- So it isn't an island anymore. On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Jim Bensman <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > - > If you want to drive to an Island Cache, go to Skinny Island-next to L&D 26 > (by Alton). When they built the levee they filled in and cut off some of > the water surrounding the island. While there is now only water on two > sides, the USGS maps still identify it as an island. There are six active > caches on Skinny Island. Search around N38 52.272 W90 09.017 and the 6 > nearest IL caches are on the island. My maps have Skinney Island > identified. > > Jim Bensman > "Nature Bats Last" > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching- > > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of john leenerts > > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 11:36 PM > > To: Geocaching > > Subject: [GeoStL] Island cache! > > > > - > > Just a thought. If you still do not have an Island cache for the SLAGA > > challenge and want to get Macon county, Illinois go to GCJ9A1. Ice > > should be thick enough to walk to the cache. (It's 1 degrees there > > right now as I watch the news!) There are plenty nearby for the Macon > > county requirement also. The cache is called Baltimore wetland and is > > on an island on Lake Decatur. > > Gerhardus > > > > > > > > > > > > **************************************** > > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including > > unsubscribing from this > > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > > > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > > Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 > > Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > > > > > > > **************************************** > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including > unsubscribing from this > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 > Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > > **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php