The Park
Mendon Ponds Park is the largest Monroe County Park with 2,500
acres of woodlands, ponds, wetlands and glacially created
landforms. It's unique complex of glacial features helped to make
it a National Natural Historic Landmark in 1969. There is a 550
acre nature preserve, and 30 miles of self guided trails full of
wildlife. The native preserve is home to a population of chickadees
that you can hand-feed.
Kame or Esker?
According to wikipedia.com a kame is an irregularly shaped hill
or mound composed of sorted or stratified sand and gravel that is
deposited in contact with the glacial ice. Kames are often confused
with eskers which are very similar land formations. An esker is
defined to be a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel.
See? Much different. So is the cache on a kame or esker? I'm not
sure. Maybe somebody more knowledgeable about these things can tell
me.
The Cache
This cache is located in a section of Mendon Ponds Park that
does not have many trails, but the good news it is mostly open
forest that is easy to walk through. For those of you who want some
additional guidance I have included a set of waypoints to help you
get back to the cache. Depending on how you go the trip to the
cache can get a little wet at times so you may want to wear boots.
During the summer months I'm sure it can be quite buggy so insect
repellent is recommended. As you get closer to the cache there will
be a few kames you will need to traverse to get to the cache.
This is definitely not a cache and dash. The total hike in and
out will be around 2 miles. The cache is a 50 cal ammo can that is
located just off the trail along the ridge line of a kame that
overlooks a couple of ponds in the area. There are lots of
interesting things to see along the way so take your time and enjoy
the journey. I have included an "old school" lammy for the FTF.