In honor of our 50th cache
placement,
presents
Age of Discovery is Wherigo
(A Wherigo
Geocache)
The cache is NOT
located at the coordinates above.
The posted coordinates are for parking. You can park here while
walking around Hagar Park while playing this Wherigo
cartridge.
To find the actual location of the container - you must play and
complete the "Age of Discovery" Wherigo Cartridge.
Once you complete
the cartridge you will be provided the necessary information to
find the actual geocache container to sign the logbook.
What is a Wherigo
Geocache?
Wherigo is a new way of utilizing GPS technology to play games,
take tours, and yes geocache. Visit Wherigo.com to learn
more about this new software.
Do I need special equipment?
Yes! To find this cache the proper way and to truly experience the
hunt the way it was meant to be experienced, you will need two
things
1. The Wherigo Player on Wherigo compatible Hardware
2. The "Age of Discovery" cartridge
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The Wherigo Player comes pre installed on the Garmin Colorado
& Oregon series GPSr units.
A version of the player is available for download for use by GPS
enabled Pocket PC devices or certain smart phones. Click "Download
Player" to get the PPC version.
Once you have the Player ready to go, you will need to download
the cartridge for this cache.
Click "Download Cartridge" to get it.
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The Setting:
This Wherigo Geocache is designed to have you take a
tour of Hagar Park located in Jenison, MI. .
The Experience:
This Wherigo experience will require you to visit
various areas of Hagar Park. This popular 104 acre family park has
a full array of recreational opportunities including extensive
picnic areas and nature trails. The mature hardwood forest is well
known for its spectacular spring wildflowers in April and May. A
highlight of the park is the Age of Discovery community-built
playground which overlooks a terrain map of the United States.
Hager Creek has become highly eroded and is currently the focus of
a major creek restoration project
Is logging my result any
different for this cache?
Logging your results here on geocaching.com is no different than
any other cache so no changes
there. However, you get a new icon 
on your profile
page.
Unlocking the cartridge on Wherigo.com is not required, but it
would be greatly appreciated. After you've completed the cartridge
you should see a "Age Of Discovery.gws" file on your device. On
your Garmin Colorado or Oregon, you will find it in the
Wherigo/Saves directory.Upload that file to the Wherigo website.
You may also review the cartridge by choosing Write a
Log.
Logging
requirements:
Once you successfully complete the cartridge and find the geocache,
write a log entailing your adventures by revisiting the cache
page.
Please note -
the development and player software is still in alpha stage and you
may experience issues running it
Thanks for playing our 1st Wherigo cache.
Comments welcome of your experience.