Wyoming County is known for its rolling hills and majestic rural
landscapes. Its central location, breathtaking landscape and
outdoor activity offerings are second to none. Winter, spring,
summer and fall bring an abundance of activity throughout the
county. With the Genesee River cutting its way through Letchworth
State Park, an authentic steam locomotive tour on the Arcade and
Attica Railroad, an Appleumpkin Festival in a quaint village lit by
gaslight, and one of the few lakes in the world with its outlet and
inlet on the same end of the lake in Silver Lake, it finds itself
in the perfect position to offer something for everyone.
The cache is located at Beaver Meadow Audubon Center. This is a
nature preserve located in the Town of Java and one of the gems of
Wyoming County. Beaver Meadow has 5.5 miles of trails through 324
acres of beautiful forests and flowing meadows. The Visitor Center
and Gift Shop hours are year round Tuesday thru Saturday 10am to
5pm and Sunday 1pm to 5pm. They are closed Monday and major
holidays. You are welcome to enjoy the trails anytime. Also, don't
forget to load the 4 other caches hidden in Beaver Meadow into your
GPS. One is the seventh oldest active cache in Wyoming County.
Now a little about the challenge:
The spirit of this challenge is to take you through the rural
countryside that Wyoming County has to offer. In order to log this
cache as a find, you will have to find one cache in at least 12 of
the 16 towns within the county. Refer to the image below for the
towns of the county but be sure to read the note under the link to
the image. The log dates for your 12 caches must be on or after the
publish date of this challenge. When you have collected your 12
cache finds within the county, e-mail them to me and locate the
final cache. You may also want to add a bookmark list to keep a
running tally of your 12 cache finds.
Now a little about the cache:
The cache is at the above posted coordinates. Please do not seek
out the cache until you have completed the challenge. It is a 30
cal ammo can. Please make every effort to conceal the cache to the
best of your abilities. The preserve gets alot of visitors and most
are muggles! The difficulty rating is for the completion of the
challenge. The hide itself is a 2.
A $10 gift certificate for Groundspeak is waiting for the First
To Find. The next 5 cachers have a New York Scratcher waiting for
them at the cache along with some swag. There is also a camera for
you to take your picture at the cache site. Please only take one
and leave the rest for the others.
A message from Beaver Meadow Audubon Center:
This cache has been placed with permission from Buffalo Audubon
Society, contact person Paul Fehringer, Senior Naturalist. WHILE
SEARCHING FOR THIS CACHE PLEASE STAY ON THE TRAILS WHEN
POSSIBLE. Dogs are not allowed on any of the preserve trails.
For more information about Buffalo Audubon please check
out:www.buffaloaudubon.org
As always, please respect the environment while doing this
cache. Walk gently, replace sticks, logs, rocks and anything else
that you move exactly how it originally was. Some animal may call
that object their home. Please leave as little impact on the
natural flora and fauna as possible. Thanks
I would like to thank Paul Fehringer (Nature Noggins) for his
assistance and approval in placing this cache. I would also like to
thank all the cachers who have placed caches in Wyoming County to
make this challenge possible.
Congrats to Cayuga Crew for a roundabout in WyCo and the
FTF!
Wild Bill and Jabber found a map of Wyoming County with a little
more detail:
Wyoming County Map Thanks Bill!