Gr8 River Road: Crane Spotting 2.0 Traditional Cache
Gr8 River Road: Crane Spotting 2.0
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Size: 
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This cache is located about 10 feet from the fenceline of the Upper
Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Since caches
are not allowed in the refuge, this location is about as close as I
can get, and is not in the Wildlife and Fish Reguge. You do not
need to cross the fence to find the cache.
The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, is
a huge sanctuary for birds, fish and other wildlife. The "Upper
Miss" refuge extends nearly 260 miles and contains more than
200,000 acres of fish and wildlife habitat along the Mississippi
River from Wabasha, Minnesota to Rock Island, Illinois. The refuge
is the home or nesting area of some 270 species of birds.
The Mississippi River Flyway is a major migration route that hosts
spectacular seasonal flights of waterfowl including tundra swans,
ducks and geese. The refuge offers a ready food supply to migrating
warblers, vireos, thrushes and sparrows as well as raptors, herons
and resident bald eagles. The La Crosse District of the refuge
encompasses Pools 7 and 8 of the Mississippi River, and is the area
of the river between La Crosse and Alma.
There are many bird and wildlife viewing areas along Wisconsin's
portion of the refuge, including at this location. I placed the
cache here on March 31, and there were a pair of Sandhill Cranes
about 150 feet away, that I got to see (and hear) in flight.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ovt gerr, cneg nyvir, cneg abg