Walkin' Well On Water

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.

East view as seen from the cache site.	West view as seen from the cache site.
East view as seen from the cache site.	East view as seen from the cache site.
North view as seen from the cache site.	South view as seen from the cache site.
North view as seen from the cache site.	South view as seen from the cache site.

Boathouse as seen from the cache site.

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If you are here, you are on the wrong side of Route 90.

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Other Area Attractions

The Cayuga Wine Trail --- (Map)

Canoeing and Kayaking

MacKenzie-Childs

Aurora Shoe Co.

Aurora Inn

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge

The Seneca-Cayuga Canal

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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.

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I got the idea for this cache from Anton.

Be sure to visit his cache, Walk on Water I.

Also, plan to visit this cache, Walkin' On Water and Sent Walkin' on Water.

Will you be the next geocacher to cache a Finger Lake?

 

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