We here at the 501 Gang sat down one day and tried to figure
out a way that we
could help everyone save money by saving gas but yet still have fun
caching.
Here is the result of our
brainstorming:
If you'd like to join in on this series feel free, there is
no fee to join, just some simple rules.
Gas Saver Series Rules:
1. Find a wooded area and place a minimum of
5 caches in them.
2. The caches can range from Micro to
Macro's.
3. A mix would be best, but one key rule is
not to make all of the caches micros. (No more than 2 micros per 5
caches)
Remember, Kid's love caching too, but if they don't find any swag,
it gets boring quickly for them.
4. Each cache should start with GSS # so that
we can find it and place it in the bookmark.
So email us with the Cache Waypoint number, and
we will give you a GSS number for each cache in your series and add
the caches to the running bookmark that will show up on each cache
page so that others may use it to find the GSS series nearest
them.
That's it folks!
GSS # 1 - Sinclair
Parking coordinates for the caches in this
series is: N 41°43.648 W 086°48.951
The Shirley Heinze Land Trust’s
Ambler Flatwoods Nature Preserve is a new hiking area in the
LaPorte County area. It is located off of Meer Road in Michigan
City, Indiana.
A vast array of mosses — including many
club mosses — covers the forest floor, and a diversity of
mushrooms and other fungi thrive. The red fruits of partridgeberry
and wintergreen are abundant; many will linger to provide winter
fodder for wildlife. The trees are alive with the sound of
birdsong, and bird populations swell as migrating species stop
temporarily to feed and roost. Numerous birds, seen in our area
only during migratory flight, take brief refuge in the flatwoods
after their long journey down the shorelines of Lake
Michigan.
It is generally described as a “boreal
flatwoods,” a poorly drained forest with an extremely rich
plant community, including species that are ordinarily found far to
the north and others that reach the southern limit of their range
in this area. It is the largest such protected landscape in Indiana
and one that is very rare in the Chicago region.
Surveys have found about 260 native plant
species, including club mosses, paper birch, sedges, white pine and
a variety of wildflowers. There is nearly 20-acres that make up the
preserve.
Please follow the trails. The caches are within
50± ft of the trails.
Here you will have an enjoyalbe hike through a heavily wooded area.
The trail system is dirt trails. Some small, wooden 'bridges' have
been laid out across some of the wet area's but the area can get
muddy after a good rain, so wear your boots! We did the complete,
round trip hike in about 1 1/2 hours.
The cache is a small, camo'd jar
Please leave it at least as well concealed,
if not better, than you found it.
~~ 3-16-09: Cache was placed using a Yellow Garmin which could
result in a slight difference if you are using a better
GPS.