The 2015 Cache Your Way program is over but the cache remains for the fun of it!
Welcome to the Lake in the Hills Fen
Opened in April of 2011, this area has 229 acres adjacent to the 27 acre Lake in the Hills Fen State Nature Preserve.
About
Within LITH Fen there are several places where the clay layer is exposed and the water is able to “seep” out. Unlike single-source springs, seep water exits the ground all along the line of the exposed clay. When the exposed clay layer lies along a hillside or near the top of a hill, the emerging water from the seep runs downhill. These geological features are called “hanging fens,” designating a wetland on a slope. Lake in the Hills Fen has nine seep locations and eight of them include hanging fens. There are only 26 acres of hanging fens in the nation and the Lake in the Hills Fen has approximately four of them.
Cache Your Way Question
In 2000, the Chicago Wilderness initiated a calling frog survey. Educated volunteers collect and submit data each spring. Volunteers have to conduct at least 1 survey 3 different times a year. What are the three date ranges?
Finding the Cache
The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. The coordinates will take you to a sign where you will be able to find the information to obtain the coordinates for the cache.
The final coordinates are N42 A.BCC W088 DE.FDG
Once you have located the sign, find the area where the rules and regulations are located. There are 18 rules/regulations listed. Number these regulations 1-18 (mentally number these, please do not actually write on the sign!).
A = the rules that prohibits the burning of litter
B = Fires are only permitted in designated areas
C = Do not feed Wildlife
D = this rule states that alcohol can only be consumed 100’ or more away from the parking area
E = This site is only open sunrise to sunset
F = Horses are only allowed in designated areas
G = NOT part of the rules/regs but still located on the sing – under Our Vision, the District wants to be a premier public agency in the country for preserving, protecting and managing open spaces by what year? 2G2G.
About the Hide
The actual hide is a basic camoed peanut butter container. I have problems with puzzle caches, meaning I am not very good at them! I often look at them at geocaching.com and cannot figure out what I am suppose to do to solve it or what it even means. Therefore, my find rates for puzzles are low. I find this frustrating so I created a really basic simple field puzzle so those who are like me can solve and find a puzzle cache with ease (hopefully)!
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