This is the eighth cache in the series “All
God’s Creatures”, dedicated to the wild and wonderful animal
kingdom...
Turtles
are reptiles of the order Testudines
(the crown-group of the superorder Chelonia), most
of whose body is shielded by a special bony
or cartilagenous shell developed from their ribs.
"Turtle" may either refer to the Testudines as a whole, or to
particular Testudines which make up a form taxon that is
not monophyletic—see also sea turtle, terrapin and
tortoise.
The order
Testudines includes both extant (living) and extinct species.
The earliest known turtles date from 215 million years ago,
making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and a more ancient
group than lizards and snakes. About 300 species are alive
today, and some are highly endangered.
Like other
reptiles, turtles are ectotherms—varying their internal temperature
according to the ambient environment, commonly called cold-blooded.
Like other amniotes (reptiles, dinosaurs, birds, and mammals),
they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many
species live in or around water. The largest turtles are
aquatic.. (from Wikipedia)
***Now, about the cache…
The first stage of this multi is a small, nano-sized turtle
about the size of the end of an adult thumb. This could be
fairly difficult without the hint or fairly easy with the
hint. The choice is yours. The cache contains only a
small log sheet with the coordinates to the second stage. The
second stage will give you coords and a hint for the third stage
and the third stage will give you coords and a hint for the final
stage. None of the stages is more than 50 feet off the main
trail. Absolutely NO BUSHWHACKING IS
REQUIRED!! The final stage is a camoflauged
coffee can containing a fair amount of kid-friendly swag.
Each stage of the multi has an average difficulty rating of 2 +/-
depending on your experience level. The first stage will
probably be the most difficult due to the size, but that remains to
be seen. I would love it if you included pictures in your
post, but please include no spoilers. Replace all
containers as well as, or better than you found
it.
Last,
but certainly not least, please CACHE IN AND TRASH OUT.