This small cache container should expand your horizon for hide
locations. It is more “off trail” than the other caches
in the area, so be prepared for some bushwhacking. The area is very
thorny, uneven and does have poison ivy and ticks (this is
Oklahoma, remember?), so take proper precautions. Try to use one of
several animal trails leading in the general direction of the cache
rather than blazing your own trail. This will prevent a trampling
of the vegetation and probably save you from at least some very bad
thorn scratches.
Also, you will be traveling over 400 feet off trail, so it is good
idea to take a waypoint reading before leaving the trail. This will
give you a return point after you find the cache.
Lesson #7 of the
Geo Skills Trail: Not all caches are at ground
level, especially in flood prone areas. Standard operating
procedure for most cachers is to get close to the posted
coordinates and begin searching for that UPS (unusual pile of
sticks) or UPR (Unusual pile of rocks). When that fails they begin
turning over rocks, checking every tree root, downed log and
shifting every dead leaf in the forest. Sometimes it is better to
take a step back, look around and take in the whole picture one
more time..
About the Geo Skills
Trail:
This trail is a joint effort between the Oxley Nature Center and
Tulsa Area Geocachers. The
caches along the trail provide a variety of cache types, sizes and
styles to help educate and introduce the hobby of Geocaching to new
cachers. And of course, these caches will be fun for veteran
cachers as well. And who doesn't enjoy a nice walk in the woods?
While hiking the trail please be sure to practice CITO (Cache in,
Trash out). TAG has adopted the North
Woods Loop trail as a service project to thank Oxley Nature
Center and Tulsa Parks for allowing and encouraging Geocaching in
the parks system. As your personal CITO of the trail is part of
this service, please be sure to post your experiences along the
trail in one of your logs.
Besides the 8 designated Geo Skills Trail caches, there are also
several other caches in the trail system, including an Earthcache,
Puzzle Cache and several traditional caches, and many more
throughout Mohawk Park. Enjoy your walk and be sure to take time to
observe the nature all about you.
Remember, Mohawk Park's
gates open at 7 am and close at 9 pm! On weekends, April 1 -October
31, you'll need to bring $2/vehicle to enter Mohawk Park,unless you
are a member of Friends of Oxley Nature Center or Zoo Friends. Pets
are not allowed on the Nature Center trails, but leashed ones can
enjoy other parts of Mohawk Park.
This cache was placed
with the
permission of the
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