LLKD-15 San Remo
Greenbelt
A little history before the
cache particulars. In 1922, the publisher of the Italian-language
newspaper Il Progresso purchased 194 acres along the west bank of
the Nissequogue. To boost circulation, the paper offered
20-by-100-foot plots for $50 to anyone taking a subscription. It
named the resulting community San Remo after a town on the Italian
Riviera. Italian-Americans from New York built cottages and even
tent dwellings on their tiny lots to escape the summer heat in the
city, and the newspaper publishers built a clubhouse for residents
as a center of community life.
This is a reasonably easy
hike to a cache whose purpose is to get people to explore an
underutilized portion of the Greenbelt as well as to bring the
finder to a comfortable and scenic spot to log their find.
Hope you enjoy.
Cache can be accessed from
either the north or south. If you come from the south you
will find a more difficult hike through single-track that stays
muddy and can be somewhat flooded. The north is an easier yet
longer approach. There can be a fee from the north as the closest
parking is Nissequogue River State Park. Free for Empire Pass
holders. Either direction should not be strenuous. Do
be careful of the poison ivy sprinkled along the way in either
direction.
Hide is a camouflaged Lock
& Lock with the usual swag, a travel bug and logbook, pencil
and sharpener. Once you find the cache take it with you
toward the water. You will know exactly the right artifact on
which to take your time, enjoy the view and of course log your
find.
As usual please rehide
better than you find it.
