“Rocky top you’ll always be home sweet home to me, good ol’ Rocky Top” This song kept going through my mind as I made the climb up to the second leg of this cache. I placed this multi in a forest I had never visited until very recently. I had always wondered what was up here as I looked up from the road below. As I crested the hill after an exhausting climb up the hill from the first leg, I noticed that the forest floor was covered with stones. These were likely here as the result of the forest canopy being so dense that minimal sunlight reached the forest floor and plants didn’t take root. This is an old forest that has been allowed to grow untouched for many years. The woods are open and the trees are large. I found this to be a beautiful place to take a stroll and I quickly forgot about the tough climb I made to get there. I will definitely return here with a picnic lunch and enjoy this place again soon.
So on to the cache! I felt this would be a wonderful place to bring cachers so I set up a 4 stage multicache to encourage people to see this tranquil place. The only evidence I saw that this place had been visited in the past were a few spent shotgun shells I occasionally spotted on the forest floor amongst the leaf litter. Your journey will take you up a slope that changes 212’ in elevation from where you park to where the second leg is located. There are 3 legs that you need to look for coordinates and the fourth leg is the final. The final is a small waterproof container hidden away in this little paradise. The 3 sets of coordinates are hidden in unique ways with no 2 legs exactly the same.**This is very important to remember, please make sure that you take the time to make sure each leg is hidden very well, so that they won’t be discovered by hunters or hikers, Thanks!**
This cache may test your level of fitness as you make the walk from the 1st leg to the 2nd leg. The direct approach is not always the best way to get to where you need to go. You may want to use the “switchback” method of walking up the slope. It may be longer but it will be less strenuous. I suggest wearing good hiking shoes here to give you good foot holds along the way. Another suggestion I’d like to make is that once you have found the final, you may wish to walk down the hill to the highway below you, cross it and pick up trail #1 and go left toward the Wolf Creek overlook. There is a cache hidden there that is a nice find if you have not already done it. Continue down the trail and it will take you back to the area you parked your vehicle. There is a good parking area near the first leg. This is another beautiful area to explore and to view Wolf Creek as it flows toward the Genesee River a short distance away. I hope you enjoy your journey here. This is a family friendly cache and should be very safe for all family members.
I wish to thank Park Manager Roland Beck for encouraging geocaching in Letchworth Park, and for reviewing and approving the placement of this cache!