This cache is part of the 2022 Taconic Region Geocaching Challenge. The NYS Parks Saratoga-Capital Region and the Central Region will be hosting a similar challenge!! Find 45 challenge caches in the Taconic Region and stamp your passport to earn a trackable geo-coin. Ten caches found in the Sara-Cap and/or Central Region Challenge can be used toward the Taconic 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.
Please visit https://parks.ny.gov/documents/regions/2022TaconicRegionGeocacheChallenge.pdf to print your passport.
For park fees, directions, maps and park updates, download the New York State Explorer App to your mobile device from the Apple and Google Play stores or be sure to check the James Baird State Park website for updated information and a trail map at: https://parks.ny.gov/parks/101/details.aspx
This year’s summer series features songs from the 80s. Each cache has an element that refers to the song. See if you can remember!
"Our House" is a song by British ska and pop band Madness.
Released in November 1982, it peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles char. In 1983, "Our House" was their biggest hit in the US, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. On the US rock chart, the song peaked at No. 9, and also reached No. 21 on the US dance chart. It received constant airplay by radio stations.