This is a virtual cache. A cache that exists
in a form of a location. A virtual cache is
usually an interesting spot. The reward for
discovering a virtual cache is the location
itself, the information you gather there, and
the awe of the surroundings.
Let's visit a relic of the Ice Age
in a land extant before dinosaurs - Cayuga
Lake.
The Indian name Cayuga means, "boat landing". Many
people identify with Cayuga Lake because of the line "Far
Above Cayuga's Waters" in the Cornell University
song.
In addition to the Cayuga Inlet at Ithaca, five
tributaries at the southern end feed the lake. These are
Cascadilla Creek, Fall Creek, Salmon Creek, Six-Mile
Creek and Taughannock Creek.
Cayuga Lake outlets into the Seneca and Cayuga Canal,
which joins the northern ends of Seneca and Cayuga Lakes.
This canal connects with the Erie Canal north of Seneca
Falls. Lake Ontario can be accessed from Cayuga Lake via
the Erie Canal, Cross Lake and the Oswego Canal.
Because of its low elevation, 384 feet above sea
level, the lake has many marshes, particularly at the
northern end, which extends into the Montezuma National
Wildlife Refuge north of Seneca Falls. It was known as
Gweh-u-gweh, "the lake at the mucky land", by the Cayuga
Nation and "lake of the marshes" by the Mohawks.
Excerpt from "Persons,
Places and Things IN the Finger Lakes Region" by:
Emerson
Klees
Directions: Parking lot off Route 90 a
few yards from your lake walk.
Here
is the simple rule to log this cache as
found:
When you find the exact spot, take a
photo of yourself and your GPS at the
cache location.
Take the picture so that it doesn't
completely give away the exact location or
path to the cache.
Upload your photo immediately after
submitting your log report.
Required Photo
These coordinates will help you find the
right place to stand.
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East view as seen from the cache
site.
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West view as seen from the cache
site.
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East view as seen from the cache
site.
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East view as seen from the cache
site.
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North view as seen from the cache
site.
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South view as seen from the cache
site.
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North view as seen from the cache
site.
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South view as seen from the cache
site.
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Boathouse as seen from the cache
site.
If you are here, you are on the wrong side
of Route 90.
Other Area Attractions
SPOILER
Do not look if you want to be
surprised!
Let the light shine on your
path.
No need to get in the water unless you want
to refresh.
I got the idea for this cache from
Anton.
Will you be the next geocacher to cache a
Finger Lake?
