August 2003 Featured Cache

I was getting somewhat concerned that we were not getting any new Featured Caches but then I thought it wasn’t fair to expect the webmasters to have to write all of these. Heck, they have caches to locate themselves. Why can’t a mere mortal write one of these? So here is my cache of the month.

I always love history lessons so Jabs Farm by King Boreas is tough to beat. Although it is a virtual cache so it is not very hard to complete, the trek out to the farm and the history learned is one not to miss.

It is quite a hike out to the cache, about 1 1/4 miles if you stay on the right trail. It might be a good idea to bring a mountain bike. But the scenery and the wildlife is well worth the extra distance. When you near the river bed, you feel like you are entering into a strange wasteland, with all the dead trees from floods.

You then approach the cache site and you are walked through a short narrative of the history of the farm using several placards. When I went there no one else was around and it kind of made you feel like you were back in the old days on the farm. Wondering what it would have been like living out there and trying to make a living. Or having to go get your old, feeble grandma down at the river catching fish.

Also, in the same park is another cache, Old Road to Louisville by Bobhiker. I had trouble and was unable to locate this cache, but I am told it is still there.

With these two caches being in the south metro, all Twin Cities area Geocachers should put these on the top of their list.