We were distressed when GCY915 Sleepers on The Red Cedar Trail had to be archived earlier this year. Like many other cachers, we had to make multiple attempts to find that delightful cache, and we thought for sure it would last for decades. Alas! It was not to be.
However, we got Da Bloodhound's blessing to put in a new edition, and with the assistance of DaSeadogs and carda1 we found the appropriate material to build the cache. To honor the original, here's some key text from that cache description.
"It has been written that when the wealth of the land was lumber, the Red Cedar River was one of the great water highways that carried logs to a growing nation. This 14.5-mile biking and hiking trail follows the banks of the river on an old rail road bed from Menomonie through the historic lumber town of Downsville, to the great Chippewa River Valley where it connects with the Chippewa River State Trail in the Dunnville Wildlife Area. The trail is packed limestone and a series of ten bridges which pass through a panorama of woodlands, prairies and soaring sandstone cliffs. Wildlife abounds, including deer, wild turkey, red fox, an abundance of song birds and the majestic Bald Eagle."
The Geocache Notification Form has been submitted to the Wisconsin DNR, Calvin Kunkle, Park manager, Red Cedar state trail. Geocaches placed on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource managed lands require permission by means of a notification form. Please print out a paper copy of the notification form, fill in all required information, then submit it to the land manager. The DNR Notification form and land manager information can be obtained at: http://dnr.wi.gov/files/PDF/forms/2500/2500-118.pdf