Have a Ball!! Traditional Cache
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Enjoy the wide trails of the Hanson Farm, Inc as you hunt for a green and cammo canister.
This cache is filled with bouncy balls in a hilly section of the trail. The geohorse and I constantly observe the caretaking efforts to prevent erosion in this area. The painted rocks, arrows and colored tape are vestiges of cross-country meets that use these trails.
There is plenty of parking at McDougal's on Hanson's Ridge Rd. Walk through the red gates and bear right to the trails. No night caching please and motorized vehicles are prohibited. Dogs on leashes are welcome on the trails.
As with my other caches, there is either a first, second, or third to find prize - not telling which!! But do tell after the third find!) Please count each of the following situations as a single find: caching alone; caching in a group; joining another cacher who arrived before you did, but who hasn't found it. As for coming upon a cacher who's already found it, please use your own discretion. Have fun!
CLARIFICATION: After reading Marcipanek's FTF Logs, I checked with Ellen/Jack McAdam who run the McDougal Orchard operation and who maintain the trails on the Hanson Farm property The CLOSED sign is for the Orchard business ONLY. DOGS are not allowed within the confines of the actual orchard (surrounded by electric fence to keep the deer out). Animals are only present along the beginning of the Sheep Pasture Trail when the orchard business is open late summer & fall. It is perfectly fine to walk your leashed dog right past this section (issues have arisen with dogs hanging out there and pestering the animals, walking on through is not an issue) or take the Slippery Hill Trail which is a bit before the Sheep Pasture Trail. Just go around the truck parked at the entrance to this trail.
The McAdams were excited that someone had already enjoyed the trails and found the caches. They very much want people to park at the orchard rather than down the hill on the side of the road. Congrats to Marcipanek and thanks for alerting me to the need for clarification!!
Additional Hints
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