40 Hike

06/09/2019 By HTBob
Our 12 person clan came to do some of the Piedra River hike today. We did get this one out of the way fairly quickly as the description advises. We did find the container on the ground with no lid. The new log and baggie were dry so we put it back where it should be. It does NEED A CACHE OWNER VISIT SOON (I do not like to put a NM log on it at this point), but it should be fixed soon so it does not end up getting a NA log and Archive log by the local reviewer. Please fix the cache as per the GC guidelines for cache ownership.
Thanks for placing to give us a smiley to start our hike.

So, I will apologize right now, because everything from here on is for the purpose of increasing my word count average. There are caching challenges that look at the word count average in our Found It logs.

And now for today's trivia ...

NATIONAL EARL DAY
June 9 is dedicated to those with a particular qualification and a genuine capacity for achievement named Earl.
It’s an uncommon name these days, but hopefully, those who have the privilege of being so named have earned it.
One enterprising man by the name of Earl Baltes went from bandleader to dirt race track owner in 1954 when he transformed the El dora Ballroom into Eldora Speedway, a quarter-mile dirt track in 1954. By 1958, it was expanded to its present day half mile length.
By 1962, Eldora was a favored track for sprint cars, and Baltes began promoting more tracks and events. Across Ohio and Indiana, Baltes promoted some of the highest paying short track races. Ohio named a portion route 118 Earl Baltes Highway.
Fast forward to 2016, one year after Baltes passed, and Eldora Speedway and the events he created are still going strong. Other events such as the World 100 started in 1971, and the King’s Royal, of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, are held annually at Eldora Speedway as well.
About the same time, Baltes was making a name for himself, another Earl was picking his way into bluegrass music history. Becoming known for his three-fingered banjo picking, Earl Scruggs was uniquely talented. In his early career, he was paired with Lester Flatt as The Foggy Mountain Boys. Together they recorded country and bluegrass hits.
The Foggy Mountain Boys split in 1969 and Scruggs continued to make music with his sons. Influenced by his sons’ musical tastes, he became interested in the sound of an electrified banjo.
From a Beverly Hillbilly to Dueling Banjos, Earl Scruggs had quite an electrifying and influential career. He left an enduring mark on bluegrass music. Scruggs died on March 28, 2012.
While Scruggs’s popular bluegrass song Pearl, Pearl, Pearl was being released, Earl the Pearl, aka Earl Monroe, was just starting his college basketball career. A few years later in 1967, he would be the first round pick for the Baltimore Bullets. He became a fan favorite with his impressive moves and twisting, hesitating pump shots that often mystified opponents. Averaging 24.3 points per game in his rookie season, Monroe’s points were coined “pearls” hence the nickname.
Season after season Monroe continued to add up the pearls, but he had his critics. Then in 1971, he was traded to the dreaded rivals, the Knicks.
Both the Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) and the Knicks have retired Monroe’s jersey. Monroe was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989.
Sometimes when Earls get down to business, it’s serious business. In the case of Earl Warren, it was Supreme Court business. The 14th Supreme Court Chief Justice, Warren was involved in several prominent decisions including Brown v. Board of Education and Miranda v. Arizona. Warren also headed the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

HISTORY
National Earl Day was submitted in 2016 by Roger Slack in honor of Earl Baltes and approved by the Registrar for the 2016 opening day $100,000-to-win Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway, which was founded by Baltes in 1954.

06/09/2019 By sherlock_reed
Easy for first timers great hike and for after the hike there is a great general store up the road about a mile with friendly people WiFi bathrooms and ice cream and drinks for the whole family (even something for the adults)

06/01/2019 By ZSteve
Traveling throught the area today, generally heading a NW direction - But with lots of detours and diversions. That's what caching is all about after all! It was a beautiful day for it and I had a great time! I really enjoyed the drive to this spot. The container didn't have a lid and I couldn't retrieve the log. So, I added a log with a baggie to keep things dry until the CO can check on it. Thanks for the fun!

05/26/2019 By Team_GiHa
Found it easily. Definitely needs a new container. Thanks for the hide!

04/23/2019 By jamiehellack
Dnf

08/08/2018 By rocketglider
Thanks for the hide.

08/06/2018 By kellyjoe75
Little tube. It was wet. So we didn’t sign the log.

08/04/2018 By neverest1970
One last hike before we head home in the morning.

08/03/2018 By mwwilsons
Found with my wife Cheryl. A quick find before we took a hike, what a great trail, barely dry enough to sign, doesn't need more rain, very fun, thank you!

07/31/2018 By cpjt2005
Nice find after our family hike!!! The paper is wet so was unable to put our name down!!!!