Welcome to the 2026 Taconic Region NYS Park Summer Geocaching Challenge. Please see WL 1 for details about the challenge and the park.
About this cache:
🐢 Painted Turtle — “The Patient Sunbather”
Some creatures rush. Others endure.
Painted turtles spend long hours basking in the sun, soaking up warmth and conserving energy. Beneath that calm surface lies remarkable resilience—they can survive cold winters in ways that seem almost impossible.
Slow does not mean weak. It means steady.
Take a moment here. Slow down. The cache isn’t going anywhere.
Fun Fact
Painted turtles can survive winter by slowing their metabolism dramatically.