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ColdCache Program
Dolly McNulty;
IATA ColdCache Coordinator
Renee Vanselow;
Wisconsin Geocaching Association
Gary Wensing;
IATA Volunteer
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Trail route is based on the extent of the glacier in Wisconsin.
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ColdCache Program:
Project supported by the Ice Age Trail Alliance
Goal is to bring more visitors to the trail and promote the public awareness, appreciation, and understanding of Wisconsin’s glacial landscape.
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Definitions:
A GeoCache is a modern day treasure hunt, usually for a trinket.
An EarthCache is a GeoCache that is a geological treasure.
A ColdCache is an EarthCache along the Ice Age Trail.
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Groundspeak:
Promotion of geocaching worldwide
Educate public
Review / approve all geocache sites
www.geocaching.com
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Wisconsin GeoCache Association
Promotion of geocaching within Wisconsin
Organize events
Educate public
Facilitate communications between members
www.wi-geocaching.com
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Geologic Society of America
Established and promotes the EarthCache Program
Partner with Ice Age Trail Alliance to support the ColdCache Program
www.geosociety.org
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Waypoint:
Reference point for the physical location on Earth; defined by longitude and latitude coordinates.
Latitude is distance north or south of the equator.
Longitude is the distance east or west of the Prime Meridan.
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Latitude and Longitude:
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GPS – Global Position System:
Use of satellites to pinpoint the waypoint (latitude and longitude) of a location on earth.
GPS unit must be able to receive signals from at least three (3) satellites to pinpoint the waypoint.
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Find list of ColdCache sites:
Ice Age Trail Alliance ► www.iceagetrail.org
↳ Explore the Trail
↳ ColdCaching
↳ Finding a ColdCache
↳ geocaching.com (hyperlink)
↳ List of ColdCache Sites (IATCC)
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For future access:
Add the ColdCache listing from geocaching.com to your :
Personal bookmark list; or
Desktop as “shortcut”
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List of ColdCache Sites:
As of Jan 1, 2019; there are 81 ColdCache sites:
7 – Indianhead 0 – Juneau/Adams
3 – Superior Lobe 1 - Marquette
0 – Blue Hills 8 – Baraboo Hills/Heritage
5 – Chippewa Moraine 2 – Lodi Valley
4 – Highpoint 7 – Dane (+1)
0 – Northwoods 1 - Green
0 – Langlade 2 - Rock
4 – Central Moraines 3 – Walworth/Jefferson
1 – Portage 8 – Waukesha/Milwaukee
1 – Waupaca 8 – Washington/Ozaukee
2 – Waushara 14 - Lakeshore
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Finding a ColdCache Site
1) Enter the waypoint into a GPS unit2) Gather suggested equipment / supplies 3) Get to the starting (parking) location4) Use the “Go To” feature on GPS unit5) Gather answers to questions / tasks
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No GPS Unit? - Use Google Maps:
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Compare to Atlas Map:
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Estimate location on Map:
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Or . . . Use Mammoth Tracks:
ColdCache sites are shown on the map.
Press on the ColdCache icon and the site description is brought up.
NOTE: Uses GPS signals – works without cell phone coverage
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Other apps for your phone include:
CACHLY or Cigeo (for Android)
Can download information from geocaching.com
NOTE: Depends on cell phone coverage
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Another option . . .
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Logging your find:
Go back to the site listing on the computer.
Send an e-mail with answers to the site developer.
Add optional comments.
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Sample Comments:
Balanced Rock - Walked past this dozens of times over the years, but this forced me to take a closer look.
Brady’s Rock - Thanks for bringing us out to the area--never would've know it was there!
BO-DE-WAD-ME Cuesta - Walking the entire Ice Age Trail is on my bucket list. I guess this officially starts it.
Mishigami - Thank you for bringing us to this amazing spot and teaching us about the landscape that we were experiencing.
Parnell Esker - This was the first I've heard of eskers. Thanks for helping me learn something new.
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Escarpment:
Short steep slope . . .
of exposed edges of rock layers.
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Ford:
A shallow place . . . in a river or stream where one can cross by wading.
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Great Lake:
Freshwater lake . . . that is part of the chain that forms the largest group of freshwater on Earth.
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Erratic:
A boulder . . . that was carried long distances by the glaciers.
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Esker:
A sinuous ridge . . . of sand & gravel deposited by streams in tunnels at the base of the glacier as it melted.
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Pothole:
A deep hole . . . formed when water from the melting glacier swirled vortices that rotated grinding stones into rock.
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ColdCache Awards Program:
Can receive patches and certificates for finding ColdCache sites.
Each award level is based on finding a:
➢ Number of sites
➢ Number of different features
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Snowflake:
A water crystal that forms in the atmosphere and falls to the earth.
Visit and log:
➢ Three (3) ColdCache sites
➢ At least two (2) feature types
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Blizzard:
A long, severe snowstorm with intensely cold wind and fine snow.
Visit and log:
➢ Seven (7) ColdCache sites
➢ At least five (5) feature types(includes Snowflake level)
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Firn:
Partially consolidated snow that has passed through one summer melt season, but is not yet glacial ice.
Visit and log:
➢ Twelve (12) ColdCache sites
➢ At least nine (9) feature types
(includes Snowflake & Blizzard levels)
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Ice Sheet:
A broad, thick sheet of ice covering an extensive area for a long period of time.
Visit and log:
➢ Eighteen (18) ColdCache sites
➢ At least fourteen (14) feature types
(includes Snowflake, Blizzard, & Firn levels)
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Glacier:
An extended mass of ice formed from snow falling that accumulates over years and that flows over a land mass.
Visit and log:
➢ Twenty-five (25) ColdCache sites
➢ At least twenty (20) feature types
(includes all previous levels)
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Complete set of patches:
Patch design by Nate Haban, Two Rivers WI
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Additional Resources:
Ice Age Trail Atlas (from Ice Age Trail Alliance)
Ice Age Trail Companion Guide (from Ice Age Trail Alliance)
Geology of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail by David M Mickelson, Louis J Mahler Jr., & Susan L Simpson; University of Wisconsin Press (from Ice Age Trail Alliance)
Roadside Geology of Wisconsin by Robert H Dott Jr. & John W. Attig; Mountain Press Publishing Company
Wisconsin’s Outdoor Treasures by Tim Bewer; Trails Books, Black Earth, Wisconsin
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For more information contact:
Dolly McNulty: [email protected]
Renee Vanselow: [email protected]
Gary Wensing: [email protected]
Have a suggestion for a ColdCache site:
Send to: [email protected]