Bullhead Cache Traditional Geocache
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This cache is located in one of my all-time favorite places. This should be a relatively easy find, my purpose in placing it there is to introduce you to this jewel of a place.
The site is a nature preserve with a unique environment (for this area), and all plant and animal life is protected. Please read the signs at the entrance, and respect the area accordingly; look at and photograph all you want, but don’t pick, dig, or stomp on anything. Also, there is presently no posted restriction on dogs, and to help keep it that way please keep them leashed if anyone’s around, and remove any evidence of their visit.
The cache is a .30 cal ammo box containing several outdoor related items such as a poncho, flashlight, magnifier, butane lighter, etc., plus a few Keokuk Geodes (mineral specimens); please trade for similar value and type items if possible to retain the character of the cache. It’s concealed about 200 feet from the trail, but since the forest floor is dry and well “mulched” with little understory growth, there is no bushwhacking involved. The cache was placed so it can be found with minimal impact; it is concealed in an open area, not under any logs or rocks. After you find it, please return it to the same place and condition as it was.
The walk in will take you through a forest of hardwood and black spruce, and past a small lake and the remnant of a peat bog. You can go out onto the bog on a boardwalk to observe the carnivorous sundew and pitcher plants which are characteristic of peat bogs (common in Canada but unusual in WNY). After finding the cache, you can continue following the trail around the lake back to the parking lot.
Also, bring some stale bread along. There is a small picnic area by the entrance/parking area, with a well-worn spot by the water. The lake is inhabited by a large number of small but voracious bullheads; toss a few scraps of bread in the water about 5-10 feet out, and watch the bullheads swarm in. Then toss some scraps into the middle of the crowd, and the feeding frenzy looks like a bunch of piranha. This is a favorite especially for the kids, and regular visitors have been feeding them for years. Please do this only in that area, not farther down the lake.
The entrance/parking lot is at 42*24.028’N, 78*11.151’W. Please start from there to avoid trespassing on private property. The road in is seasonal, with no maintenance after December 1. If it is closed at the east end in the winter, chances are you can reach the area from the west end (if you can find it).
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