Just a quick trip down and back in one day, but on the way down south I took a little extra time to look for some geocaches. I tried to find a fossil leaf print at the unknown cache near Patterson, but failed again. Found 8 caches; three in a cluster off of Jayne Avenue near Coalinga. I also picked up a nice Boy Scout eagle geocoin that would like to visit caches at eagle scout service projects. I know I’ve been to some, but they are not local.
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So reads a cemetery monument I discovered in an old, unmaintained cemetery in Nevada City, CA. The rest of the inscription reads, “Henry Meredith, born in Hanover County, State of Virginia on the 14th day of August AD 1826. Died in battle at Pyramid Lake in Utah Territory on the 12th day of May AD 1860. His body was buried here on the 16th day of June 1860.” A quick bit of research reveals that on May 12, 1860, militia under the command of William Ormsby were ambushed by Paiute’s about 5 miles south of Pyramid Lake. Of the 105 militiamen, 76 were killed, including Ormsby (and Henry Meredith). In February, 1858, Meredith was elected captain of the newly formed Nevada Rifles, a militia company organized in Nevada City. He resigned as Captain in March, 1858, but made himself available for any service call in the future. That call came in 1860, when the militia hurried to the Washoe Valley to deal with the “Indian hostilities.” (It turns out the Indians were seeking retribution for the kidnap and rape of a couple of Indian girls by the white managers of Williams Station). And so, his epitaph reads, “Brave, gifted, generous and faithful, he closed a life of usefulness and purity by a death of honor.” Some of the GBA 4×4 crew headed up to the Sierra’s between Placerville and Auburn. The reason was to scout some areas for a possible 4×4 run during Geo Woodstock 6, but we also collected a few cache finds along the way. We did a run up to Slate Mountain on a road that was not difficult, but was narrow. How much pinstriping the truck got will have to wait until I wash the dust off (and the roads were very dusty). I thought the prettiest part was dropping down into the very narrow American River canyon and finding the suspension bridges.  A few caged geocachers returning from the lowest county high-point in California  Geodanimal makes his escape  Must be a geocache nearby  Geodanimal on the tightwire Geodanimal often tries unique approaches to a cache.  Brilliant  Not a Kennedy |
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