This Cache is placed as part of the 2016 New York State Park Saratoga/Capital District Regional Geocache Challenge. There are 76 geocaches hidden within 18 state parks and historic sites in this parks region, and geocachers finding 40 or more will be eligible to receive a commemorative, unique, and trackable geocoin. The first 100 people to find 40 or more caches will receive a special geocache challenge coin. If you are interested in taking up the challenge, you can pick up a geocache passport at any of the participating parks and sites or download it at www.nysparks.com New for 2016 – NYS Parks Central Region will be hosting a similar challenge!! 10 caches found in the Central Region Challenge can be used toward the Sara-Cap Challenge!
This cache contains a unique stamp which must stay with the cache. Use this stamp to mark your passport. This stamp is NOT a trade item. Some of the items in the cache are park souvenirs and do not need to be replaced with a trade item.
Please note that due to Park Improvement construction, access to Cherry Plain is limited on weekdays. The campground has a portajohn available daily, but bathrooms, camping, and swimming are only available on weekends. These caches are not near the construction zone - please do not go near the construction area.
So you may know about live streaming, but do you know what lives in a stream? Many insects start out their lives in aquatic environments, including dragonflies and mayflies and in stagnant water, even those pesky mosquitos. This stream is also home to the caddis fly, during its larval stage of life. Some species of these remarkable animals make a casing out of small pieces of sand and gravel, and then attach themselves to the bottom of river stones. They need fresh running water to feed, and in deeper streams they may be living alongside trout. When the caddis fly metamorphoses to its winged adult form, the trout may enjoy eating them on their way out of the stream! Turn a stone or two over in the stream and see if you can spot a caddis fly larva on his way to adulthood. With a live stream at Cherry Plain, you may make a natural connection!