Camping Cache: Abilene State Park and Buffalo Gap

 

Found:

Can you See me Now?

Nite Time on Elm Creek Trail

TGT: Buffalo Gap

This trip included our first night cache - and it was really neat!  Nite Time on Elm Creek Trail starts at the the parking lot of the Elm Creek Trail in Abilene State Park. From there, wait for nightfall and grab your flashlights.  As you start down the trail, you're watching for small round white reflective dots - that during the day, you likely wouldn't even notice!

So, with our favorite flashlights in hand, we took off for an owl prowl with a prize at the end!

We did meet a furry friend along the way.... I think he was "deer in the headlights" frozen mid-bite!

We continued on, looking for the small white reflective dots, on limbs, on guardrails, tree trunks, and wooden steps...

Until we finally came along to an orange reflector (signifying not to continue further down the trail, and several white reflectors all on one tree.

And there it was! (Have I mentioned, I love ammo can sized caches?! Sooo much easier to find, especially at night!). 

And I'll be the first to admit, I was pretty excited to bring home a token of our first night cache - THOR! Seeing that we began to feel the drops of rain from the thunderstorm in the distance with its lightening strikes, it was only appropriate that he come home with us!

We'll definitely keep our eyes open on future trips for other nite caches - the added element of the reflectors and mystery of wondering what creatures you might meet along the way were an added part of enjoying this sport!