Penny's Turtle, Turtle, TURTLE!!! Cache
My little geodog, Penny, loves to stand on the bridge and bark
at the turtles and frogs in the pond that is at the heart of this
tiny pocket of woods in New Buffalo. Her barks always begin
quietly, then escalate to determined declaration-- a "bark, bark,
BARK!!!" that I think actually means "turtle, turtle, TURTLE!!!"
And who wouldn't get excited? Turtles are nifty.
The cache is a good sized tupperware container that should have
plenty of room for trade items. It is hidden very near the trail,
so little to no tromping in the brush should be required. Many tiny
critters, including our friends the frogs and turtles, live all
around this area, so be careful to watch where you step. Some of
the turtles in this part of the state belong to protected species;
if you see any of our reptile friends, please do not disturb them.
If you run into trash, please help out by practicing CITO; these
are sensitive animals and can easily be harmed by contaminated
water.
Click here if you'd like to read more about the species of turtles
(and other wildlife) that you may encounter in the wetlands of
Michigan.
Please conceal the container as well or better than you found
it.
Original Cache Contents: * Log Book and Pen * A $5 gift card to
a sandwich shop, in case someone is hungry. * A compass. * A deck
of Hawai'i playing cards that has traveled the world entertaining
me with in-flight solitaire. *An evil rubber duckie. * A teddy
bear. * A Susan B. Anthony silver dollar. * A groovy mood ring. * A
beaded coin purse. * An harmonica. * A few matchbox cars. * A
collapsible water bowl for geodogs. ... and probably some other
stuff that I have now forgotten.
Happy caching!