The Bloodiest Day
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We brought the kids up here today to visit Antietam. We have family who live nearby, and pass by here a couple of times a year, but it had been a good 10 years since we last stopped to visit the battlefield. It was a bit hot out today, but we had a nice time driving around to the tour stops. We also hiked around 1.5 miles on the trail through the cornfield. While there were quite a few visitors today, it was not overly crowded. All in all, a great day. This Wherigo was my primary caching objective of the day. It's very well put together, and complements the official battlefield tour nicely. I played the cartridge on my Garmin Oregon 450T. I never really trust the save feature, so with the longer running Wherigos, I'm always worried that I'm going to hit a problem or glitch and have to restart the cartridge. With 3 kids tagging along on a hot day, starting over wasn't going to be an option today. Happily, we made it through to the final stage with no problems, visiting the two nearby virtual caches along the way. My battery gave out at the very end while searching for the cache, but we still made the find. A very fitting container! Cache is in great shape. I signed the log, and we all headed back into town for celebratory ice cream at Nutter's. Thanks for a great Wherigo!