This Cache is placed as part of the 2022 Taconic Region Geocache Challenge. Please see OL 1 for details on the challenge. This cache contains a unique stamp which must stay with the cache. Use this stamp to mark your passport. This stamp is NOT a trade item.
Artists who share the same ideas about how painting should be done are sometimes said to belong to a "school of art.” That does not mean they study together. It means they share a style of painting even if the subject matter is different. Frederic Church and Thomas Cole were part of what was called "The Hudson River School." The goal of the Hudson River School was to paint a natural scene so that the people looking at the picture would feel that they were actually there.
Frederic wanted people to enjoy the beauty of his paintings and also look for "lessons" of nature in the picture. In 1857, Frederic's first major painting, Niagara, was exhibited in New York City. People loved it. It seemed so real that people thought they could almost hear the roar of the waterfalls as they stood looking at the wonderful colors Church used in the painting.
You are looking for a medium lock-n-lock in a unique container off of the Bethune Road (BE) trail. The container will open pretty easily when done correctly. Forcing is not necessary.