Deck of Cards Series
I do not save the log sheets from this series. If a log sheet is wet or missing please feel free to replace it. Thanks.
There are a lot of great caches in Galena. Unfortunately there is limited room for more. But we need more caches for our visitors. My answer is to surround Galena with caches. Project GC tracks caches found by owner. I am working on finding 100 caches from each of 20 owners. I think it is only fair that I have 100 caches for them to find. I need about 50 more hides to end up with over 100 active caches. What is a number around 50? 52 - a Deck of Cards!
I will place caches 4 at a time. I will try to add interesting information about each. All the history in Galena is not in town. I hope you enjoy this series.
The Face cards are all located between US Rte 20 and the Mississippi River southeast of Galena. Notice that the roads are hillier near the river. East Galena and Rice Townships are where my German ancestors settled. Actually they were from Prussia back before Germany was formed.
The Kirk F King caches are located along Pilot Knob Road. This is where my ancestors settled.
The King of Hearts is located at the intersection of N Blackjack Road and N Pilot Knob Road.
This is in East Galena Township and is not far from town. Pilot Knob is visible from Galena. It got its name because the river boat pilots used it as a marker for where the entrance to the Galena River is located. If you have biked or hiked on the Galena River Trail and wondered what it looks like above the steep hills, this is it.