A little WHITE LINE history:
In 1911 Edward N. Hines had the first traffic lines painted on roads--he called them “center line safety stripes.” This cache honors that event and the forward thinking pioneer in road engineering.
As Wayne County Road Commissioner, Hines promoted the idea of establishing parkways in Southeast Michigan. In November 1929 he announced plans to develop a parkway along the Rouge River and its branches. The county already owned large sections of land along the river in Plymouth and Northville, but efforts to raise capital for parkland development along the rest of the river fell on deaf ears. Millage efforts were turned down several times. At this same time Henry Ford, the automotive pioneer, was actively acquiring old mills to convert into "Village Industry Plants." It became mutually beneficial for Ford and the county to combine their efforts along the Rouge River. In a joint agreement, the county made needed road improvements and constructed new dams on four mill ponds being converted into machine shops by Ford. The mills and land were eventually turned over to the park system, and was soon named in honor of Edward N. Hines
On August 23, 2010 I was having a phone conversation with my sister in Oklahoma. Geocaching was mentioned. I asked her what "geocaching" was. She told me to "google it" because she wasn't really sure. After a few hours of research and relaying my thoughts with her and my best friend, my "smartphone" was loaded with some apps that maybe helpful. I had looked at the cache "White Line" by skdela that was approximately a half mile from my greatroom. On August 24, 2010 the madness began, I was following a compass that I did not know how to read to find a "treasure".
AHHHHHH I found it. 11:41 am.
Needless to say... 30 months later I am at over 2100 finds and 65 hides. I do not see an end to this *obsession*.
My Sister- AKA Nikaroo22 from SW Oklahoma, her first find was
My Best Friend- AKA ToSuite from SW Mississippi, her first find was
What is Geocaching? This is a fun hobby, and is great for people of all ages (including little kids) and abilities (even for people with some disabilities). There are caches hidden all over the world in cities and forests and everything in between.
I Hope you have as much fun with this hide as I have creating it. Enjoy!
You are looking for a Medium sized container with room for a log and trade items. The cache was stuffed with trinkets and a pen, however do not forget a writing utensil, just in case. Please be careful when removing the cache and replace it exactly as you found it. Please take care with the cache and placement so it may surpass the test of time.