Tinker Nature Park features a 1.2 mile hiking trail and a 1/2 mile nature trail, and has several museums on the property. This Wherigo will bring you on a walking tour of the 1/2 mile nature trail; an easy short hike that is kid-friendly with flat level terrain (ok, maybe more of a stroll than a hike) that includes fun information and sensory stations on various things found in nature (and sometimes with fun touchy-feely things to check out - though not at the time of publishing thanks to the caronavirus)!
There are 10 zones in total, including the starting point at the kiosk and the final.
This handicap accessible park is open daily from 7:00am until sundown and is a Carry In-Carry Out park with publicly available restrooms (however only available when the Hanson Nature Center is open, Tues-Sat 9am-4pm (just fyi - at the time of publication, the hours have been temporarily adjusted due to COVID-19). Please note - dogs are NOT permitted at Tinker Nature Park.
While you are here, check out the Meditation Labyrinth located behind the Nature Center, near the Display Gardens (not required). At its most basic level a labyrinth is a metaphor for the journey to the center of your deepest self and back out into the world with a broadened understanding of who you are. Which I think is kinda pretty cool (more info below, if interested).
The cartridge for this Wherigo can be downloaded HERE.
When you have completed the wherigo, please log your find on this cache page as you usually would but then also on the wherigo page as well (same link as above).
Included in this cache is a handmade gift I made just for the First To Find (if you've been to the holiday event in recent years you might have a good idea of what it is). I pleeease ask that if you've already been FTF on one on my other caches and have already received one (holiday version exempt) I respectfully ask that you please let someone else find this one first as there will only be a limited number created. Thank you!
Congrats to Jersey Girl 10 on First to Find!!
~ Additional Park and other info, unrelated to the completion of this wherigo ~
Tinker Nature Park has several unique features besides a playground and recreation area such as a physical fitness course, wildlife observation blind, snake hibernaculum, a pond for fishing (bass season only), a meditation labyrinth and three pavilions with picnic tables for cold picnics during regular park hours. Also available with limited hours are snowshoe and cross-country ski rentals (winter months only, obviously), the Nature Center building with classrooms, restrooms, library, giftshop, displays, and the Tinker Homestead & Farm Museum.
If curious on what a labyrinth is… 
A labyrinth is a metaphor for life's journey, representing a spiritual and purposeful path to our own center and back out again, that has long been used as meditation and prayer tools. It is a symbol that creates a sacred space and place and takes us out of our ego to "That Which Is Within" leading to deeper relationships, a stronger sense of community, a sense of inner reflection and connection to sources of guidance, a sense of living in the present, greater creativity, and stress reduction.
When most people hear of a labyrinth they think of a maze. A labyrinth is not a maze. A maze is like a puzzle to be solved. It has twists, turns, blind alleys and many choices to be made. A maze is a left brain task that requires logical, sequential, analytical activity to find the correct path into the maze and out.
A labyrinth is a right brain task that involves intuition, creativity, and imagery. It has only one path. It is unicursal. There are no blind alleys. The way in is the way out. There is no right or wrong way to walk a labyrinth - simply enter and follow the path with an open and receptive mind, and watch where it leads you. Here are some general guidelines:
1. Focus: Pause and wait at the entrance. Become quiet and centered. Let your breathing calm and deepen before you begin. Perhaps give acknowledgment through a bow, nod, or other gesture, and then enter.
2. Experience: Walk purposefully with your eyes downward, quieting your mind by focusing on a spiritual question or prayer. Go at your own pace. Observe the process. When you reach the center, sit or stand with your eyes closed and stay focused on where your mind has taken you. Leave when it seems appropriate, following the same path out. Perhaps give an acknowledgement of ending, such as "Amen."
3. Reflect: After walking the labyrinth reflect back on your experience. The beauty of walking a labyrinth is that each experience is as unique as the traveler.