The container at this location is
a Bison Tube. After signing the log sheet please roll it up and place it in the
cap. Then screw on the bottom piece. This prevents the log sheet from being
crushed and difficult to sign. Thank You!
These caches are on some of the rural roads of Macoupin County. Enjoy the less traveled roads and see some unusual, interesting and historic places.
Most of the caches are placed in a location with an off road parking area. When parking along the roadway do so in a safe manner.
The container is a Magnetic Bison Tube
Sometime between 1926 and 1930, when Old Route 66 south of Nilwood was under construction, a turkey left his tracks on the wet pavement for all time. When the original concrete was being laid, a turkey came out of a field, did a little dance and left his happy footprints forever upon the Mother Road. In the 1920s, there were virtually no wild turkeys in Illinois, so the tracks almost certainly had to be made by a domestic turkey that lived on a nearby farm. Little did that wandering turkey know what would eventually happen because it walked on the wet concrete of Old Route 66 that fateful day. For years they went unmarked, but now they are highlighted in a white square with a sign erected by the State marking the spot.
Bring a writing instrument to sign the log – this is a small log sheet so sign with date and name only.
Bugs, Insects, Critters, Snakes or Poisonous Plants could be present. Search appropriately!
A dirt parking area to pull off of the road is available at this cache. Use some discretion when leaving the roadway if the ground is wet.
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