Oct08/2010 |
Geocache Activity 894 |
DNF |
IDENTIFICATION
Difficulty 1.5; Terrain 2.5; size micro; Creator: navypeople Date First Hidden: 4/21/2010 Date Last Found: 9/21/2010 Description The Jackalope is a wily creature that haunts the flatlands of Southern Alberta (as well as some other places). One must keep their eyes open to find the creature though. they are very timid and will only usually be seen in pictures taken with a hidden camera, or in local gift shops sitting on shelves. The Jackalopes cousin, Jack Rabbit, has no trouble being seen cavorting around in the flatlands. He has a tendency to leave a number of holes in the ground so building a golf course is an easy task. Jackalope's other cousin, Antelope, really likes hanging out in the grassy area of the flatlands and can usually be found standing around with its brothers and sisters acting as a gallery for the avid golfers/geocachers. Jackalope Flats is a 9 holes golf course built into an open area near one of Medicine Hat's campgrounds. A player doesn't need golf clubs to enjoy the course, but good walking shoes, a walking stick, some water and maybe even some bug spray are a good idea. Bring your own pencil to record the score as well. The number to get into the Clubhouse will be found on the bottom of the lid of 5 of the holes. Be sure you record them as you "play the hole". If you walk the course progressively from 1 to 9 to the Clubhouose, you will cover about 1 1/2 miles or just over 2 kms. The terrain is fairly rough but there is not much level change. Lots of grass, Rabbit and gopher holes and some very deep ruts, because Quad drivers (another creature of the flatlands) really like the area too! This series is more about the adventure rather than the hide and the caches should be farily easy to find. It is a good place for folks overnighting in Medicine Hat to get out and grab some caches as they stretch their legs and give the family pet a run. Keep close to the smaller children. As usual, in the flatlands, watch out for desert critters. Enjoy!
Hint none should be needed Comments
PLANNING
This was my first geocaching trip to Medicine Hat in a long time. I set up a plan for 16 searches, all on the west end of the city. 10 of these caches were set up as a geo-golf course. I decided I would begin with these and then move on to try for a few other urban caches, all in the nearby part of the city. It is about a 2-hour drive from home to the first cache site, so I needed to leave at day break.
OUTCOME
9:30 am. This was my first search of the day. I was impressed with the overall terrain. There is a lot of room for walking in the grasslands even though this is within the city limits. Unfortunately I was not able to find the cache. The grass was well trampled in the vicinity of the coordinates but I was unable to spot the container. I was also hampered a little by not having a clue as to what I was looking for. Here is my posting to the geocaching.com website:
The first tee is often a problem for me. Lots of trampled grass but no sign of whatever I am looking for. On to #2. As is often the case, I forgot to take any photos of the cache I failed to find. When am I going to learn?!
I am now 0/1 for today.