Be sure to enjoy the beautiful view of the falls as you search for this cache. Use stealth along this busy trail and please replace the cache as you find it.
Peebles Island was created thousands of years ago when glaciers receded northward from the Hudson Valley. Huge waterfalls flowing into ancient Lake Albany, which filled the lower Hudson Valley with melted water from the glacier, left piles of gravel on the shale bedrock. Later the Mohawk River, as it flowed into the Hudson River, cut several channels into the bedrock, creating islands. Today a small waterfall is still visible.
This cache is placed as part of the 2017 NYS Parks Saratoga/Capital District Geocache Challenge. There are 76 geocaches hidden within 18 state parks and historic sites in this park region. The first 100 geocachers finding at least 40 of these caches will be eligible to receive a 2017 Schoharie Crossing Historic Site commemorative and trackable geocoin. If you are interested in taking the challenge you can pick up a passport at any of the participating parks and sites or download it at www.nysparks.com