ES Trail #4 Traditional Cache
saw boy: The majority of cachers that want to find this one have already found it. Replacing it with another series.
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The cache is placed in the Mines of Spain along the Eagle Scout Trail as it continues over the rolling hills. This is one of about 14 farmsteads that were in the MOS area at one time. Pay attention to the Eagle Scout Trail signs as you go through this area. The trail can be slippery when wet and sturdy hiking shoes are recommended.
The cache is placed with the permission of the Iowa DNR. It is located along the Eagle Scout (ES) Trail in the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area. The park is open year around from 4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
To find the parking area, follow the Olde Massey Road, off Highway 52 south, to the Cattese Hallow Access Area.
HISTORY OF THE AREA: The Julien Dubuque Monument, built in 1897, sits high above the Mississippi River and provides the "Landmark" for the Mines of Spain Area. Julien Dubuque is buried on this site, which provides a scenic vista of the 1380-acre Mines of Spain, the city of Dubuque, the Mississippi River Valley and Illinois. When Dubuque died, the Mesquakie buried him with tribal honors beneath a log mausoleum at the site where the current monument now stands. Chief Peosta is buried a short distance away.
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