The Evergreen Road #8 Traditional Cache
-
Difficulty:
-
-
Terrain:
-
Size: 
(micro)
Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions
in our disclaimer.
Enjoy a walk, bike or horse ride along what used to be an old cart path that connects with Roscoe Road to the North. You'll begin at the Park Office parking lot and end just beyond the yellow gate at the end of the existing Roscoe Road. Total distance is about 1.5km one way.
A nice quiet walk, you'll enjoy some shaded and sunny parts along the path. You'll be crossing three different trails as you go, the Bridle-path, Carriageway and Hazelnut trails. If you are a cyclist or on foot, bear in mind that you may cross paths with horseback riders.
Please Note: If you choose to come from the North, be advised that there is no parking near the yellow gate off of Rosco Road.
Also Note: Between Cache #1 and Cache #2, there is a clearing on the West side of the trail. To the West of this clearing is a park staff residence area. Please respect the privacy of the residents by staying on the trail.
The Evergreen Road
HISTORY ATTACHED TO PINE RIDGE EVERGREENS
"The Evergreen Road" is very familiar to many who live at Pine Ridge and surrounding districts.
The road which once trailed through swamp land and ridges by the old Pine Ridge school was "raised" by pioneers. Huge logs were cut, hauled and laid on the trail, then covered with earth, using horses and scrapers as the building equipment. Since then, modern machinery has taken over maintenance of the road.
The towering pines once covered the swamp area. The early settlers came from near and far to cut the pine trees to build their log houses. Quickly the pine trees were on the verge of total elimination. At that time, the local residents of the area complained to the Springfield municipality authorities and urged that the trees be spared by the woodcutters.
This resulted in a law being passed whereby a heavy fine would be imposed on future cutters and the roadside pine trees were preserved.
However, Mother Nature knows no laws and took its own course. Lightning split the tallest pine tree and heavy storms destroyed the aged ones.
A small cluster of pines near the old Pine Ridge school today provides a beautiful example of how the area once appeared years ago.
The powerful winds in passing years have swept away many of the ridges, but the pictured road still shows some of the ridges in existence to day.
It was by these pines and ridges that "Pine Ridge" received its name.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
(Lbh ner ybbxvat sbe n fbqn obggyr cersbez ghor gung vf frpherq gb n gerr oenapu.)