This series of mystery caches is meant to teach you more about local flora and fauna, specifically the wildflowers of the Adirondacks. It is also meant to serve as a winter friendly geoart, as there are not a lot of winter friendly hides in the area. A little less than half of the caches (A-J) in this series will also allow you to make the TL geoart I am creating and introduce you to the James Frenette Sr recreational trail system. This dog friendly trail system is located next to the Tupper Lake Country club and golf course and has close to 4 miles of trails available mainly for cross country skiing, snowshoeing and fat biking during the winter but are also available for your exploration during the rest of the year as well. See the gallery for trail map and trail names. This series of caches is easiest to do in alphabetical order as this will take you on a big loop through 4 different trails (golf course loop, cranberry lake loop, little logger loop and the skidder trail. All caches are placed just off the trail system in either small or medium lock and lock containers (aside from 1, which is an old nut container). Minimal bushwhacking required.
THIS CACHE IS NOT AT THE PUBLISHED COORDINATES. To get the location of this cache you must figure out the common name of the wildflower below. Once you know the answer, enter it into the puzzle checker and the correct coordinates for the cache and potentially also a hint, shall be revealed. Hope you enjoy this series as well as learning a bit more about the local wildflowers!
Scientific Name: Oenothera biennis
Family: Onagraceae
Color: yellow
Flowers: May- October
Habitat: fields, lawns, forests, gardens or even wastelands
This plant is beneficial to the environment in many ways. Hummingbirds, butterflies and bees all feed from this wildflower's blooms. They are also an important food source for the caterpillars of several moth species. Goldfinch and other song birds eat the seeds from the seed pods. This wildflower can and does affect both the insect populations as well as the health & biodiversity found in an area.
Humans too, have found their uses for this yellow wildflower. Almost all parts of this wildflower are edible as well as medically or cosmetically applicable. It's seeds, which are rich in gamma-Linolenic acid are pressed so their oil may be extracted and used for a multitude of things.
The common name for this flower is: _______ _________
check your answer using the puzzle checker below:
