The coordinates listed on this cache are in
the middle of nearby Green Isle Lake. Don't go there.
Parking can be found at N42 54.465 W88 40.197.
This cache is located in Prince's Point
State Wildlife Area that is part of a wetlands reclaiming project.
This area is also a public hunting grounds. You will want to
wear some blaze
orange and bring bug spray during bug season. Oh, and some
boots you won't mind getting wet if you aren't watching your step!
Seek this geocache at your own risk.
This is a great spot for viewing some
wildlife. When I first visited here, there were Sandhill Cranes
flying overhead which gave me the idea for this cache where people
could learn a little bit more about cranes. When we returned to
place the cache box, we saw geese, ducks, white-tailed deer, and
heard woodpeckers.
To find the coordinates for the cache box,
you need to do a little web sleuthing before heading out. All
answers for the following questions can be found at the website for
the International
Crane Foundation (www.savingcranes.org). If you have trouble
with the questions, feel free to email me.
Cache Box
Coordinates: N42 54.ABC W88
40.DEF
A = In 1982, a female Whooping Crane
imprinted on humans became the parent of a chick named Gee Whiz.
How many letters are in her name?
B = Whooping Cranes disappeared from
Louisiana in 195B.
C = Subtract 6 from the number of cranes
species in the world (all of which can be seen at ICF).
D = How many eggs do female Sandhill Cranes
usually lay at once?
E = Subtract 9 from the number of Whooping
Cranes that were found in the last remaining natural flock of these
birds in the winter of 1941-2.
F = How many subspecies of Sandhill Cranes
are there?
Update 10/3/08: Original hiding spot is too decayed now. Cache
has been rehidden about 20-25 feet south of the final
coordiantes.
