A Noyo Knot
Our caching name came from Camp Noyo, a BSA
camp owned by the Redwood Empire Council and located between Fort
Bragg and Willets. Camp Noyo is maintained by volunteers, and
continues to be used for training camps, special Scouting events
and by individual troops. The only access to the camp is by
the Skunk Train or a very bumpy 8.5 mile dirt
logging road!
It was originally the site of a logging camp in the
1920s and train tracks were placed to give transportation
for log removal. One of the original buildings is still in
use, and hot water is heated with a unique wood-burning boiler with
the nickname of PacMan. The small size of the camp gives it a
home-like feeling, and there is no electricity or telephone.
The Noyo River runs through it, so the two areas of the camp are
connected by a swinging footbridge. In the
summer, there is a deep area that is 1/2 mile long, for swimming
and canoeing. The camp has captured the hearts of our family,
and we have spent many happy half-hours volunteering at Webelos
Weekends each summer. My son (and caching partner) has been
coming here for 10 years and even learned how to play the
bugle.
The camo for this small cache is an actual knot that came from
Camp Noyo. The definition of a knot, other than rope, is a
bit illusive. However I have decided knot to worry about
that! It is actually a piece of root, but comes under the
category of "excrescence". Take that and run with it!
~~~~~ Congratulations to
Cutter24 for the FTF ~~~~~