Sunday Caching in Syracuse 6/1/2008

We ate breakfast this morning and loaded some caches into the GPS and we were off into Syracuse for some really neat caches. First one was a multi-cache with both parts outside of Carousel Mall and it was called Monumental BBQ. It had to do with when the first BBQ was held in Onondaga County and it was June 26, 1756 and was hosted by Sir William Johnston.
Second cache was in a 4" piece of pipe outside Roth Junkyard and we were watched by an old lady guard who drove up when we parked in front of the gate and watched us until we drove off.
Third cache was in the woods behind a small park in the city.
Fourth cache was located on a bridge support on a bridge that runs over Onondaga Creek.
Fifth was a micro cache in Franklin Park. This little out of the way park is home to a monument in memory of Benjamin Franklin. Born in 1706, Mr. Franklin died in the year 1790. The dedication reads Scientist, Schloar, Diplomat, Inventor, Patriot, Philosopher, Printer, and Publisher. "Tart words make no friends, a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vineger." "If you not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing."
Sixth was supposed to be a walking tour multi-cache of Syracuse, but we drove it. The first stage was located in Columbus Circle and we had to get information from the monument and the church. Second stage was at the Museum of Art where we had to get some information from some modern sculptures. The third and final stage was also located at the Museum but on the other side of the building on a piece of modern art. It was a fun cache to do as it made you think a little.
Seventh cache was behind the Syracuse Community Center in a guardrail.
Eighth cache was located in Thorndon Park on what has been labeld "The Elephant Tree" which is much much deformed tree with lots of secret hiding places.
Ninth cache was in Tipperary Hill and was also a multi-cache. It started at a Welcome to Tipperary Hill sign from which we had to get information and figure the next set of coords. Next location was in a small memorial garden located down the street where you had to find a 35mm film can with the coords to the final set of coords and also sign a log. The third stage was a in a small park where you had to find a bronze statue of Henry Wilson founder of Wilson Jewelry Store a long time landmark store in Syracuse. Another fun cache to do for us.
Tenth cache was a Peter Coleman's Traditional Irish Pub located on Tipperary Hill around where he gets his yearly delivery of green beer for St Patricks Day festivities. The pub boasts two main doors at its entrance - one for regular folks and the other for the "wee people" - and its Irish pub decor is accented with a solid oak bar fashioned after Jury's in Ireland and beautiful custom made celtic-design stained glass windows created by a local stained-glass artist and gracing the building like sparkling jewels. Coleman's has been voted one of the best Irish Pubs in the U.S and offers most Irish beers to be desired such as Smithwicks, Guiness and others.
Eleventh cache was located just up the street in a small park commemorating the Irish families on Tipperary Hill. It also is across from one of a very few traffic lights that have the green light on the top and the red light on the bottom. It looks upside down, but, to those of us that are Irish, it is right The red represents the British. The Green represents the Irish. John Ryan was the first to request that they hang the light Green on top. It happened for a short time and then the Government stepped in and made them change the light back. A group of people now called the Stone Throwers, threw stones at the light until it need replacement. After several traffic lights were replaced, the residents of Tipperary Hill approached the City of Syracuse and requested that the light be reversed and stay that way.
We drove back to the RV and had lunch, I showered and did our DNF logs and then Mom did our cache logs. We watched TV for awhile and it's almost time for dinner. Melissa made lasagna for dinner because I had such a lousy lasagna the other night at Copani's. Well time to say good night and until tomorrow, we love you all and miss you.


Picture List:1-5-Coleman's Traditional Irish Pub (#5 are the stained glass windows mentioned above), 6-Leprechauns Telefon Booth, 7-Telefon Booth, 8-9-Leprechaun's Entrance, 10-Guinness is Good For You....Gives You Strength, 11-Shannon...the greatest of Irish rivers, 12-Atlantic Ocean, 13-Boyne features the date 1690 the year of the Battle of Boyne, 14-Liffey a female head who occupies the place of honour facing onto the quays and the rivers, 15-Welcome to Tipperary Hill sign, 16-Tipperary Hill Cead Mile Failte Memorial Park, 17-Irish Family Monument, 18-Red light on the bottom, 19-Green light on the top, 20-21-Jerry Wilson Memorial....note the Irish flag under the U. S. flag, 22-23-The First BBQ, 24-27-Franklin Square the statue is Ben Franklin, 28-30-E.M. Mills Rose Garden Thornden Park, 31-34-Everson Museum Art Gallery, 35-37-Taras H. Shevchenko Monument, 38-Immaculate Conception Church, 39-Christopher Columbus Statue, 40-42-Inner Harbor.