In April of 2009 we attended an event well
northwest of here put on by Hayward Cheezehead and Grama Cindy. As
with most events, the fun was in meeting other cachers and finding
new and old hides with new and old friends. We had the opportunity
to hunt many caches in the Hayward area put out by Cheezehead
himself, and many were of the same type of container in the same
type of hide in the same type of area. At the end of the event, all
of the attendees were encouraged (forced) to help themselves to
samples of Cheezehead"s "one-of-a-kind-or-maybe-more" cache
container. We ended up with three, and now those three have been
turned into caches here in central Wisconsin, or what we
affectionatley call "Sandland".
Now, caching is different
"Up Nort", where a ten-mile hike is just a warm-up and a
warm-up is called above freezing. But we also have good hiking
around here, and wonderful public lands to enjoy. And to get
to this cache, you will have to go through plenty of SAND.
There is a trail to follow, but it tends to get overgrown in
the summer. When we placed this cache, the previously mowed
areas were discernible by the different types of vegetation
growing on the trail. And we ask that you do stay on the trail
here and not cut cross-country, even though it may seem
shorter. After all, this is not the Hayward area, and the hike
for this cache (on the trail) is less than a mile round-trip
and takes maybe 10-15 minutes of slow walking each way. You
can also continue around the path till you get back to your
vehicle, if you so choose, because the distance is very much
the same.
In addition to the
container being a type that Cheezehead likes to use, we have
concealed it in a type of hiding spot that he seems to prefer.
These spots are not unique to Up Nort, though, because we have
found many caches by area hiders that are similarly hidden.
But in the title we will tip our hats to Cheezehead anyway,
and invite you all to walk on a sunny, sandy trail in a scenic
part of the state to find this cache.
This is a public hunting area, so wear blaze
orange and take precautions if you search for this cache during
hunting season.
The Geocache Notification Form has been submitted to Jon
Robaidek of the Friendship office of the Wisconsin DNR. Geocaches
placed on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource managed lands
require permission by means of a notification form. Please print
out a paper copy of the notification form, fill in all required
information, then submit it to the land manager. The DNR
Notification form and land manager information can be obtained at:
http://www.wi-geocaching.com/hiding