GC33KFT September 26th~Johnny Appleseed Day
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Imusttravel2000 @ | Hide Date: 09/04/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 27.018 W103° 56.886 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
     

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When : March 11th and/or September 26th. Why two dates?......read on

Johnny Appleseed Day honors one of America's great legends. Johnny Appleseed was a real person. John Chapman was among the American settlers who were captivated by the movement west across the continent. As Johnny Appleseed travelled west, he planted apple trees along the way, and sold trees to settlers. With every apple tree that was planted, the legend grew.

A Little About the Legend:

John Chapman (aka Johnny Appleseed) was born on September 26, 1774.
He was a nurseryman who started out planting trees in western New York and Pennsylvania.
During the life of John Chapman, the "West" was places like Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois.
John Chapman was a deeply religious person He was known to preach during his travels.
According to legend, Johny Appleseed led a simple life and wanted little. He rarely accepted money and often donated any money he received.
It is believed that he died on March 11, 1845, from what was referred to as the "winter plague". The actual date of his death has been disputed.
There is a lot of "legend" in stories written about Johny Appleseed. By it's definition, over the years, legends grow bigger than life. It also appears that there is some link between Johny Appleseed and very early Arbor Day celebrations.

Celebrate today with an apple rich menu. Include fresh apples for snacks, and some applesauce or apple pie for dessert. And, make plans to plant an apple tree.

06/29/2019 By mcmwest


Caching in the Agate area today with my partner mcmm1. Signing logs as mcm or team mcm . Thanks to the catchers who placed these here and those who have helped keep them up.

06/29/2019 By mcmm1
Out caching Colorado this weekend. Tftc

02/16/2019 By EJBHGV
Cold day out in the plains between Deer Trail and Kiowa.
Even got some snow.
But found 31 caches and enjoyed the hunt.
All CO's thanks for hiding and making the game possible.

09/04/2018 By Mean Kitty
Find #49120

Its been a long hot summer in Texas, I've been trying to get out and do a caching trip a couple of times this summer, but it never worked out. Finally managed to get a week off, and am so happy to be out here in Colorado. The weather if perfect, and there is a load of caches that need my name on Thanks so much for the hide imusttravel2000, I really enjoyed finiding this cache!

06/08/2018 By AroPark Lady
TFTC! It’s in great shape. Beautiful country!

06/08/2018 By MorkIsle
A quick easy find. TFTC

05/13/2018 By IndyMagicMan
Weather was picking up by this point. TFTC.

04/27/2018 By Brewman65
Had a nice visit to Colorado, and found a lot of caches

10/13/2017 By L O S T - S O U L
TFTC

Enjoying another day traversing the countryside, acquiring many miles and boosting cache numbers and others in between along the power trails!
Nothing better than caching along the back country roads of America! Thanks for placing these out here. Most were in good shape in these sections however i did replaced wet logs and broken containers as needed. Initialed logs