This cache will bring you to four large artworks located in a
Chicago park. The coordinates given will take you directly to the
cache, which is conveniently concealed in a place where caches are
often concealed. Finders are reminded that good hiding places for
microcaches are often hiding places for paper wasps... so take
appropriate care.
At this small park, you’re surrounded by Chicago as a
transportation hub. From the park, you can see two sets of railroad
tracks, including a rare, 1915 vertical-lift bridge crossing the
Chicago River South Branch; as well as both the red and orange
lines; the Dan Ryan Expressway; an unusual single-leaf drawbridge
on 18th Street, not to mention the river itself, where dragon boats
race in the summer. Named for a community leader, the 12-acre park
with an open Chinese pavilion was carved from a disused rail yard
in 1998. The four Big Arts are dragon columns which guard the
entry.
The correct and legal entry to the park is from the East. You
will see Chicago Parks signs warning you of a railroad crossing,
which you will need to cross to enter the park proper, but note
that the cache is hidden well away from the tracks. Indeed, you
should be able to reach the cache without leaving the paved paths.
It is also possible to reach the park from the Chicago River, South
Branch, if you are travelling by dragon (or other) boat.
This is a high-traffic area. There are people around at all
times. Please use stealth to preserve the cache in its hiding
place. As you can see by the presence of nearby graffiti,
distructive muggles are around, and would love to stomp on the
cache, and tear up the logbook... do not let them find
it!
The cache itself is another Altoids tin. This
is a microcache with just a log... bring a writing implement,
please, as there is no room for one in the cache container. Please
be sure to seal the plastic bag protecting the log from water, and
return the cache to the same place you found it. The log book
Used to feature the Chinese character "Good Luck"... a little of which you
automatically receive by finding the cache. The fancy log was swiped years ago, but it’s still a pretty great park.
There is usually street parking nearby. Don't be tempted to
drive down the park's little walkway, marked "Authorized
Vehicles".