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July08/2010

Geocache Activity 727

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Fort Whoop-up Guest Ranch

N 49° 39.714 W 112° 48.122

Difficulty 1; Terrain 1.5; size micro; Creator: smartee Date First Hidden: 6/12/2010 Date Last Found: 7/06/2010
Lethbridge

Description In 1954 the Fort Whoop-up Guest Ranch was going to be one big tourist attraction. J.N. "Bus" Murdoch who lived in the historic Whitney Ranch house nearby (take time and read the plaque) was a local entrepreneur who dreamed of converting the 85 acre ranch into a guest ranch. The quarter mile track did feature stock car races for a time but the dining room, tourist cabins, golf driving range and elaborate landscape plans just never happened. He later moved to California. Today, the only part of the Fort Whoop-up Guest Ranch construction remaining is the Round-up Room. It is now Lethbridge College's DA Electric Barn. Check out my related web page (above) for Lethbridge's First Rock Concert. It was held there.

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PLANNING

Today was devoted to geocaching. I set up an early morning route for 11 caches in north Lethbridge. I found 10 and was unable to look for the 11th because of muggles. I came home and worked out an afternoon route for 10 caches in south Lethbridge. This time I found 9 caches and was unable to look for the 10th because of muggles. I came home and then set out again in the early evening, this time looking for the two I missed earlier as well as 6 new caches in south Lethbridge. I found one of the earlier muggled caches and 5 new caches and missed one more due to muggles. My total number of finds for today was 25 out of 25 (muggles preventing a search don't count). This is almost twice as many as my previous record for a single day. I doubt I will try to beat this but one never knows ...

OUTCOME

This was my 11th search of the day, and the first on my afternoon route. I was looking for a blue pill container and was not disappointed.

Here is my posting to the geocaching.com website:

Met a couple of geocachers from Grand Prairie while looking for this one. Thanks for the history lesson. SL. TFTC.

Here are a few photos:

cache area

dangling blue container

GeeCee with container

I am now 11/11 for today.

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GC2A4F6	Fort Whoop-up Guest Ranch	N 49° 39.714 W 112° 48.122
	Difficulty 1; Terrain 1.5; size micro; Creator: smartee Date First Hidden: 6/12/2010 Date Last Found: 7/06/2010	Lethbridge
Description	In 1954 the Fort Whoop-up Guest Ranch was going to be one big tourist attraction. J.N. "Bus" Murdoch who lived in the historic Whitney Ranch house nearby (take time and read the plaque) was a local entrepreneur who dreamed of converting the 85 acre ranch into a guest ranch. The quarter mile track did feature stock car races for a time but the dining room, tourist cabins, golf driving range and elaborate landscape plans just never happened. He later moved to California. Today, the only part of the Fort Whoop-up Guest Ranch construction remaining is the Round-up Room. It is now Lethbridge College's DA Electric Barn. Check out my related web page (above) for Lethbridge's First Rock Concert. It was held there.
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