Mar 7/2010
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Geocache Activity 591 |
FIND 538 |
IDENTIFICATION
Difficulty 2; Terrain 2; size regular. Creator: venturer Date First Hidden: 4/22/2005 Date Last Found: 2/7/2010 Description This cache is located in Police Outpost Provincial Park in an area frequented by anglers. It is accessed by an easily hiked path and footbridge. This cache would be a fun hunt for anglers of all ages when the fish stop biting. The cache is a clear plastic container 9 inches square and 5 inches deep.
Hint Located under the trunk of a fallen tree a few meters from a graveled hiking path. Comments
PLANNING
I have had my eye on a few caches in the south-west corner of the province for almost a year. With the weather ideal, and with cabin fever, I was itching to get some fresh air. So I made a quick decision this morning to hit the road and see what developed. I downloaded 5 caches that I had never tried to find, 3 in Police Outpost provincial park and two others that were within 20 miles of this park.
I am also keeping track of the caches that I find that are located within Alberta's provincial parks. There is a new cache (GC222BN) with the following challenge: to find a cache in at least 60 Alberta Provincial Parks. There are 75 parks in the province and 65 of these have at least one cache in them. So far I have only found caches in 3 of them. If I find one in Police Outpost provincial park my total will rise to 4.
OUTCOME
After finding GCVM91 Come Sit By me, I drove back to the park gate and parked just outside the gate. I then walked down to the lake, along the shore, and over the boardwalk to the island. The cache turned out to be at the far end of the island. It was easy to spot as I approached it, so there was no wandering around. There was about a foot of snow on the ground so it would have been difficult to find if it wasn't exposed.
Here is my posting to the geocaching.com website:
The recent warm weather put a firm crust on the snow and walking was relatively easy. The cache is dry and in good shape. TNLNSL. I had a chat with a couple along the road and they said that the lake is very shallow. Therefore the government put a fountain in the lake to help keep the water open and aerated during the winter months so the fish wouldn't die. I wonder if there are any other lakes with a fountain in them? TFTC. Took a small plastic ruler - I will use it as a scale marker when taking photos.
Here are a few photos:
view of island from near where truck was parked
fountain in lake
boardwalk to island
snowdrift at end of boardwalk
cache site
container contentsI am now 2/2 for today.
