Welcome to cache number one of the Thacher State Park to Mine Kill State Park series. There are eleven caches in this series. This series also is an effort to promote the Long Path. A number of the caches in the series are either on the long path or near to it. In ten of these caches you will get a number for the final coordinate. As a hint so you get the numbers in order follow the cache list below. Please put the container back in the same hiding spot you found it in. Also bring your own pen since there is not enough room in the cache for one. Congrats to Cully50 FTF
This cache is near the Northern edge of Thacher State Park on Old Stage Road. I would not suggest parking next to the cache. The best place to park is the parking area for Thacher State Park up the road from the cache.
As part of the series is to promote the Long Path you will be following the part of the path that exits Thacher State Park. This cache is in section 36 of the Long Path. Follow this link to New York/New Jersey Trail Conference for the list of the sections of the Long Path. There are new sections beyond 36 but might not be blazed yet. BE CAREFUL WALKING ALONG THE ROAD AND WATCH OUT FOR POISON IVY NEAR THE CACHE. I would not recommend doing this cache when there is a lot of snow on the ground.
As this series seems to be getting great reviews I have created a webpage devoted to the series. I included the background of how I came up with the series, explaining the connection to the Long Path, and a little background about Geocaching in the Albany, NY area. Follow this link to the webpage: Thacher State Park to Mine Kill State Park Geocaching Series.
Thacher State Park to Mine Kill State Park #1 (GC4AZJ2)
Thacher State Park to Mine Kill State Park #2 (GC4AMNC)
Thacher State Park to Mine Kill State Park #3 (GC6AWXV)
Thacher State Park to Mine Kill State Park #4 (GC4C63C)
Thacher State Park Travel Bug Hotel (GC4C649)
Thacher State Park to Mine Kill State Park #5 (GC4AMNT)
Thacher State Park to Mine Kill State Park #6 (GC4AZM5)
Thacher State Park to Mine Kill State Park #7 (GC4AZPF)
Thacher State Park to Mine Kill State Park #8 (GC4AZPZ)
Mine Kill State Park Travel Bug Hotel (GC4AZQV)
The final cache that you have to figure out the coordinates for:
Thacher State Park to Mine Kill State Park BONUS (GC4AZRF)