THE SLAGA TWELVE DAYS OF CACHEMAS ARE BACK!!!
Here’s how it works: For 12 consecutive days beginning December 13th (Day 1), a new cache will be published and every day afterwards until December 24th. If you are able to First to Find, FTF, one of these daily caches, an FTF Cachemas Ornament will be in the container for you to keep. Once again, L Frank has designed a unique ornament that can be converted to a cache container for a future hide; or, you may keep it, your choice. PLEASE, if you get an FTF on one of the 12 days, do not go for another one until Bonus Day, let someone else have the fun.
This year, there will be a Bonus Cache on December 30th. EVERYONE is eligible to FTF the bonus whether or not you have FTFed a Cachemas hide. This cache can only be found by using all the codes found inside of the container of each daily cache. Keep these codes and use them to solve the location of the Bonus cache which will publish on December 30th. The method to solve the Bonus will be included in the final day Cache description, and I am promised, it is not a difficult solution. We are publishing the Bonus six days after Day 12 in order to give cachers extra time to acquire any codes they may need.
THE BONUS CACHE CONTAINS TWO LARGE PREMIUM GEOCOINS
AS WELL AS AN AWESOME ORNAMENT
This Geocache Description:
AT THE POSTED COORDINATES, THE NUMBER OF LEGS HOLDING UP THE PAVILION
IS THE NUMBER OF WAYPOINTS IN THIS 1.3 MI ROUND TRIP MULTI .
CALLING all Geocachers! Three of the four calling birds have flown the coup and made their way to different locations around St. Ellen Park. They each have bits of information to rejoin the fourth, who stayed put and is calling out to the others. Can you find the three calling birds, in any order, collect the data, and make your way to the fourth and final bird in this Cachemas multi geocache?
DO NOT REMOVE THE INFORMATION FROM INSIDE THE THREE CONTAINERS!
Coordinate Data is there for all cachers to use in order to find the final, so please leave the information inside the waypoint containers. Staying on the path until the last 100+ ft into the grass/weeds is recommended for each waypoint.
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St. Ellen Park is located on the western edge of the City of O’Fallon, IL in north-central St. Clair County and is accessed off West Highway 50 to St. Ellen Mine Road (turn at the Aldis sign). The park was the site of a former coal mining operation, and includes an upper and lower loop walking trail system, numerous benches, 1 open-air pavilion with picnic tables, 2 bike racks, 4 small lakes, a boat ramp, and 2 handicap accessible portable restrooms.
Park Hours are Dawn to Dusk. Permission to place was granted by St. Clair County Parks Department.