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Walkin' Well on Water Virtual Cache

Hidden : 11/22/2002
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:


Let's visit a relic of the Ice Age in a land extant before dinosaurs - Cayuga Lake.

 

The Indian name Cayuga means, "boat landing". Many people identify with Cayuga Lake because of the line "Far Above Cayuga's Waters" in the Cornell University song.

In addition to the Cayuga Inlet at Ithaca, five tributaries at the southern end feed the lake. These are Cascadilla Creek, Fall Creek, Salmon Creek, Six-Mile Creek and Taughannock Creek.

Cayuga Lake outlets into the Seneca and Cayuga Canal, which joins the northern ends of Seneca and Cayuga Lakes. This canal connects with the Erie Canal north of Seneca Falls. Lake Ontario can be accessed from Cayuga Lake via the Erie Canal, Cross Lake and the Oswego Canal.

Because of its low elevation, 384 feet above sea level, the lake has many marshes, particularly at the northern end, which extends into the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge north of Seneca Falls. It was known as Gweh-u-gweh, "the lake at the mucky land", by the Cayuga Nation and "lake of the marshes" by the Mohawks.

Excerpt from "Persons, Places and Things IN the Finger Lakes Region" by: Emerson Klees

 

As you savor the tranquility and beauty of Cayuga Lake, you may want to visit The Cayuga Wine Trail --- (Map). Go Canoeing and Kayaking. Tour MacKenzie-Childs. Buy a pair of shoes at the Aurora Shoe Co.. Or dine at the renovated Aurora Inn, in downtown Aurora. N.Y.

This is an EASY geocache. Parking lot off Route 90 a few yards from your lake walk.

Here is the simple rule to log this cache as found:

When you find the exact spot, take a photo of yourself and your GPS at the cache location. Take the picture so that it doesn't completely give away the exact location or path to the cache. Upload your photo immediately after submitting your log report. The photo at the bottom of this page will help you find the right place to stand.

I got the idea for this cache from Anton.

Be sure to visit his cache, Walk on Water I.

Also, plan to visit these caches, Walkin' on Water and Sent Walkin' on Water.

Will you be the next geocacher to cache a Finger Lake?

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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