KroBro, a very nice gentleman that I met through geocaching, was spending part of the Memorial Day weekend camping at the Chain O' Lakes State Park, just a little north of me. There was a cache, Ripple, that he wanted to get while he was in the area, and that I kept putting off (even though it was the closest to my house. We had agreed to meet near by to hunt the elusive Ripple and find some other caches after.
Following finding Ripple and a few other caches near by, we headed over to the Moraine Hills State Park in McHenry County. There was one cache, Horace Long's Cabin, that I wanted to get, and not far, was a cache that KroBro wanted to get (One Little Cemetery).
This was probably one of my most relaxing days yet in caching. We had some very pleasant conversations and took our time to enjoy each and every cache that we did. We lingered at the caches, reading the log books and reflecting on cachers that had been before us and in some cases, the history of the cache locations.
| KroBro
and I were starting
out our adventure in Moraine Hills State Park. While we did not get the earth cache, we did see some very lovely areas. |
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Just a neat tree found on the trail to the fen. |
| A fallen tree held up by another fallen tree.
Amazing how nature works. |
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Pike Marsh sign giving an explanation
of the various zones in the fen. |
| While we did not see 1 Red Hen
or 3 Brown Bears, we did see 2 Cute Ducks... |
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This was a very peaceful view
and shared with very fine company. |
| Can you tell, I love trees? |  |
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| KroBro at the coordinants |  |
When KroBro had said he wanted to find this one specific cache (One Little Cemetery) I was very happy to go along with him. I enjoy cemetery caches, and when the history of the cemetery is given, that makes it even better.
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KroBro hiding behind
the monument at Mosgrove Cemetery |
| KroBro at Mosgrove Cemetery
in McHenry County |
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No indication, aside from the initials,
of who this was or their age. While this is seen frequently in older cemeteries, it always makes me wonder about the history. |
| A tomb stone that is
a little over 100 years-old and still in very good shape. |
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Another old stone.
While not as old as some I have seen, it never ceases to amaze me at how well these endure time and elements when left alone. |
After spending part of the early afternoon in McHenry (and having to take a short break from caching) we ended our day in McDonald Woods Forest Preserve. While in this preserve, I found my 700th cache, then ended the day with a cache that took us to a pond with two swans swimming contently along.
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