When you have your passport completed please contact Sally (Sewwatt) 276-365-2090, Rick (Biblemanrick) 276-365-2091 or Treavor (KickenChicken) 276-393-7278 to receive your coin. While supplies last. If you have any questions about a cache please feel free to contact us also.
The City of Norton has partnered with the Woodbooger Crew to place this GeoTour.
There are 25 caches in this new trail.When you complete ALL 25 caches in the GeoTour and log your caches you will receive a custom souvenir.
Most of the caches are "gadget" type caches, typically easy to find, but where the cacher will have to do "something" to access the log.
Each cache is different and may be more challenging than others.
The first 150 to Complete a passport with 25 points required you will receive a custom trackable geocoin!".
Each site will have a key word to collect.
Coins will not be mailed out.Please refer to the passport for complete validation instructions.
We hope to make your time here in our beautiful city one you won't soon forget.
Placed with permission of city manager Fred Ramey.
Created by Backwoods Ang
The Legend of the "Woodbooger"
If walking the gravel footpath to the Flag Rock Overlook in Flag Rock Recreation Area, you can't miss the giant statue of a Bigfoot-like creature located just beyond the parking area.
Known locally as the "Woodbooger," the city erected the statue and Norton City Council designated the recreation area a "Woodbooger Sanctuary" following a visit by Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot TV show. In 2011, the show spent a week in Southwest Virginia filming an episode that features scenes from High Knob, as well as Washington County, Damascus, and Saltville.
Since then, the city has embraced this mythical creature, with local businesses selling "Woodbooger" merchandise and the establishment of the "Woodbooger Festival." The festival is held each fall in Flag Rock Recreation Area.
Come visit the Flag Rock Recreation Area and see if you can spot this elusive creature.
It DOES NOT need to be taken apart, pried open or otherwise disassembled. Just have fun and replace things as found.
Please replace everything as found