The Find Your Chesapeake GeoTour
Patuxent Water Trail HQ
The Chesapeake Bay, the great rivers that feed it, and the vast landscapes surrounding them are at the center of our nation’s story. More than 2,600 miles of designated water trails, 55 units of the National Park System, and scores of state parks, local parks, and wildlife refuges are found within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Each takes part in conserving special places for visitors, residents, and future generations. The Chesapeake Bay region is filled with rich history and heritage, opportunities for education and science, and beautiful scenery suitable for explorers of all ages. Join us in discovering the Chesapeake region when you “Find Your Chesapeake” and take advantage of our beautiful treasure.
The Find Your Chesapeake (FYC) GeoTour launched June 9, 2018 with over 60 caches within Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania. and Delaware. A trackable geocoin will be awarded to the first 400 geocachers, while supplies last, for locating at least 20 FYC caches. To be eligible for the coin, geocachers must download a passport from the Find Your Chesapeake GeoTour website. Geocachers must find and log at least 20 finds, record the code word from each cache on their passport. After discovering the 20 required caches, geocachers may have their passports validated via mail at the National Park Service, Chesapeake Bay Office located at 410 Severn Ave, Suite 314, Annapolis, MD 21403. Please refer to the passport for complete validation instructions.
Participating in the FYC GeoTour is fun and we hope that many people join in. However, it is not a requirement for logging your find on this cache once you find the container.
From Parrs Ridge in Carroll County to Drum Point on the Chesapeake Bay, the Patuxent River is the longest river that flows entirely within the state of Maryland. The river runs 110 miles through a treasure of natural resources and beauty. Dense woodlands buffer the upper reaches while farmlands dominate the southern part. You can find kayakers, boaters, and fishermen frequenting the river during the summer. The Patuxent Riverkeeper advocates for the health of the river and offers events and activities to help people enjoy being on the water. Consider being a volunteer!
The Geocache
This geocache is not located at the listed coordinates. This is a Wherigo tour of the Patuxent Water Trail Headquarters.
In order to find this cache, you must use a device capable of playing a Wherigo cartridge (most smartphones and a few GPSr models). You must download the cartridge from wherigo.com and load it onto your device. Smartphones require an app to run the cartridge. To learn how to run a Wherigo on your device, and to find out which devices are compatible, visit this link: http://www.wherigo.com/faq.aspx
The Wherigo cartridge can be downloaded by following this link:
http://www.wherigo.com/cartridge/details.aspx?CGUID=486bbc54-ad34-4e55-a0a6-3a641bb99473
Thanks to QUE3NBE3 and BlurryFac3 for helping with this hide, and to deepdish23 for creating the Wherigo.
Patuxent Water Trail HQ is open during daylight hours. There is a $5 fee for boat access to non-members. For boat rentals please call first to make an appointment. The geocache can be found without the need for a boat. Dogs are allowed on the property, but need to be kept on a leash.