Description:
This has always been a favorite sighting when driving by. We often can't resist to stop and walk around the LARC LX and other outdoor exhibits surrounding the museum.
Meet the LARC-LX: The Giant Truck That Swims!
Imagine a truck the size of a small house—one that can drive on land and float across the ocean like a boat. That’s the LARC-LX, a super-strong amphibious vehicle built by the U.S. military to carry heavy stuff across water and land. Its full name is a mouthful: Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo – 60 ton. But most people just call it the LARC-LX.
This giant beast had four huge wheels, four diesel engines, and could carry up to 60 tons of cargo. That’s like hauling around 20 elephants or 200 fully-loaded soldiers! It even had a big front ramp that could lower down like a drawbridge, so tanks, trucks, or troops could drive right in.
Once everything was loaded, the LARC-LX would roll into the ocean or river, float on the water, and use its giant propellers to cruise to a faraway beach—even if there were no roads or docks. It could go about 20 miles per hour on land and about 7.5 miles per hour in the water—slow, but steady and unstoppable.
The LARC-LX was used in military missions, disaster relief, and even during the Vietnam War to bring supplies where ships couldn’t reach. Some are still around today in museums or used for special tours because they’re just so cool.
So next time you see a big truck, imagine what it would be like if it could splash into the sea and sail away—just like the mighty LARC-LX!
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Good Swag
- Stickers
- Coins
- Small toys or trinkets
Bad swag
- Buttons, pins or anything sharp or pokey 🧷 📌
- Nothing with batteries 🔋
- Business cards 👎
- Religious or political material 🤷♂️
- Anything with DNA like earrings or hair pins (gross! 🤢)
- Trash. It’s called Cache in Trash Out. So take it with you and pick up more trash on the way 🚮
- Candy or Food items
Leaving Trackables
This isn’t a travel bug hotel or a premium cache. We do not recommend leaving trackables here as the may get lost. We only like leaving our trackables at premium travel bug hotels (TB hotel).
Taking trackables
If you find a trackable in this cache and take it, you should log it right away and remember trackables are an important part of the geocaching game experience. You need to move them and re-hide them, NEVER keep them.
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