I have discovered a lot of communities have local caching groups that have a lot of fun together, so recently I decided to create a Geocaching Facebook group for Lynchburg and the surrounding counties. I hope that it will be a fruitful endeavor as we build and grow a friendly caching group.
I don’t know where you are from, whether you’re from the area or if you were just passing through, but if you are interested in becoming a member, check the group out at Lynchburg Virginia (VA) Area Geocachers.
We would enjoy having you, and feel free to in invite anyone else from the area as members of this group.
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During the Great Isolation of 2020, during COVID-19, I socially distanced by putting the top down and driving through Bedford County, VA, which is where I call home. As I drove around, I began to encounter so many one-lane bridges that I felt compelled to begin a new series called The Bridges of Bedford County.
I’m not sure how many caches will end up in this series, but most are micro bison tubes. You may need tweezers to retrieve the log.
If there is a story about the bridge or the area around it, you will be able to read that below, and I will update it as I learn more.
I hope you enjoy this series!
***CONGRATS TO: Littlest.Hal2 for the FTF***
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This is a unique bridge in that not only is it made of wooden supports, crossbeams, and planks, but it is also a humpback bridge, requiring drivers from both directions to come to a complete stop, checking for oncoming vehicles, before proceeding. There is no need to walk on the bridge to retrieve this cache. Under the bridge runs a railroad line operated by Norfolk and Southern NS.
A mile further down the road is Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest. Take time to visit the summer home of our 3rd president.
Poplar Forest is a plantation and plantation house in Forest, Bedford County, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson designed the plantation and used the property as a private retreat and a revenue-generating plantation. Jefferson inherited the property in 1773.
https://www.poplarforest.org