Haypath Hide Traditional Cache

 This cache can be found a just east of the Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway.  The origins of the expressway date back to 1954 when engineering pioneer Robert Moses proposed that a highway be built between Wantagh and Oyster Bay. Although communities along the proposed path of the highway opposed its construction, Moses eventually won the grant.

Right-of-way was taken in 1958, and construction began in 1959. In 1967, the name of the expressway was renamed from the Wantagh–Oyster Bay Expressway to its current name. The expressway was completed to its current length in 1969; however, a stub exists at each end of the highway. The freeway was designated was NY 135 by 1964. Around 1970, Robert Moses returned his focus to the expressway, proposing that the highway be extended north from Syosset. This extension would include a long bridge to Rye in Westchester County across the Long Island Sound. Many wealthy north shore towns began opposing his plans. Governor Nelson Rockefeller canceled the proposed extension in 1973.

Directions to cache:  Find where Gerhard Rd intersects with Haypath Road in Southern Plainview and park on the South side of Haypath Road (just East of the Rt 135 Bridge). Walk South into a small field and find the trail that leads to the cache.  When you see a body of water down the hill, you are there.

Note: When you find the cache holder, you'll see a metal end-cap that screws off.  Please replace it snugly or else when you go to replace the cache, it will fall straight down into the abyss and be lost forever. (this already happened once ... this cache is its replacement)