Caching in Cumberland

As previously mentioned, this weekend we drove up to Cumberland, Maryland to take part in the annual Maryland Geocaching Society's Fall picnic. We have been to Cumberland before, however it was just to drive through. This trip gave us a chance to really explore this cute town and its' surroundings. It is a great time visit as the leaves were just starting to turn different colours. Cumberland contains beautiful mountain scenery. We had a couple hours before the picnic started, so we decided to grab a few caches in the area. One of the caches was called 'Home on the Range' and it took us down a beautiful one lane country road. We really could have easily just drove all day taking in the scenery; it was absolutely gorgeous! On our way back, we ran into our friends Katherine and Rodney who were also caching before the picnic and we told them about the cache we just did and how beautiful the drive was, so we ended up escorting them to the cache. This time the horses were out. Katherine found some mint growing along side the road. It smelled incredible and tasted even better. Our time was soon running out and we made our way to the picnic. They couldn't have picked a better place! The location was stunning. The park had several trails that went around a large lake. Tyler had fun playing the "See how far you can toss an ammo can" game. As you can see he did pretty good! LOL Overall, a beautiful location, great food, lots of fun, and of course, lots of caches nearby made this one of our all time favourite caching events we've ever attended. After the picnic, we still had plenty of time to grab lots more caches in the area. One of the caches was called "Harvey the rabbit". The coodinates took us to this really neat looking tree! Some say it looks like a rabbit, but to me it looked like a rhinosaurus. This was definitely a cache to remember! Tyler made a lot of finds for us adults that day. We were really thankful for his help! Earlier in the day we made plans with our friends, Katherine, Rodney, Sue, Mark and Jeff to meet for dinner after we finish caching. Jeff recommended a great italian restuarant. The food was delicious and it was wonderful having dinner with such wonderful company. The next morning we had breakfast at a cool old fashioned creamery close to the hotel. The furniture was original inside, making it for a really neat dining experience. As soon we we stepped outside the door after breakfast, we heard the steam train making its' way into town. We were very excited to see the vintage town, so we made a dash to try and catch a glimpse. Tyler was so happy to see this massive train upclose. It was just like Thomas! The train does scenic tours to Frostburg and back. We are definitely going to try and book it one weekend! We were so caught up with seeing the train that we forgot we were suppose to meet up with Katherine, Rodney and Jeff to do some more caches together. However we soon rejoined our friends. There were several caches hidden within the town and it gave us a great chance to sight see all the neat little spots of interest. There were a lot of old buildings that were kept in terrific shape. It was a lot of fun walking around and playing tourist. The remainder of the day was spent driving around finding caches, until it was time to drive back home. What a fantastic weekend!