From the new parking place, walk north along the trail. Watch for the beckoning of the fireflies. They are placed relatively high up on power poles or trees. I used one firefly just to confirm you are heading in the right direction along the trail, and two fireflies to indicate a fork in the path. When you see two fireflies, stop and scan to find the next one so that you know which path to take.
There are only two points along the route where you will leave a clear trail, and both times are brief. The first time is when you leave the initial, wide trail you start off on to get onto a smaller trail, and the second time is when you go off the trail a little way to get to the final. In the first case you will see two fireflies to indicate a fork and one firefly down along the lower path to indicate which way to go. This trail goes by GCHG88 and GCC162 so you will have an opportunity to bag 3 caches on this easy one mile hike.
There are a variety of wildlife in the area. Nocturnal creatures include owls, rabbits, and coyotes, and diurnal creatures include snakes, hawks, deer, prairie dogs, and insects. If you attempt this cache during the day or at twilight there is the opportunity to see all of these creatures along the way! We spotted a few hawks, a few rabbits, and one snake whilst walking along the path to get this cache back up and running.
At the end of the trail you will see a swarm of fireflies, spread over several trees along the left side of the trail. Follow them and then use the image attached to find the final.
From Wikipedia: "Lampyridae is a family of insects in the beetle order Coleoptera. They are winged beetles, and commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous crepuscular use of bioluminescence to attract mates or prey. Fireflies produce a "cold light", with no infrared or ultraviolet frequencies. This chemically produced light from the lower abdomen may be yellow, green, or pale-red, with wavelengths from 510 to 670 nanometers.
About 2,000 species of firefly are found in temperate and tropical environments. Many are in marshes or in wet, wooded areas where their larvae have abundant sources of food. These larvae emit light and are often called 'glowworms', in particular, in Eurasia. In the Americas, 'glow worm' also refers to the related Phengodidae. In many species, both male and female fireflies have the ability to fly, but in some species, females are flightless."
