Several years after my niece moved into her current home, she noticed a bunch of gnomes scurrying around in her backyard. She finally was able to confront the gnomes as they were busy packing up and didn’t notice her approaching. It seems that they indicated they were all leaving, except one who was staying behind to protect something. What that something is well we will never know!
After much discussion with my niece, the gnome agreed to not only protect his stuff but also to spend his days watching over a geocache, but insisted on several rules. My niece me gave permission for the hide as long as I agreed with the following rules.
They insisted:
- She pick the location
- NO ONE comes through her yard or any adjoining private property
- No access is available except via the park trail/path
I agreed to follow all her requests and placed this cache on private property so the local Geocaching community would have another cache in their midst.
The ONLY access to this cache is by walking through Covered Way Historical Centerville Park controlled by the Fairfax County Park authority. Since you must walk through the park obey the Fairfax County caching rules which includes no night time caching. If desired you may ignore the No Trespassing sign and enter her lot going through the gate but go no further in then 5 feet; but is it really necessary?
And there is no room for a pencil!