107 - Small-Footed Bat
107 - Small-Footed Bat New York Beach GC9GGJR
Claimed by wwkayaker 4 years 7 months ago (3h 14m 11s since publication) · visibility Watch (0)
County Rd 31, Pittsford, NY, US
Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night?
No?
Good. You will need your wits this time around.
This is no simple park and grab.
I’m not giving you parking coordinates, or trailhead coordinates. I’m not even giving you the location of the tag. Instead, grab your flashlight and head out to the trail. I hope you have a good map.
Once you make it to the posted coordinates. Look around for two firetacks. You’ll find your prize within a few feet of the tacks.
Oh…. I hope you remembered how you got here… you now need to make your way back.
NOTE: The given coordinates are on a trial. You do not need to bushwhack to the coordinates. However, you may need to figure out what trail to take.
DISCLAIMER: I am not providing a route from or back to your means of transportation. If you think you might get lost in the dark, please do not go for this tag. It is solely your responsibility to navigate the park safely in the dark.
HINT: Nope… not this time.
One request: Once you snag the tag. If you could also grab the tacks and CITO them, that will save me a trip to remove them.
This tag is named after 1 of the 9 bat species in New York.
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· Edited 4 years 7 months ago
Got it, more later... Having to work till 10 Pm and knowing that these publish at 8 PM, I really did not think I would have a chance to find one. However it had been down pouring all day, and was still raining when I got done at 10 PM. Checked and still no finds, debated for a few then headed out solo, April said no way she was going to bed. I almost went bump in the night a few times as the zombie deer seemed to be all over the place and were running across the roads in many places. When I arrived at the park I could not believe how dark out it was, had a hard time finding a trail even with a bright flashlight. When I finally reached ground zero, the park had an eerie look and feel to it, the rain shimmered off the trees, and the only glow I could see was not fire tacks, but deer eyes staring at me in the night. I know I had hiked this section of the park before but in the pitch black darkness it seemed so unfamiliar. I must have circled ground zero for a good 45 minutes, and thought that maybe someone had already beaten me here, but check my phone and saw no logs yet. Decided to make one last pass, afraid that if my flashlight went dead, I would be screwed finding my way back, I was an idiot and forgot a back up one. Finally I spotted two orange glowing eyes staring back at me that were not like the deer ones. I approached and spotted something on the ground, picked it up and there was a huge slug on it, dropped it immediately. The area was crawling with worms and slugs! Knocked them off and finally had the prize bat in hand, along with a bonus pathtag! I had circled so many times that I had lost my sense of direction, luckily I was able to bring up a map on my phone to make sure I was heading back to the road. I actually came out on a different trail and had to back track to find my truck, cannot believe how dark it is out tonight. Many thanks to hider, for this great twist of using fire-tacks in the woods, certainly was an adventure, got back home just before the stroke of midnight! Hopefully owner will save the tag for me as unfortunately we will be heading south this Saturday to our cabin in TN, and them hopefully finishing our Jasmer in Georgia next week. 
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description 4 years 7 months ago
Wow crazy find, more later... 
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publish 4 years 7 months ago
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