Roadrunner Fun Facts #18 Traditional Cache

This is one of a series of 108 geocaches that I have placed to form a geoart of a Roadrunner. All are spice jars tethered to vegetation. Walking or an ATV are the best methods.If you drive, beware of thorns. There are a few fences. You can walk from the I-10 parking area. By vehicle, take the first exit west of the Border Patrol checkpoint (Lazy E) and go west a few miles to a road to the right to a dirt tank. Park here or enter by vehicle.

Greater roadrunner is a bird that belongs to the family of cuckoos. This interesting bird can be found in the south-western parts of North America and in the Mexico. Greater roadrunner inhabits arid areas, deserts, grasslands, scrublands and woodlands. It can be also found near the urban areas. Number of greater roadrunners in the wild is stable. Factors that decrease their number are habitat loss, hunting and traffic accidents (just like their name suggests - these birds like to run along the roads). At the moment, greater roadrunner is not endangered species.