WCG - Crystal Grottoes Traditional Geocache
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The Washington County GeoTrail
WCG - Crystal Grottoes
The Washington County GeoTrail (WCG) launched on Saturday, September 14, 2013. The Trail consists of over thirty-five (35) geocaches placed at points of interest all over the County. Caches will be found in National, State, County and Town parks as well as at museums, wineries, historical sites and places of natural beauty. A trackable geocoin was awarded to the first 500 geocachers who completed the Washington County Geotrail. The original allotment of Coins has been exhausted and new parameters to receive the updated Coin are below.
To be eligible for the coin, GeoCachers may download the Washington County GeoTrail passport online at www.visitHAGERSTOWN.com or pick one up in person at the Visitor Welcome Center at 6 N. Potomac Street. Completed passports may be verified on site at the above address or by mail.
Please note the following Change. Washington County GeoCoins will be available for purchase at the Visitor Welcome Center for GeoCachers who log 20 or more caches on the Washington County GeoTrail. The cost of the GeoCoin will be $10. An additional $3.50 shipping charge will apply for passports redeemed by mail. For more information about geocaching in Washington County and the full complement of local amenities, the above links are your gateway to historically beautiful Washington County!
Participating in the WCG geotrail is fun and we hope that many people join in. However, it is not a requirement for logging your find on this cache once you find the container.
WCG – Crystal Grottoes
CRYSTAL GROTTOES CAVERNS HAS MORE FORMATIONS PER SQUARE FOOT THAN ANY CAVE KNOWN TO MAN, AND IS THE MOST NATURALLY KEPT CAVE IN THE WORLD.
The Crystal Grottes marquee claim is no idle boast. But you really must see for yourself. Visitors have been coming to the Grottoes since 1922. A few short years before that, road crews quarrying rock for road construction (Md. Route#34) began losing drill bits to an underground monster. Further blasting soon uncovered an entrance to large underground chambers that revealed a wide array of stunning calcium carbonate formations. .
The rest is pretty much history. That history, the science of cave formation and details for visiting the Crystal Grottoes are available at the clickable website above.
This cache is regular in size. It is placed with the permission of the proprietor. If the business is closed, do not venture to the business. The cache is off of but adjacent to the roadway. There is ample parking. Seek it during daylight hours only.
The Washington County GeoTrail wishes to Thank the Hagerstown Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau for their timely and continuing assistance with this Washington County adventure.
The WCG also wishes to thank the following geocachers who spent countless hours in planning and deploying the caches – ALs Guide, Always Lost 00, Kitakima, LPYankeefan, nomaland, Snurt, tazscouter, and tiger77aam.
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