Elk Point Bike Trail - O.T. #4 Traditional Cache
Elk Point Bike Trail - O.T. #4
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This is # 4 of the Oyate Trail Geocache series. Starting just north of Sioux City, the Oyate Trail follows Highways 50 and 18 along the southern border of South Dakota all the way to Edgemont. There are 110 geocaches spaced approximately every 3 miles along the trail. These caches are numbered from east to west, #1 to #110.
The first 50 geocachers to find and log at least 100 of the 110 caches along the trail are eligible for an Official Oyate Trail Geocaching Coin. To apply for your coin, email Charlie at this address: saltcamp@gwtc.net with all 100 + codes that you will find in the upper right corner of the cache log. These codes must be in order, #1 to #110 for example: 1D, 2O, 3N, 4T, etc. Include your name and address so if the codes are correct, Charlie can send you your coin.
This cache will take you to the edge of the golf course and on the Elk Point Bike Trail. There is room for one car to park just off the street right next to the cache area. Could be heavy muggle activity at times so be careful and don't give away the cache location! Just a little ways west down the Main Street is the Union County Courthouse. A plaque in front details some significant history. Elk Point marks an important incident in Lewis & Clark's journey through Dakota Territory. On the evening of August 22, 1804 the Corps of Discovery tied up on the north shore bank of the river at a point they even then called Elk Point, due to the number of elk seen in the area. With the passing of Sgt. Floyd a few days earlier near Sioux City, Lewis & Clark called for an election to fill the position of Sergeant. Pvt. Patrick Gass of Pennsylvania was elected. The marker tells of this first election in the Louisiana Purchase and the northwestern part of the United States. Lewis & Clark stopped at the same location on the river on their return trip two years later.
Cache is a micro with a log and don't forget to copy down the code!
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