NOTE: Cache is NOT at above coordinates. You will need to solve puzzle to get proper location.
You are about to experience MaxB and Surely Your Kidding’s “Wildlife of the St. Joseph River Cache Series.” This is one of Seven (7) caches you can find by enjoying a day on the St Joseph River the entire series will take 3 to 5 hours.
The Other Caches in this series are:
- Raccoon Refuge
- Otter Occupancy
- Turtle Point
- Deer Swim Island
- Fox Flats
- SYK Bar and Grill
This cache will take you down the beautiful St Joseph River past undeveloped property and wildlife. We commonly see Deer, Geese, Great Blue Heron, Swans, Ducks, and Otter. After leaving the St Joseph 2010 River Cache #6 it will take about an hour to reach this cache. The next landing down river from this cache is in Buchanan, MI so plan accordingly.
You will need a boat of some sort to complete this cache. (Canoe, kayak, motorboat). Even if you can find parking closer to the cache, we recommend against attempting to swim as the river has a strong current. We also suggest you always use a life vest (PFD) when boating on the river.
The property on both sides of the river is private property. This cache is on State waterway but not accessible from land without crossing Private property. ONLY for approach from the river. DO NOT CROSS PROPERTY FROM LAND TO ATTEMPT THIS CACHE.
To solve for the actual coordinates you will need to take note of the wildlife that resides in each of the previous caches in the river series. Make sure you take note of what kind of Wildlife lives in the respective caches.
The actual coordinates are:
D1 O1.S02
8T 1R.FSO
Where:
R = 1+ number of letters in name of resident of 1st Cache in 2010 River Series
O = number of letters in name of resident of 2nd Cache in 2010 River Series
T = number of letters in name of resident of 3rd Cache in 2010 River Series
D = number of letters in name of resident of 4th Cache in 2010 River Series
F = number of letters in name of resident of 5th Cache in 2010 River Series
S = the number in front of the word “Open” on front of the 6th Cache container
The rating for this cache is based on the need for a watercraft, and need to find multiple difficult caches to solve. If this were in a park it would be a 2 / 1.5 rating.
The cache is an unusual hide, so think outside the box.