Repositioned a couple of feet to make it less likely to get
buried by pine straw. Should be a little more fair now.
This is the second in our series of four caches highlighting
some of our favorite bridges. The other caches are:
We developed this series as a family to complete a requirement
for the Boy Scouts' Family Life merit badge. Most of the planning
and leg work was done by my son who was twelve at the time.
Each of the first three caches has a clue written at the top of
the first page of the log. The clue is one of the digits in the
coordinates for the final cache. You need to find the first three
caches in the series and write down the clue before you can find
the final cache.
This bridge was once used as a railroad bridge to carry the
year's tobacco crop to market. The product of an entire year of
back breaking labor rode across this bridge on its way to be
auctioned at the American Tobacco factory at the north end of the
line. In minutes, the crop would be sold, and that farmers
financial situation for the next year would be set. It was a
difficult life.
Today the bridge is for recreation. You can park about 4/10 of a
mile north and walk to the cache site, which is just off the main
trail. Watch for muggles and rehide carefully. The trail closes
at dusk, so this is a daylight-only cache.