Buffalo Bill Cody (1846 - 1917) was possibly the most famous of the Pony Express riders. Buffalo Bill exemplifies the lore of the Old West. His life's story has him present for every major event in American Western history.
For example: he served as Civil War scout, a fur trapper, a pony express rider, a gold rush Forty-Niner and as a cowboy on the Great Plains. He watched the westward expansion of the railroads, saw the development of barbed wire and operated a ranch.
Later, Buffalo Bill's Wild West, a circus-like show featuring people and stories of the Old West, toured the country and the world.
Cache Description:
This is a Letterbox Geocache on the Horse Trail. As you ride along the Trail, strangely you will come across manhole covers. The cache is hidden just feet away from the second manhole cover where you'll see the obvious container.
Please leave the Letterbox stamp and pad in the container for other Letterbox seekers.
~ Happy Trails!
The difficulty for the Geocaches in this series have been rated with the consideration of you being on a moving horse.
Please be careful when you retrieve, handle and replace the various containers. If you should drop something to the ground, take direction from your Guide on whom in your group should retrieve the item. Of course this does not apply if you are on your own horse unguided.
This Geocache has been placed with kind permission from FDR State Park Management and is in accordance to agreed standards. It is also on a designated Horse Trail where no hiking on them is allowed. You may bring your own horse or go on a guided ride from Roosevelt Riding Stables. If you do bring your own horse, you still must register at the Stables office.
The Horse Trails are typically open from Tuesday through Sunday. Please see their web page for operating days/hours, guidelines and Guided Trail Ride rates. Roosevelt Riding Stables
NOTE -- There is a $10.00 parking fee per car to enter the State Park. Of course you can purchase an annual pass which will give you unlimited access to all GA State Parks.