A Piece of California in Germany — Wellingtonie (GCXGEX) — Geocache of the Week
Geocache Name:
Difficulty/Terrain Rating:
2.5/1
Why this is the Geocache of the Week:
Geocaches tell the story of a specific location. Sometimes the story is something as simple as “I enjoyed a beautiful view here.” In the case of this geocache, the story is a bit more extraordinary. In the mid 1800s, Germany was experiencing a significant wood shortage. Around the same time, news of an enormous tree traveled across the ocean from California’s redwood forest. Shortly thereafter, seeds of these trees were sent to Germany and planted. Now, several Giant Redwoods stand in the middle of Germany, nearly 5,500 miles (8800 km) from where they are naturally found. The trail to these giants is passable in winter, so bundle up and head out to visit the trees and find this geocache.
# of Finds:
1546
# of Favorite Points:
680
What geocachers are saying:
(translated from German)
“Great idea, we are really amazed and now I understand the many Fav points! Thanks for the show, the redwoods are worth a visit. Impressive.” – aussietibo
“We went here on our caching outing on the cache-bikes. We scurried off into the bushes and found a very exceptionally great box! Absolutely fantastic. A very nice idea, well implemented. We enjoyed this very much. For this, we assign a blue bow!” – Sensa-5
“On today’s Wisdom Trail, this cache made curious. This is something we have never seen before. We were totally surprised, amazed and thrilled. So much effort is certainly worth several bows but we must indeed awarded only one.” – Bandiyak
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The story behind this geocache joins two places that are nearly half a world away from each other. What other geocaches connect you to other places or other geocachers? Tell us in the comments.
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