Cloud Cache Series - Cirrus Aviaticus (Contrails) Traditional Cache
Cloud Cache Series - Cirrus Aviaticus (Contrails)
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Quick P & G located on the frontage road just off of US-30 (and a few minutes east of I-35) in beautiful Ames, IA.
This is part of our cloud cache series.
Cirrus Aviaticus (also called Contrails) are artificial clouds that are the visible trails of condensed water vapour made by the exhaust of aircraft engines. As the hot exhaust gases cool in the surrounding air they may precipitate a cloud of microscopic water droplets or, if the air is cold enough, tiny ice crystals.
The wingtip vortices which trail from the wingtips and wing flaps of aircraft are sometimes partly visible due to condensation in the cores of the vortices. Each vortex is a mass of spinning air and the air pressure at the centre of the vortex is very low. These wingtip vortices are not the same as contrails.
Depending on atmospheric conditions, contrails may be visible for only a few seconds or minutes, or may persist for many hours which may affect climate.
Nothing too difficult here. Just another camo'd pill bottle cache. Contains a log sheet and pencil to start. There is some room for some small trinkets if you wish to place them there.
This is a high muggle area at certain times of the day, especially on Sundays and Wednesday evenings due to traffic from the nearby churches. This cache is available in winter. You may have to step in a little water to get to it, but shouldn't be too bad.
Thanks for geocaching in Story County!
*Congratulations to Vyp on another Team_Schnauzer FTF!*
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