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June 28/2010

Geocache Activity 689

FIND 631

IDENTIFICATION

GC2AA7T

Snakes on a Plain - CARL2

N 49° 38.854 W 112° 52.180

Difficulty 1.5; Terrain 1.5; size small; Creator: 4 the Fun of It Date First Hidden: 6/15/2010 Date Last Found: 6/22/2010
Lethbridge

Description The coulees of southwest Lethbridge are home to a population of prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis) estimated at 50 adults. The two parks in this area, Pavan and Cottonwood, are prime habitat for these snakes. Direct habitat loss and increased road mortality are cited in the City of Lethbridge Rattlesnake Brochure as being perhaps the two greatest problems facing the remaining population of rattlesnakes. To help preserve the prairie rattlesnake, don't disturb the rattlesnales or their dens; slow down on roads in this area; and report sitings to the Helen Schuler Nature Centre (403.320.3064).

Hint It should be easy to post a find for this one.

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PLANNING

There are 13 caches in west Lethbridge. After finding two caches that were within walking distance I returned home and made a list of another 6 caches that would form a circle route. Then off I went again, this time in the truck.

OUTCOME

This was my 5th cache of the day. I parked the truck on the side of the gravel road opposite the cache site and quickly found the container at the base of a post. This seemed to be a good container for the Travel Bug that I had retrieved from Beauvais Provincial Park a week ago.

Here is my posting to the geocaching.com website:

A nice reminder. Thank you. TN, Left a TB, SL. TFTC.

Here are a few photos:

cache area (note post on right side)

GeeCee with Travel Bug and container

Travel Bug in his new cache

I am now 5/5 for today.

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GC2AA7T	Snakes on a Plain - CARL2	N 49° 38.854 W 112° 52.180
	Difficulty 1.5; Terrain 1.5; size small; Creator: 4 the Fun of It Date First Hidden: 6/15/2010 Date Last Found: 6/22/2010	Lethbridge
Description	The coulees of southwest Lethbridge are home to a population of prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis) estimated at 50 adults. The two parks in this area, Pavan and Cottonwood, are prime habitat for these snakes. Direct habitat loss and increased road mortality are cited in the City of Lethbridge Rattlesnake Brochure as being perhaps the two greatest problems facing the remaining population of rattlesnakes. To help preserve the prairie rattlesnake, don't disturb the rattlesnales or their dens; slow down on roads in this area; and report sitings to the Helen Schuler Nature Centre (403.320.3064).
Hint	It should be easy to post a find for this one.
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