Ice Age II: The Meltdown Traditional Cache
pibteach: The hiding place is starting to rot. Not sure where the cache is at this point. All good things must come to an end.
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This cache is a plastic cylinder container.
This cache replaces Ice Age.
This cache will require taking a ferry from Catawba Island (Miller Boat Line) or Port Clinton (Jet Express) to South Bass Island, often referred to as Put-in-Bay.
Several parks comprise the Lake Erie Island group. The South Bass State Park is one of these parks. The Lake Erie Islands were formed during the glacial period when massive ice sheets entered Ohio. Glaciers gouged and scoured the bedrock; their tremendous weight left deep depressions which filled with meltwater, forming the Great Lakes.
Lake Erie, the smallest of the Great Lakes, is shallow--allowing for violent storms with high waves. The lake is divided into three basins. The western basin has an average depth of 25 to 30 feet; the central basin averages 61 feet; and the eastern basin shows an average depth of 120 feet.
The Lake Erie Islands are composed of limestone bedrock. Small scratches in the rock surface known as glacial striations are common while major grooves, such as those found at Kelleys Island, are rare but awesome. There are glacial grooves on South Bass Island as well within the state park woods.
You will find this cache near the glacial grooves on SBI.
Since this campground is often full, especially on weekends during the summer months, you will probably be stopped by a ranger and asked to walk from the parking lot near the check in point. If you come during the week, you may be able to take a golf cart into the park. Drive carefully! The hills are steep and be mindful of the direction of travel within the park. During the spring and fall driving into the park should not be an issue.
If you happen to see any trash as you seek this cache, please help the park rangers by picking it up. Thanks!
If you'd like to post your picture with the glacial grooves, you rock!
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