Welcome to the 10th Annual Metroparks Geocaching Adventure 2013, a geocaching game placed by MiGO members in partnership with the Huron-Clinton Metroparks. In order to complete the series, you will need to find the special cache hidden in each of the 13 Metroparks.
For links to all of the caches in the series please Click Here. At each cache obtain the five digit code, found in the cache on the cover. Copy them exactly. They are to be placed in the appropriate locations in the brochure found here. That section of the brochure may be submitted for inclusion in the drawing for one of the 2014 Metroparks Annual Passes.
Those that log their finds of all 13 Geocaches will be E-mailed instructions as to how to submit their entry. Each cache’s 5 digit codes will also provide the key to a puzzle. Instructions as to how to obtain the puzzle piece should Click Here.
We will be holding the 10th Annual geocachers picnic at Hudson Mills Metropark on September 7. Watch the Metroparks Geocaching Adventure 2013 Picnic Page for more details.
The theme for this year's series is Animals.
The animal highlighted in Lower Huron is the Painted Turtle.
Painted Turtle
Scan the shores of the Huron River and you are likely to spot a Painted Turtle sunning on one of the numerous logs. This water-loving dignitary (they are Michigan’s State Reptile after all) gathers in the shallow, slow-moving areas of the river to feed on insects, crayfish, algae and duckweed. Also look for evidence of their nests, which are more often than not raided by raccoons, skunks and opossums, in the sandier soils along the river’s edge.
As with all puzzle caches, "The cache is NOT at the listed coordinates..." (which are instead for parking). You must solve the puzzle (UPDATED 5/2) below to obtain the coordinates of the cache.
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The cache is located less than 30 feet from the trail so bushwhacking further than that is not necessary and is discouraged to reduce impact on the environment. Please park at the coordinates shown in the Waypoint table and start your walk at the Trailhead coordinates.
This cache is located within Lower Huron Metropark, a part of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority park system. A Metropark Vehicle Entry Permit is required: Annual Permit $25. Senior Permit $15. Daily Permit $5.
For General information please call 810-227-2752 800-47-PARKS. Or visit our website at WWW.metroparks.com.
All park rules and regulations apply. Park in parking lots only.
Dogs on a leash are allowed in this section of the park.
THE HOURS FOR LOWER HURON METROPARK ARE 7 AM to 10 PM DAILY |
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Metroparks Geocaching Adventure |