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Common Frog Traditional Cache

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McHenry County Conservation District: Time to let this one go

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Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to Fox Bluff

The Fox Bluff complex includes woodlands, wetlands, fens, wet prairies and 3,530 linear feet of shoreline along the Fox River.  The topography is steep with varying slopes and ravines. The northern portion is currently open to the public for hiking and access to the Fox River.


The 2015 Cache Your Way program is over but the cache remains for the fun of it!

About

This site boasts a reserveable shelter, holding up to 75 people.  A handicap accessible trail provides access to the Fox River for fishing.  The site also has a half mile nature trail for hiking.

Green Tree Frog

The American green tree frog is an insectivore, usually consuming flies, mosquitoes and other small insects.  One study suggests is selects its prey based on activity level, not size.

The call of a green tree frog is comprised of a series of “quonks” or “queenk-queenk-queenks.”  The male usually calls on humid overcast nights.

Cache Your Way Question

Unlike many of its fellow frogs, this guy is on which part of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) list of species?

About the Hide

Pretty straightforward hide - small film container in camo.  There are three trailheads off the parking lot.  As long as you dont take the paved trail, you will get where you need to be.  One will make it a longer walk but its a loop so you will end up in the same place no matter what!

Geocachers

Please join us in playing! All are welcome who observe and obey the rules. Please do not move or vandalize the container. Please do not remove the informational card from the container, this is a essential game piece for cachers completing the Cache Your Way program. For more information on the program, visit our website www.mccdistrict.org/rccms/index.php/geocaching or follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MCCDGeocaching

District Geocaching Rules

For a complete list of rules, visit our website www.mccdistrict.org/rccms/index.php/geocaching

McHenry County Conservation District Information

Visit our website at www.mccdistrict.org or call 815-338-6223 for camping/shelters, 815-479-5779 for educational programs or 815-678-4532 for the Lost Valley Visitor Center

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)