Roche-A-Cri State Park has some great hiking
trails but this cache is designed to feature a part of the
park that was reclaimed from a homestead several years ago. We
had never explored this part of the park until we looked at it
as a place for a geocache, and we felt like we had discovered
the New World!
The listed coordinates lead you to Waypoint 1, where you will
find a camoed container containing the coordinates for Waypoint 2.
Go to Waypoint 2 to get the coordinates to Waypoint 3, and so on.
We recommend parking at the spot listed below unless you want to
add to your walk, in which case you can park at any of the parking
areas in the park. Bring a picnic lunch to have before your hike or
after you get back to your car, if you'd like.
There are no trails in this area and there is some undergrowth,
but the bushwhacking isn't too tough--no hills to climb, no water
to cross, no need for a machete. That being said...
Little
kids? Not unless you want to carry them or listen to whining.
Wheelchairs or strollers? We don't think so!
Deep snow? Are you nuts? This takes about an hour to do as is, and
in the winter you'll have to walk another mile just to get in from
the winter parking area!
Without a GPS receiver? Well, you can hear the sounds of the
highway if you get lost, but good luck finding the waypoints!
Rain? Heat? Bugs? Sure. Just prepare for them.
So, are you
ready to bushwhack?
Enjoy your experience finding the five points in this
geocache!
The Geocache Notification Form has been submitted to park
manager Joe Stecker-Kochanski of the Wisconsin DNR. Geocaches
placed on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource managed lands
require permission by means of a notification form. Please print
out a paper copy of the notification form, fill in all required
information, then submit it to the land manager. The DNR
Notification form and land manager information can be obtained at:
http://www.wi-geocaching.com/hiding