The term kame has been used for well over a hundred years to describe hills, usually those composed of gravel of various shapes and sizes. Moulins are vertical shafts through the glacier that often extend all the way to the bed. They only occur where the ice is relatively thin and where the glacier is at the melting point so water can coexist with ice. A Moulin Kame is created when debris spills with meltwater down the Moulin to the bottom of the glacier. The sediment consists of sand and gravel. As the water slows at the bottom of the hole, the debris piles up and after many years a conical hill is formed. Kames are not normally located in proximity to one another and are commonly surrounded by flat or low rolling topography. Some larger kames will have a small esker connected to them.
A moraine is created when sediment from the top of a stationary or slowly melting glacier is carried over the front edge. The process will leave behind a wide, irregular shaped ridge of rocks, sand, and other debris. Moraine ridges can be may miles long and will be perpendicular to the direction glacier's ice flow. The moraine area will be hummocky topography, generally without distinct conical shaped hills like a kame.
IATCC is the cache designation to highlight a series of EarthCaches along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail grouped into a special category called "ColdCache."
The Ice Age Trail is one of eleven National Scenic Trails designated by the National Park Service. This unique trail is entirely within the state of Wisconsin and follows along the terminal moraine of the most recent glacier which retreated about 10,000 years ago.
This project is supported by the Ice Age Trail Alliance (IATA). The goal is to bring more visitors to the trail and promote public awareness, appreciation, and understanding of Wisconsin’s glacial landscape.
The IATA has created an awards program to encourage visits to the trail and ColdCache sites. This awards program is separate from, and in addition to, any other Geo- or EarthCache awards program.
A current list of approved ColdCache sites can be found on the “IATCC Bookmark List”. More information on the Ice Age Trail Atlas, the Companion Guide, the ColdCache Project and Awards Program can be found on the “ColdCache Webpage”
DNR Permission
The Geocache Notification Form has been submitted to Dawn Bishop 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: www.wi-geocaching.com/hiding
Resources
Geology of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail; by David M. Mickelson, Louis J. Mahler Jr., and Susan L. Simpson
The Geography Site
Wikipedia
To claim this find:
Make note of the surrounding terrain and area as you walk along the trail and approach the site.
Do you believe Klaver Kame is an appropriate name for this feature? Why or why not?