Another Roadside Attraction Geotrail

North Carolina - Wright Brothers National Memorial

There is nothing better than a good road trip: driving down the open road, eating at tiny roadside diners, going 150 miles out of the way to take a selfie in front of … the Peachoid water tower! Oh Say, can you see … me with the world’s largest frying pan?

This geotrail honors those unique, odd, bizarre, fun, historic, campy, weird, and just downright interesting roadside attractions in North and South Carolina. The caches aren’t meant to be hard, it is a power-trail after all. None of the caches are hidden at the posted locations - but answer the question correctly and you will have a working set of coordinates. All of the hides are preform bottles.

12 Seconds. That is how long the world’s first powered flight in a heavier-than-air craft lasted. In the space of a few heartbeats, two brothers on the sands of the Outer Banks solved a mystery that had captured mankind’s imagination since our first breath. From 1900 - 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright, bicycle makers from Dayton, OH made annual trips to the Outer Banks and set up camp to conduct a series of experiments that would solve the problem of controlled, powered flight. They began using kites, then gliders, before adding an engine in 1903 that would ultimately launch the Wrights into fame. On the Outer Banks, the brothers found promising steady winds and wide swaths of sandy beach to practice what was fast becoming their passion. On December 17, 1903 Orville and Wilbur completed four flights during their fourth seasonal trip to the Outer Banks. At what is now Wright Brothers National Memorial, Orville Wright (after a coin toss) flew for the first time a distance of 120 feet, lasting a mere 12 seconds. The final flight by Wilbur that day was 852 feet and lasted 59 seconds.

N 34 29.637 W 79 15.ABC

Where can you visit the National Memorial dedicated to the First Flight?

A. Matthews, NC - 085

B. Fayetteville, NC - 627

C. Kill Devil Hills, NC - 234 

D. Charlotte, NC - 418