I encourage anyone wanting to seek this cache to do so soon. The owner is elderly and the inheritor is unlikely to approve its continued existence. I'll try to relocate it nearby when this occurs but I can't guarantee it will happen. Caveat lector!
From the road intersection at N 44° 45.369', W 91° 32.334', proceed to N 44° 45.368', W 91°32.637'. Drive through the field access and park off-road - but check the ground first if it has rained recently. Don't block the access; tractors are bigger than cars.
The property is posted, but we are the owners and geocache seekers have permission to enter
to seek the cache. Stick to the waypoints in order and you will always be on our property.
Do not let anyone threaten you with trespassing.
Keep left at the edge of the field and head for the bottom of the hill at N 44° 45.286', W 91°32.584
Follow the overgrown road up the hill to N 44° 45.159', W 91°32.563. At this T-junction, follow the trail in the direction of the cache. Leave the trail when necessary and bushwhack to the cache.
The cache will be found at N 44° 45.080', W 91° 32.682', where one of the last of the ancient inhabitants watches over the children of the new.
Some items of note:
- The overgrown road was cleared in 2021 ... mostly.
- Buckthorn, locust and brush are killed July through October with herbicide. These areas have standing dead trees which may fall without warning. Exercise caution and stay out of the brush until past the T-junction.
- Positions taken with Garmin GPS V using DGPS and averaged/500.
- Bring insect repellent in season. Permethrin / resmethrin tick spray is useful.
- Wear long clothing.
- A brush hook or machete might be useful if you get wildly off course.
- The fastest way out is the waypoints in reverse order.
- Feel free to help yourself to the cache trinkets, and take a souvenir card.
Warning
Do not seek this cache during deer or turkey hunting seasons. We do hunt the property ourselves, and the "no trespassing" signs are sometimes ignored by others.