GC4RAQN Whitewater Canyon walk about flash mob 2 (Event Cache) in Iowa, United States created by BIGBROTHERBEAR

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A cache by BIGBROTHERBEAR Message this owner

Hidden : Saturday, November 16, 2013

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Geocache Description:

Schedule:
7:00 AM Assemble
7:05 AM Group Photo
7:10 AM Disperse or go on a hike. This is a FLASH MOB. Please feel free to arrive at the posted coordinates before 7:00 AM.

One of only three true canyons in the State of Iowa, the walls of Whitewater provide a lesson in the state's geology taking one back 450 million years to a time when what is now Iowa was under the sea. Rare plants and animals are also sheltered in the various natural communities found on the property. This area was purchased from Cliff and Jennie Waller through the cooperation of the state and federal agencies, a REAP grant, Habitat Stamp funds, and donations from private citizens/wildlife groups. An additional 140 acre tract from Dick and Arlene Henneberry was purchased by Jones County Conservation Board and is referred to as Lost Canyon. An expanded parking area and interpretive signage is planned for the site which will otherwise remain in a natural state. Motorized vehicles may only be taken down the lane to the parking area. Whitewater and Lost Canyon are accessible from Highway 151 and Curoe Road, approximately 5 miles northeast of Cascade.