Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Lethbridge

6:20 am

The temperature is +13 C, with a high predicted of +23 C.

From the Environment Canada website: Today Sunny this morning and early this afternoon then a mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. High 27. UV index 6 or high. Tonight Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Low 11. Normals Max: 26°C Min: 11°C.

11:30 am Geocaching

Another good morning for a little local geocaching. This time I searched for 5 caches in north Lethbridge. At the end of the session I was 5/5.

• GC2XEYK - WHY NOT !!! CARL3

This was my 19th "find" in Pavan Park. I also have 2 caches of my own in this park.

The walk up to the cache was very pleasant and my GPS unit had no difficulty locating the container.



view down the road from the cache area

 



the cache is in the bush

 



GeeCee with container and 15 cm measuring rod

 

• GC31D86 - Flowing Water

I then left Pavan Park and drove to the north-east corner of Lethbridge where the hint indicating the container was magnetic saved me the trouble of searching in some nearby deadfall.



Cache area - irrigation water is flowing under bridge

 



GeeCee with magnetic container

 

• GC2XJJV - Former Farmland CARL3

This was a quick find as the description indicated that it was not a MIST (Micro In Spruce Tree).



Cache area

 



GeeCee with container and 15 cm measuring rod

 

• GC2XJRW - Brick House CARL3

Another quick find. A scan of the appropriate tree was rewarding.



Cache area

 



This looks promising.

 



GeeCee with contents of house

 

• GC2XERY - Whisperin' Pines Carl3

This was my last search of the morning.



Whisperin' Pines

 



Container in tree

 



GeeCee with container

 

This was my log for this find: "(Whisper, whisper) I'm a spruce. :-) TFTC."