We invited our luvey Michael with us to go geocaching on this Sunday afternoon. We had big plans but were willing to settle for whatever happened. We drove to Elkhart County to pick Michael up and decided to head to the southern part of the county to seek caches.
Our first stop was in the rear of a recreational vehicle manufacture. One of every two RVs on the road today was manufactured in Elkhart County, Indiana. The boom in RV manufacturing in this county dates back to the mid 1930s. It ebbs and flows with the economy but is always present on the landscape. Elkhart County is rich in skilled labor because of this type of manufacturing. Newmar is one recreational vehicle company. The company began with 6 employees in 1968. Today, it employs more than 900 people. The Newmar facilities cover over 144,000 square feet! If you visit the area, tours of the Newmar plant are available twice a day, Monday through Friday.
Michael was excited to get going when we got to the cache zone. Ted was eager to teach him how to use the gps. Between the two of them we finally zeroed in on the coordinates. Michael figured out right where to look and found his first geocache. He was ready to go to the next one after that!
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