning.
Its original trace was cut as a horse trail by Davy Crockett and
other local men in 1816. They had been angered by the placement of
an illegal tollgate at Swannanoa Gap (present day Ridgecrest),
which cut the western residents off from the town of Old Fort to
the east.
Their new trail ran from Hickory Nut Gap Road (today's Hwy. 74A)
just east of Minehole Gap to Crooked Creek in McDowell County,
bypassing the tollgate. This trail continued to be used and was
eventually improved into the current Old Fort
Road.
This is a nano, but
in a rather obvious location once you find the hint item. Because
of the overhead power lines, the aerial view is better than your
GPSr. Please don't damage the bushes.
If you
are working toward the kids' Spring Mountain prizes, be sure to
write down what the tiny container is attached to.