You should park at the West Haven Park (N41-12.252 W112-03.102) so that your car doesn't stand out. We don't want people wondering why cars are parking in strange places.
The wetland is between the park and the cache, as the crow flies. The wetland is between the two large canals, so you'll have find a way around. Long pants are advised because of the weeds.
You won't need boots to get to the cache, but don't wear sandals. Your shoes are likely to get slightly wet and/or muddy. If it has recently rained, both are more likely. The walk is fairly level but uneven enough that you don't want to run. The terrain difficulty is because of this uneven terrain, the damp ground and weeds.
There is a clear view of the sky for your GPS, so you should be able to get close. But since I think that the cache is at least decently hidden, I have given some clues. The first two hints give general clues. The second gives a more specific, but cryptic, clue.
The geocache is an ammo box as of 1 December 2003. The plastic containers kept breaking because of the nature of the hiding place. The original contents of this geocache are:
- Six golf balls, four of which were found in the area while scouting the cache location.
- Two plastic frogs (appropriate for a wetland)
- Muckman and Joe Eyeball (Travel bug appropriate for a wetland)
- Polished stone
- Pink Sky Ball
FYI: I noticed that there were no geocaches in Weber County west of I-15. This is now the first. I plan to make more and I hope that other geocachers will too.
Update 9/9/2002: I'd placed the cache Saturday between rain storms. I went back on Monday (9th) and made it less obvious, not more hidden, just less obvious. I've increased the difficulty by 1/2 as a result. It's still in exactly the same place though.
12/1/2003: Because of the new house that is being constructed near the cache, I will be moving the cache to a nearby location within the next few months. When I move it, I will leave a note at the old location.