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Trekkin and Birdin 10 years, 7 months ago.
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Please use this thread to share your favorite moments while visiting Wisconsin’s different state parks.
Not all who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien
Our family just took a day-trip to Interstate State Park GC4JJ6M and Straight Lake State Park GC4X1F6. Both were covered in snow and findable, although the Interstate one may not be findable with too much more snow. I thought I’d report in case anyone else wants to do some trips this winter. We did some ice-walking at both parks and my kids had a blast! They were both so beautiful covered in the new snow. I haven’t found too many of the caches in the north yet so I’m looking forward to being closer to them now.
Not all who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien
We loved finding a Beccaday souvenir in WRSP. Probably the best was having a bald eagle overhead at Straight Lake.
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Aw, that’s great! And I just remembered that we saw a bald eagle right on the side of the road, not 20 feet from us, driving out of Straight Lake. It’s always thrilling to come across those majestic creatures!
Not all who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien
I’ll share two. I took Pooh’s Pal to Buckhorn State Park last spring. That cache is placed on a part of the park that was just developed with campgrounds and a nice trail. Pooh’s was holding the GPSr in one hand and dragging a big stick in the brand new gravel path behind him, “to help the geocachers find the cache!” I had a finder shortly after us ask if Pooh’s had a stick with him.
The other was Rock Island. Mrs. Sandlanders and I sometimes plan caching trips that move at a pace we enjoy without our usual partners…a bit more of a pace for Mrs. S and a bit slower for me! We did this one overnight last fall, and we enjoyed a nice slow walk from the ferry over to the other side of the island under glorious blue skies with leaves beginning to change color. We stopped to watch birds, take photos of those little water snakes all over the place, explore the water tower and chat with a lone camper. Because that cache has a logbook from one of the original island caches, we sat at the rocks by the water and read old entries, rather than racing off to the next cache available.
The fact that Trekkin’ was not a part of either of these memories isn’t a reflection on him, except that he tends to MOVE and it’s harder to hold onto a memory at that pace!
Rock Island is definitely my favorite of the series, although 2nd place has many contenders and I’m not sure I could narrow it down. We took our time too, and enjoyed our leisurely walk on the island. What a blast!
I like your stick story!
Not all who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien
We spent the afternoon on a leisurely stroll in Kinnikinnick SP today with our family and dog. We had a blast! Now the teenagers and dog are asleep in the backseat as we drive home. 🙂
Not all who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien
I think some of my favorites are the ones I DNF once, or sometimes more than once, and finally make the smile.
Okay, I think we have the most memorable of state park finds now. Besides being a park we have loved visiting since well before geocaching, our recent trip there to look for the Whitefish Dunes cache turned out to be one for the books.
Yup, you have quite the story. We visited that beach in the winter 2 years ago. Very cool!
Not all who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien
I’ll share two. I took Pooh’s Pal to Buckhorn State Park last spring. That cache is placed on a part of the park that was just developed with campgrounds and a nice trail. Pooh’s was holding the GPSr in one hand and dragging a big stick in the brand new gravel path behind him, “to help the geocachers find the cache!”
I remember that! From my log of the Buckhorn SP Cache:
Followed the trail of what looked to be a pre-kindergartener dragging a stick behind him.
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Sound like pooh’s idea helped, he he!
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