2 lbs for a **32 oz** bottle of water. "Eureka" you should be thinking. It is time to use Archimedes' principle and bring at least 32 ounces of water along for this cache. Mind the arrow too!
THE MARKER IS THE STAMP!!! Please ensure it is placed back into the cache
This cache lies between two rivers… One ancient. One artificial. The Mohawk River was cut through the landscape by receding glaciers thousands of years ago. The Erie Canal – this version is the Enlarged Erie – was dug by the power of human and animal might. Locks like the one here at Yankee Hill had to lift or lower barges in order for the canal system to overcome the topography of the state and extend over 350 miles from Albany to Buffalo.
Both the canal and the river have served to transform the region and have been avenues of change, enlightenment, & commerce. They have carried upon their waters people and goods as well as ideas.
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.
This cache is placed in the Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site in Fort Hunter, NY. The site is open from sunrise to sunset daily. The Visitors Center is open May 1st-October31st - closed Mondays and Tuesdays.