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Pecan Finger Cookie Traditional Cache

Hidden : 5/7/2017
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The McMiller Ski trails are some of the hilliest ski trails around and offer the opportunity to view many glacial features.  What do you need to power up these hills?  COOKIES!


This series is placed along the McMiller Ski Trails within the Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine Forest.  Please follow all posted rules & regulations including NO HIKING in winter when the trails are groomed for XC skiing.  Also on the property is a shooting range which you will likely hear if you're there during range hours.  

Pecan Finger Cookies are another popular Christmas cookie that I have not seen or made outside of the holiday season.  These are delicious, but leave a powdery mess wherever you eat it.  The first year my mom and I didn't make Christmas cookies together, we decided to split them up and trade.  These were one of mine to make.  I didn't realize how thin she typically rolled them and I showed up with very fat pecan fingers for the family and was ridiculed.  You are looking for a camo spice container off the blue/purple loop.   

These trails are minimally maintained in the summer months which means grass on the trail may not be mowed. Here is a map I created based on my GPS tracks and the McMiller ski trail map. Note there are three potential parking areas. Daily or annual parking pass is required for a fee. Refer to the geocache Chocolate Chip Cookie for these parking waypoints. If accessing from Forest Headquarters, follow the Ice Age Shelter 2 sign and continue hiking past the shelter until you are within a few hundred feet of this geocache. At that point, look for a footpath on your left (pink on map) to get onto the McMiller Trail system.

The Geocache Notification Form has been submitted to Amanda Kutka/Anne Korman of the Wisconsin DNR. Geocaches placed on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource managed lands require permission by means of a notification form.

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