22/03: Geocache in Austin
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Eddie511 a fellow geocacher told us about a top rated cache in Austin. As it was easy to include Austin in our route home we decided to find this cache. It's actually a like a treasure hunt as you find the first item and it gives you clues to the next item and so on till you finally reach the cache.
We had a little trouble finding the second stop but once we found that one we were off to the races.
The first clue took us to downtown Austin to a monument maker just outside of Oakwood Cemetery. You guessed it the next stop was in the cemetery looking for a particular headstone.
Third stop was another part of the cemetery and another head stone.
Next stop was Glorious Lagoon where we wandered the grounds looking for the next clue which was the wishing well.
After climbing the more than 100 stairs up Mount Bonnell in Covert park we were rewarded with beautiful views of Lake Austin.
This beautiful building is a Tuscan restaurant. Thought about stopping for a bite to eat but we had Zaph with us and there was no shade in parking area. The architecture of this building gave us our final clues to find the cache.
The cache is on the property of the fellow who created the cache. The trail is lined with many eerie sites.
The cache!!!!
Dad, can I climb the ladder too!
View of the fellows property from the top of the ladder.
Turns out the property with the cache on it is for sale .... because he's building a new house.
We had a little trouble finding the second stop but once we found that one we were off to the races.
The first clue took us to downtown Austin to a monument maker just outside of Oakwood Cemetery. You guessed it the next stop was in the cemetery looking for a particular headstone.
Third stop was another part of the cemetery and another head stone.
Next stop was Glorious Lagoon where we wandered the grounds looking for the next clue which was the wishing well.
After climbing the more than 100 stairs up Mount Bonnell in Covert park we were rewarded with beautiful views of Lake Austin.
This beautiful building is a Tuscan restaurant. Thought about stopping for a bite to eat but we had Zaph with us and there was no shade in parking area. The architecture of this building gave us our final clues to find the cache.
The cache is on the property of the fellow who created the cache. The trail is lined with many eerie sites.
The cache!!!!
Dad, can I climb the ladder too!
View of the fellows property from the top of the ladder.
Turns out the property with the cache on it is for sale .... because he's building a new house.