Kettleson Hogsback EarthCache
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The Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area is a state owned area consisting of upland and wetland areas and with boat access and hiking trails open to hunting. This area is a stop on Iowa's Glacial Landmarks Trail.
It has been requested by Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials that granted permission for this EarthCache that cachers not seek this cache during waterfowl and deer hunting seasons.
This glacial area gets its name for the ridge that separates Marble Lake on the east from Hottes Lake on the west. This ridge is so named because it appears to protrude from the landscape as does the bone between a hogs shoulders. Perhaps formed when glacial sediment was sculpted by ice moving over the bed of a glacier during the retreat of the glaciers here 10-14,000 years ago.
In order to gain credit for this EC, please do the following:
1) Proceed to posted coordinates. Take a picture and upload it with your log. In an email to me describe what you see to each direction (N,E,S,W) Also note the elevation.
2) Proceed to N 43 28.362 W 095 08.734 Upload a picture of yourself here and add it to your log. In an email to me describe what you see here and note the difference in elevation from the first stop to here.
3) This area is noted for over 300 bird species being recorded as observed here. Please email the name of at least one you saw on your visit.
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