Park in the cul-de-sac at the very end of Mountain Rd at 41°43'48.9"N 72°30'13.6"W. Ground zero is 500' away
Fairies flit between nature and the enchanted realms; drinking dew from flowers and lounging on mushrooms. They are mischievous, so watch out, they may try to play a trick on you!
This cache is part of the Buckingham Reservoir series of caches; search for BuckResv. The cache locations are all on or very near well-worn trails. Consult the many informal trails on the main geocaching.com map to minimize bushwacking. It is possible to visit all caches in the series via an 8-mile loop, but some caches are tricky and will extend your day.
All locations in the series can be reached without fording any streams. But traversing from one cache to another may bring a desire to cross a brook instead of going around. The northern inlet brook can be easily crossed at either 41°43'34.1"N 72°29'40.7"W or 41°43'42.7"N 72°29'38.0"W. The northeastern inlet brook, which is actually Roaring Brook, can be crossed at 41°43'34.3"N 72°29'11.7"W. The outlet brook is nigh impossible to cross without wading, especially in the springtime, so we encourage finding a way around instead.
These woods are lovely, dark and deep. There is an abundance of wildlife in the area. It’s quite possible to encounter beaver, bobcats, coyotes in packs of three or four, deer, fishers, red, grey and yellow foxes, four varieties of owls, snapping turtles, timber rattlesnakes, various water snakes, weasels and the very rare occasional wandering mother bear with cubs. We hike here with bear spray when the blueberries are in season. Exercise caution and please remember that you're in their home.
Parking:
1. 41°43'48.9"N 72°30'13.6"W - Mountain Rd cul-de-sac, room for about eight cars, best for west side of reservoir and northern caches.
2. 41°42'42.2"N 72°29'54.0"W - Coop Rd parking lot, room for about 15 cars, best for east side of reservoir, northern and far eastern caches.
3. 41°42'58.8"N 72°28'05.5"W – Birch Mountain Rd, side-of-road parking, nearby to power right-of-way gate, best for far eastern caches, a little far from east side of reservoir and northern caches.