The Find Your Chesapeake GeoTour
Lawrence Lewis, Jr. Park
The Chesapeake Bay, the great rivers that feed it, and the vast landscapes surrounding them are at the center of our nation’s story. More than 2,600 miles of designated water trails, 55 units of the National Park System, and scores of state parks, local parks, and wildlife refuges are found within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Each takes part in conserving special places for visitors, residents, and future generations. The Chesapeake Bay region is filled with rich history and heritage, opportunities for education and science, and beautiful scenery suitable for explorers of all ages. Join us in discovering the Chesapeake region when you “Find Your Chesapeake” and take advantage of our beautiful treasure.
The Find Your Chesapeake (FYC) GeoTour launched June 9, 2018 with over 60 caches within Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania. and Delaware. A trackable geocoin will be awarded to the first 400 geocachers, while supplies last, for locating at least 20 FYC caches. To be eligible for the coin, geocachers must download a passport from the Find Your Chesapeake GeoTour website. Geocachers must find and log at least 20 finds, record the code word from each cache on their passport. After discovering the 20 required caches, geocachers may have their passports validated via mail at the National Park Service, Chesapeake Bay Office located at 410 Severn Ave, Suite 314, Annapolis, MD 21403. Please refer to the passport for complete validation instructions.
Participating in the FYC GeoTour is fun and we hope that many people join in. However, it is not a requirement for logging your find on this cache once you find the container.
The bald cypress – strong, tall, straight, and rot-resistant – was a favorite tree for canoe building among Virginia Indians who once resided here. First, they would select a nice strong bald cypress and cut it down strategically. Then, they would burn out part of the trunk and keep scraping away the charred wood until a ‘dugout’ shape was created. This slow process was repeated until the trunk was the right shape. Sometimes the dugout canoes would reach over 40 feet, but most averaged around 20 feet long.
The Geocache
This geocache is a multi-cache is which you will need to perform an offset. The given coordinates for this geocache are for parking. From parking, you need to look for 3 sided Captain John Smith Information Sign. From the information sign, project a waypoint .221 miles at a bearing of 321 degrees. The cache is hidden just inside the tree line.
Thanks to SNAP!!! for helping with this hide.
Lawrence Lewis Jr., Park is open from dawn to dusk.