Winds of Change--Lena, IL LbNA #51593 (ARCHIVED)
Owner: | Nature Nerd |
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Plant date: | Nov 29, 2009 |
Location: | |
City: | Lena |
County: | Stephenson |
State: | Illinois |
Boxes: | 1 |
Found by: | rgrdoc1 |
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Last found: | Aug 5, 2012 |
Status: | FaFFFFFar |
Last edited: | Nov 29, 2009 |
Winds of Change is a letterbox/geocache hybrid. Please do not take any of the trade items without leaving one.
Renewable energy has made its way to Lena, IL. The EcoGrove Wind Farm is a 7,000 acre wind farm, which began in 2006 will be finished in early 2009. When finished the 67 new wind turbines will generate enough clean energy to power 25,000 homes. On a clear day, you can see all of them from this location.
The box is hidden near the highest point in Stephenson County west of Lena. To get to this box you need to head west out of Lena on Galena Rd.(Stagecoach Trail) After heading out of town start looking at the read signs. You will come to a crossroads near a large hill named Crossroads Rd. After passing this intersection, if you look to your right you will see the highest point in the county. Continue west, right before the big turn into Waddams Grove, you will see a house on the north side of the road. You will then turn into there driveway but not up to the house. There is a dirt/grass road that leads up the hill towards a cemetery. The box is not in the cemetery, but on the way to it. As you follow the driveway up the hill, look to the west. You will soon see a wooden post which is the corner of a wire fence. You will have to really look hard in the summer when the grass is high. At the corner, behind the post, inside the fence is the box. After logging in, take a stroll up the hill to get a good look at the wind farm.
Renewable energy has made its way to Lena, IL. The EcoGrove Wind Farm is a 7,000 acre wind farm, which began in 2006 will be finished in early 2009. When finished the 67 new wind turbines will generate enough clean energy to power 25,000 homes. On a clear day, you can see all of them from this location.
The box is hidden near the highest point in Stephenson County west of Lena. To get to this box you need to head west out of Lena on Galena Rd.(Stagecoach Trail) After heading out of town start looking at the read signs. You will come to a crossroads near a large hill named Crossroads Rd. After passing this intersection, if you look to your right you will see the highest point in the county. Continue west, right before the big turn into Waddams Grove, you will see a house on the north side of the road. You will then turn into there driveway but not up to the house. There is a dirt/grass road that leads up the hill towards a cemetery. The box is not in the cemetery, but on the way to it. As you follow the driveway up the hill, look to the west. You will soon see a wooden post which is the corner of a wire fence. You will have to really look hard in the summer when the grass is high. At the corner, behind the post, inside the fence is the box. After logging in, take a stroll up the hill to get a good look at the wind farm.