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July30/2010

Geocache Activity 786

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GC23X0B

Don't Get Blown Away

N 49° 38.087 W 114° 32.348

Difficulty 2; Terrain 2; size small; Creator: WD65 Date First Hidden: 2/12/2010 Date Last Found: 7/27/2010
Crowsnest Pass

Description On your quest for this cache, you will find yourself looking over the western end of the Crowsnest Pass and at the Devon Gas Plant. If the wind is blowing you will also find yourself struggling to maintain your footing, so please take care! Below you and to your right are new homes that have just recently been built and on your left you'll see where the trail begins for Star Creek. A bit of history - In the early 40's an airfield was in place in this valley. Devon Gas Plant occupies part of the eastern end of this field and the old "Phillips Cable Plant" was set up on the western end of the air field. In 1946 an aircraft carrying 3 executives for the Mannix Corp. of Calgary was attempting a landing when cattle on the field forced the pilot to circle. He came in low, got tangled in a tree and crashed into the bank of the Crowsnest River. The 3 executives died at the scene and the pilot died in the Coleman Hospital. In later years a sawmill was in place in this area. It sold out and was dismantled a few years ago, effectively eliminating a major employer of the Pass.| This cache is in a smaller camo lock and lock and contains mini deck of cards on a key chain, vampire with pumpkin head, hummingbird keychain, CNP Trade Dollar "Burmis Tree", plug charm, Colleen's marble from Niagara, Mini book for a child, and Boom-0 card game. There is the standard Geocache info, log book and pen and pencil.

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PLANNING

I created a set of 14 searches for the Crowsnest Pass. However by 1 PM I had visited them all. Two were occupied by muggles and I planned to try them again on the return trip. I used my iPhone to obtain the coordinates for one additional cache, which involved a good hike up a hill. It was 2 PM by the time I was back at the truck, so I headed home with two searches still in front of me. At this point I was 13/13. The final result for the day was 14/15.

OUTCOME

12:30 PM This was my 11th search of the day, and the 2nd in the afternoon. There was a pullout where I could park the truck and then clamber up a small outcrop to view the valley to the west. This was an easy find under a tree. I took a Travel Bug and will try to move it along in a few days when we travel to Edmonton.

Here is my posting to the geocaching.com website:

Lots of interesting rock in this area as well. Took TB. SL. TFTC.

Here are a few photos.

looking west down the Crowsnest Pass

evidence of wind

cache location

container with "dummy dump truck" TB

Crowsnest mountain

rock cut for highway

I am now 11/11 for today.

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GC23X0B	Don't Get Blown Away	N 49° 38.087 W 114° 32.348
	Difficulty 2; Terrain 2; size small; Creator: WD65 Date First Hidden: 2/12/2010 Date Last Found: 7/27/2010	Crowsnest Pass
Description	On your quest for this cache, you will find yourself looking over the western end of the Crowsnest Pass and at the Devon Gas Plant. If the wind is blowing you will also find yourself struggling to maintain your footing, so please take care! Below you and to your right are new homes that have just recently been built and on your left you'll see where the trail begins for Star Creek. A bit of history - In the early 40's an airfield was in place in this valley. Devon Gas Plant occupies part of the eastern end of this field and the old "Phillips Cable Plant" was set up on the western end of the air field. In 1946 an aircraft carrying 3 executives for the Mannix Corp. of Calgary was attempting a landing when cattle on the field forced the pilot to circle. He came in low, got tangled in a tree and crashed into the bank of the Crowsnest River. The 3 executives died at the scene and the pilot died in the Coleman Hospital. In later years a sawmill was in place in this area. It sold out and was dismantled a few years ago, effectively eliminating a major employer of the Pass.\| This cache is in a smaller camo lock and lock and contains mini deck of cards on a key chain, vampire with pumpkin head, hummingbird keychain, CNP Trade Dollar "Burmis Tree", plug charm, Colleen's marble from Niagara, Mini book for a child, and Boom-0 card game. There is the standard Geocache info, log book and pen and pencil.
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