Let me start off by thanking all the mothers of the world, in their struggles of razing hellions like me. My brother and I personally got are mother her favorite perfume which she is running out of and a watch that came with a matching bracelet. Even though today is Mother’s Day, I still found some time to get out and have some fun which I ended up going Geocaching with my Dad and the dog.
We went to Marengo ridge which is part of Mchenry Count Conservation District, but for us locals we remember it as Kunde Wood’s. To brush up on the history of this land it was originally owned by Dr. Emerson Kunde who noticed that the land was heavily over grazed by livestock and is famously quote saying “The soil was so hard you could hardly put a pickaxe into it.” He planted many kinds of pine trees believing that these trees had the ability to survive in the poor soil conditions, and now the park is a thriving forest.
Anyway, I went there to enjoy the woods, walk the dog, and most importantly find a few Geocaches (Marengo Moraine, Chicago land Battleship Geocaching Challenge: A1, The Daniel Jackson). My dog, Koby, made it a bit difficult because he gets extremely excited on walks but I managed to find them all. The Battleship one is difficult unless you have the map, which I so happened to be here. Also the Marengo Moraine isn’t a normal Geocach, once you get to the area there will be a post to help you answer the questions to log this one.
The Marengo ridge is unique because it is the farthest west distance traveled by the Lake Michigan Lobe of the Wisconsin glacier. In one part of the park you stand upon the Marengo Moraine an enormous pile of rocks, gravel, sand which is called glacial till. The deposit of rock, gravel, and sand is up to 280ft deep and is 40 miles long. The earliest deposit of glacial till is from 270,000 years ago and the most resent only 15,000 years ago.
All in all it was a good day, I was worried it might be cold, but that wasn’t the case. Again I wish all the mothers a Happy Mother’s Day.
Till the next Adventure.
Written on May 9th, 2010 & filed under GPS, Geocaching
The hunt is on to find three Jeep Tiki to win a brand new 2010 Jeep Wrangler Islander. The Three Tikis are named Steel, Trail, and Wave which I suspect their individual names are an indication to where they are hidden in the US. The Jeep Tiki Hunt contest started on April 1st and continues until all three Tiki are found. But in the mean time the date you need to remember is April 26, because that is when the Tikis will be hidden at there respective locations and at which time only 3 clues will be reviled. First three clues released so far are Steel – People ride waves of a different kind in this area, Wave – Your Jeep, Wrangler Island will take you anywhere but skip this location if you are eremikophobic (afraid of being alone), Trail – Snow or Sun, the people and Tiki love it here year around. Supposedly Jeep will be releasing more clues on there Facebook and Twitter pages.
So go on over and check out the official website of the Jeep Tiki Hunt at http://jeeptikihunt.com/
So Good-Luck Hunting, and Have fun!
Written on April 6th, 2010 & filed under Events, GPS, Jeep
I would like to introduce you guys to “Experience El Dorado,” A new show all about Rubicon Trail. I just got email from Jamie saying that the whole Rubicon Trail will be online December 7th.
Join Experience El Dorado for a landmark trek only the likes of Todd Stanley Productions can take you on. History is rich at the the Marshall Gold Discovery Park where real life miners team up with costumed docents who give insights into why thousands flocked to California and toiled long hours in icy water hoping for the “big strike.” Then it’s off for a stroll through downtown Placerville and the El Dorado County Historic Museum. Then an action-packed glimpse of modern day cowboys as they “shoot for the stars”. Our field correspondent Cory Tapia time-travels into El Dorado County’s historic past. An absolute must see episode!
The much anticipated Rubicon Trail Episode will broadcast December 6th, 2009. This episode brought the crew of Experience El Dorado on a three day trek over the historic Rubicon Trail in El Dorado National Forest. We joined legendary 4×4 pioneer, Mark A. Smith and Jeep Jamboree USA for this trip. This entire episode will be dedicated to the many 4-wheeling opportunities that exist on the Rubicon Trail. Our Title Sponsor for this episode will be The Rubicon Trail Foundation: www.rubicontrail.org The Rubicon Trail Foundation is a federally recognized non-profit organization dedicated to the future health of the Rubicon Trail.
