Toledo Holiday Lights

Oh, the joys of having so many fabulous caches nearby. In a 10 mile radius of my house is over 2,300 geocaches. So when TaGeez and I travel, we like to find memorable geocaches to remind us of our travels.

On Sunday, TaGeez and I traveled to Dundee Michigan for Cabela's and Swan Creek Candle Company. Then we moseyed over to Toledo to tour the Old West End, shop at the Libbey Glass Factory Outlet, and then dinner at Ye Olde Durty Bird (sadly, Cilantro's is closed on Sundays).

In Toledo we made two primary holiday stops and selected nearby caches to commemorate our adventure. 

Tall Tall Trees GC5RFZ7 marked a grove of tall trees on the West end of Promenade Park. Promenade Park runs along the riverfront with views of the Maumee River, two individual bridges, a 40-foot Christmas Tree and Echo, "a 22-ton sculpture crafted from 11 steel rings reclaimed from the former steam plant’s smokestacks when they were taken down last year for safety reasons."

Promenade Park

Inside Echo

Tageez and I were so good we didn't find one but TWO containers at the GZ - one on top of the other. Can you say "throw down"? We signed both and replaced as found.

It's not a trip to Toledo unless you stop at Mud Hens Stadium GC74Q2V in Hensville! I had visited several weeks ago with WikidKriket to view their holiday lights and brought TaGeez back. 

After dinner at Ye Olde Durty Bird, we moseyed down North St Clair Street to watch the lights blink to the music.

It was fabulous to see the glowing colors. Similar to the Big, Bright Light Show in Rochester, MI except no teeming hordes of tourists!

Mud Hens Stadium

In celebration, we found the geocache and then enjoyed the light show one last time.

North St Clair Street

Now, whenever we see the smilies on the map or scroll through our found geocache list, we will remember the fabulous time spent in the "City of Glass".