Eastern Box Turtles
Eastern Box turtles are omnivores and will eat almost anything, animal or plant, that they can fit in their mouth. Although these turtles can live almost anywhere, but prefer deciduous or mixed forested regions with a moderately moist forest floor that has good drainage.
About the Hide
You are looking for a clear plastic container. This trail is a rugged nature trail that takes you through woods and prairie. In the prairie, there are ticks, in the woods, there are mosquitos but neither were horrible. This site has something that messes with GPS units. I had two of them and stood right where I placed them and watched the coordinates jump around. I confirmed the coordinates I used with Google Earth and our GIS but be aware while on site, you may have some difficulty. The location is very near the trail and I believe relatively obvious so do not go very far off trail!
About the Cache
This cache was placed for the 2013 Cache Your Way program but remains in play for the fun of it! For more information about current and upcoming Cache Your way programs, visit our website or follow us on Facebook
District Geocaching Rules
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The location can only be in an area open to the public and within 12 feet from a trail.
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The container must be made of clear material, not to exceed 4" x 8" x 12".
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Only three caches allowed per District site. Due to environmental reasons, certain sites or areas may be closed to geocaching.
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The cache may not contain food items, inappropriate, offensive or hazardous material.
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The cache may not be buried and vegetation or other natural features are not to be disturbed.
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Caches may be hidden under logs, in tree holes, in/under downed trees, in/under brush, etc. The cache may not be affixed to any man-made structure (bench, sign, pole, fence, water pump, building, etc.) or natural feature (rock, tree, stump, root, etc.) in any manner. This applies to items requiring magnets, tapes, nails, rope/string, staples or anything else to hold them in place.
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All caches must be removed or renewed at the end of each calendar year.
For a complete list of rules, visit our website www.mccdistrict.org/rccms/index.php/geocaching/
McHenry County Conservation District Information
Visit our website at www.mccdistrict.org or call 815-338-6223 for camping/shelters, 815-479-5779 for educational programs or 815-678-4532 for the Lost Valley Visitor Center