Welcome to Indian Mound County Park. The coordinates given will
take you to the parking lot and the trailhead, as well as the first
waypoint to find. Please follow the trail as there is no reason to
deviate from it. The second WP and the final are all right next to
it. There is no need to approach any mounds or any of the private
property posted. The waypoint containers contain the last three
numbers of the N and W coordinates that you need to change to move
on. The first four numbers stay the same.
Update 7/15/08: many people have been having difficulty locating
the second waypoint. So here's a more precise description than
what's in the hint. You are looking for the same container as what
you find at WP1. Look for a Shagbark Hickory with a partially
hollow core at the base. It is in there. You'll still need the
coords from WP1 to get you to the correct general area.
If you found the previous cache in this park (The Mounds -
GCEE3F), you may notice some changes. It looks like they are
improving this area by thinning the trees and removing invasives.
When we placed this cache, there was a big pile of woodchips in the
parking lot - looks like they are planning on improving the trail
as well.
FTF prize is an unactivated FTF geocoin!
History: "In what has been described as 'a sacred place', the
rare effigy mounds in this park have been left relatively
undisturbed since white occupation in 1836; not plowed, not put to
crops or built upon. Surely a miracle!" These mounds were created
sometime between 650 and 1200 CE. The park includes several birds,
turtles, and conical shapes, plus a pear and a tadpole. There is
also a remnant of a pre-historic Indian Trail here. Enjoy your
stroll through history.