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09/10/2007 at 2:59 am #1725414
I have recently stumbled onto the Friends of the ice age trail web site.
http://www.iceagetrail.org/index.htmIt got me to thinking. (scary isn’t it) IS there a bookmarked list of all the caches on this trail? Or is there a way that these caches could have a designation to them for folks wanting to make a caching hike along different sections of the trail? Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
09/10/2007 at 9:59 am #1878795Great idea…but it may be be really hard to implement.
It would take a lot of cooperation to even figure out what caches were on the path as its not like you can see the trail on a map as easily as you can see a cemetery. There has got to be over 3 or 4 dozen Ice age caches within 20 miles of me placed by almost as many cachers (including myself now that I think about it).
09/10/2007 at 11:04 am #1878796If you could send me the links to those caches I can start a bookmarked list to start with. (Serious)
For the rest I will hike the entire length of trail making notes along the way and put them on the list. (LOL)
09/10/2007 at 11:13 am #1878797@Team Hemisphere Dancer wrote:
If you could send me the links to those caches I can start a bookmarked list to start with. (Serious)
For the rest I will hike the entire length of trail making notes along the way and put them on the list. (LOL)
Now that I think about it there are WAY more than I thought….I actually have three along the trail…..I guess that surprises me too. I’ll list mine below and get back to you (PM) with a list of several more within about 20 miles of Ocon. There is a large number in the Southern Kettle Moraine and in Merton and well as several in Waukesha.
GC150BF
GC11PT3
GCP2QN
I actually have three more that may qualify as being along the Ice Age trail as I think the trail goes through the East and West side of Lapham Peak State Park…..I guess you will have to determine how close to the trail you want the caches…..I have three on each side of Lapham Peak and all of them are accessible from the Ice Age Trail, though not TOTALLY RIGHT ON the trail. I think when you run into a park the line gets fuzzy as to wether the cache is ON or just near the trail.09/10/2007 at 1:50 pm #1878798I have a section of the trail mapped out as a route that you could do a PQ on to get some of the caches.
09/10/2007 at 2:02 pm #1878799@Cheesehead Dave wrote:
I have a section of the trail mapped out as a route that you could do a PQ on to get some of the caches.
I have been looking for something for Waukesha county but havent come up with any good street level maps of the trail……anyone know of a decent street level map of the trail in Waukesha / Jefferson County?
09/10/2007 at 7:16 pm #1878800@Team Hemisphere Dancer wrote:
I have recently stumbled onto the Friends of the ice age trail web site.
http://www.iceagetrail.org/index.htmIt got me to thinking. (scary isn’t it) IS there a bookmarked list of all the caches on this trail? Or is there a way that these caches could have a designation to them for folks wanting to make a caching hike along different sections of the trail? Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
This is an awesome idea, and one that I have thought about doing, but havent cuz I know it will be a daunting task. I have probably done at least 100 caches on the IAT, on different sections, and a list of this type would be maximum cool….
when i get a chance, i will email ya some of the ones that I know about.
zuma
09/10/2007 at 7:17 pm #1878801@Lostby7 wrote:
@Cheesehead Dave wrote:
I have a section of the trail mapped out as a route that you could do a PQ on to get some of the caches.
I have been looking for something for Waukesha county but havent come up with any good street level maps of the trail……anyone know of a decent street level map of the trail in Waukesha / Jefferson County?
There is a book out called the Ice Age Trail Atlas, which has Topo Maps of all the current trails. You can get it from the Ice Age Foundation for $20 and they also carry it at some of the DNR “shops” like the Ice Age Center in Dundee. These would need to be either scanned in or manually copied to a standard route file. Then they could be uploaded. Note that this book is about 60 pages of very detailed maps.
09/10/2007 at 7:49 pm #1878802@Team Deejay wrote:
@Lostby7 wrote:
@Cheesehead Dave wrote:
I have a section of the trail mapped out as a route that you could do a PQ on to get some of the caches.
I have been looking for something for Waukesha county but havent come up with any good street level maps of the trail……anyone know of a decent street level map of the trail in Waukesha / Jefferson County?
There is a book out called the Ice Age Trail Atlas, which has Topo Maps of all the current trails. You can get it from the Ice Age Foundation for $20 and they also carry it at some of the DNR “shops” like the Ice Age Center in Dundee. These would need to be either scanned in or manually copied to a standard route file. Then they could be uploaded. Note that this book is about 60 pages of very detailed maps.
Was hoping for something of the free variety……………..I’m going to keep poking around the internet…there must be something out there.
09/10/2007 at 8:55 pm #1878803Wisconsin DNR Web View
http://dnrmaps.wisconsin.gov/imf/imf.jsp?site=webview
A bit fiddly but it does work. Zoom in to the area you want then under the layers tab check under the recreation and trails folder there you will be able to check the the Ice age trail.
This will also give you satellite photos with the trail highlighted. Then print it out. I have found it useful
Hope this is close to what your looking for. And one last thing. You can’t beat the price..09/10/2007 at 9:02 pm #1878804@decdogg wrote:
Wisconsin DNR Web View
http://dnrmaps.wisconsin.gov/imf/imf.jsp?site=webview
A bit fiddly but it does work. Zoom in to the area you want then under the layers tab check under the recreation and trails folder there you will be able to check the the Ice age trail.
Hope this is helpful.
Perfect. Thank you very much. I saw that map but didnt understand how to use it. Now I get it. 🙂
Hemi I’ll get you a list of Waukesha and Jefferson county caches……09/10/2007 at 9:21 pm #1878805@Lostby7 wrote:
@decdogg wrote:
Wisconsin DNR Web View
http://dnrmaps.wisconsin.gov/imf/imf.jsp?site=webview
A bit fiddly but it does work. Zoom in to the area you want then under the layers tab check under the recreation and trails folder there you will be able to check the the Ice age trail.
Hope this is helpful.
Perfect. Thank you very much. I saw that map but didnt understand how to use it. Now I get it. 🙂
Hemi I’ll get you a list of Waukesha and Jefferson county caches……Thanks LB7 I will get the bookmark set up.
I will then put the link on the WGA bookmarks page for all to see.
Anyone wishing to put a cache on this list just email it to me through my profile and I will add it.
Then there is another question about designating them as IAT in the cache name similar to the WSQ so GSAK can sort them out just fine.
Hemi
09/10/2007 at 11:19 pm #1878806Here is the link to the bookmarked list. At this point I only have the 3 caches submitted by LB7 and the route caches from Cheesehead Dave.
http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=c8ea2256-5542-4936-90d2-a6a04b11305e
If you have any to add let me know by waypoint. Or if you have exception to any on this list let me know I would be happy to make a run to it to verify if it qualifies. Or I might remove it if it doesn’t belong. I like the former.
09/11/2007 at 2:54 am #1878807We did these 3 over labor day weekend:
GCR923 Girl Scout Goodies
GCP5XH Toad Hotel
GC13Y6K Another walk in the Park_36Doug
09/11/2007 at 3:21 am #1878808Here is one I did this afternoon in the West Bend area. Ridge Run Fun (GCN1GT)
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