Kayak the Manistee
All waypoints for launch and take out are listed in the first cache, GC9VGVN.
A recreation passport is needed for parking at all locations.
Float time is to be around 3-4 hours without finding any caches. It took us 5 hours to place the hides, so plan accordingly with time available.
I would like to thank the hiding crew that consisted of aghudley, bgscrabble, cosmo411, and Grizz-Rider who made pulling coordinates and placing caches easier. They were a big help as this task would not have been as easy alone. So when you see them, give them a big thank you.
Make sure you save all caches to an offline list or put them on your GPS, as cell phone service is spotty to none along this section. Also do not trust your GPS navigation system when traveling by vehicle to the launch sites, as no two tracks are required to get to any of these launch sites. My GPS wanted me to go on several two-tracks, which would have been fun had I not been pulling a trailer.
Caches: Some of the caches are a smaller soda bottle preform with a larger cap attached to a 50lb fish line. Some are a regular soda bottle preform on wires, and two are actached to poles jammed into the dirt. I am trying a few different options to see what handle the river without coming up missing. You should have no issue retrieving the logbook as it is attached to a ziptie to easily grab on some, but for many you will need a multi tool to retreive the logbook. Please do not cut or break the fish line or the wires. If you have an issue with one please try to place it back so the river does not carry it away and do a maintenance log on it. Maintenance logs are the best way to let the CO know there’s a problem, especially when they get a lot of “found it” logs.
Most caches are accessible from your Kayak. A few may require long arms and good balance :). A couple require you to get out of your kayak.
These caches will be removed before winter. I will plan a cache removal event in September.