This Cache is placed as part of the 2023 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 the Taconic Region webpage: https://parks.ny.gov/documents/regions/2023TaconicRegionGeocacheChallenge.pdf to find the Geocaching 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/documents/parks/JamesBairdTrailMap.pdf
About this cache: A series to bring you back to childhood. The cache itself is inside the ammo can. Please be gentle handling it and put it back the way you found it so the next cacher can enjoy it. With apologies to Smokey Robinson, “first I look in the tush.”