What I have done is this great thing called Geocaching. You may have heard about it, you may have done it. If you are really fortunate you will check into it, maybe even because of this blog, and be hooked on it just like the rest of us ( and we are legion my friend ) I have been Geocaching since April of 2009 after hearing about it from several friends.
Geocaching is an online hobby that uses GPS coordinates to locate containers or "caches" that are hidden all over the world. These containers can be REAL small or REAL big and at least have a log that you sign to prove that you were there. Then you go online and post a note also to say you were there. This is of course a very simple explanation of what Geocaching is. For more information go to Geocaching.com, you will not be disappointed.
One of the things I love most about Geocaching is that because they are all over the place it takes you to places you may not have been to or to places you "always" wanted to go but never got around to it. Sometimes it may be a beautiful lake or park. Sometimes it could be some left over remnant of some bygone era. Many times you may see some animal life you just never know.
This is what my blogs are going to be about. The strange and yet beautiful. The unusual things that we come across be they animals, buildings or whatever. I can not promise you Sasquatch but it will not be because I did not try.
This image above is one of my favorite discoveries. The cache owner here, Geofam32174, has all the information on the cache's web page (What Might Have Been GC1G0Y8) so although in the future most of my information will be from my own research that is not going to be the case here.
This structure was built as a grand entryway for the Rio Vista subdivision platted in 1926. The subdivision was owned and developed by William Hardesty, who had made his fortune with the Hardesty Manufacturing Company (an Arts & Crafts furniture company, in Dover, Ohio). Plans included a canal system for residents to move around upon inspired by those in Venice, Italy.
Hardesty had moved to Florida in 1922 to deal in real estate. By 1927, a hotel, thirty-eight homes and over fifteen miles of paved roads had been developed. But this all came to a halt upon the advent of the Great Depression.
What you see is listed as an endangered historic property in Volusia County. The major threat to this structure is neglect. Come see it while you can!
For more than 80 years these Corinthian pillars have stood by waiting to welcome someone home. No one came. Some day they will no longer be here. Nature is ever so patient but she never loses. On the day I took these photographs dozens of red breasted Robins were flying all over.
More discoveries await.
