GCY71E Canadian Multi-Cache - Winnipeg (Multi-cache) in Manitoba, Canada created by Lizardo

GCY71E ▼

A cache by Lizardo Message this owner

Hidden : 9/9/2006

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Small caching tour of Winnipeg in the St. Boniface district. This area is rich with history. You could spend weeks here just reading the memorials.

The Cache is not necessarily winter friendly. But it is also not winter un-friendly either. Some digging will be required at the final, but the hiding spot, and the cache, are large enough that you should be able to find it. In the summer, watch out for wasps and hornets.

This cache, placed as part of the

GREAT WHITE NORTH GEOTOUR

Look for the 3-digit number under the cache cover

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CACHE IS NOT AT POSTED COORDINATES!
This is a five stage (plus a final) multi cache in Winnipeg. Many of the tourist attractions are situated on the other side of the river. I have decided to bring you over the bridges to the French Quarter of our fair city. If you are an intrepid soul and the weather is fair, you could complete this on on foot, but using an HPV (Human Powered Vehicle) is ideal. In the winter, TAKE A CAR! THIS IS WINNIPEG!

Location 1 - At Posted Coordinates
The first (posted) set of coordinates will lead you to Coronation Park. This was the site of my first Geocache, which was muggled within 5 hours of my placing it. This is a pleasant little park and one of the oldest in the city. A fun day would be to pick up some Burgers and Fries at Mrs. Mikes down the street and enjoy a picnic here. But for the purposes of this cache you are looking at the monument. Not the big one...the small one. What is the second number in the Legion # that this memorial is dedicated to. This number is "A"

Location 2 - 49 53.211 - 97 07.395
We are looking for the year Tache arrived here. Add the first to the fourth number of that year to get "B"

Location 3 - 49 53.170 - 97 07.383
How many "adult" bison are on this monument. Subtract 3 from this number to get "C".

Location 4 - 49 53.130 - 097 07.387
Marvel at how many days the nuns spent in a canoe on their way here. Subtract this number from 60 to get "D".

Location 5 - 49 53.965 - 97 07.645
To find the final number, count all of the bolts in this structure...just kidding! Look up. Count the number of 2x4's that make up the flat bottom of the slide (not the sides). That number is "E".

Here is the coordinate cipher. Just plug in your numbers and go get it!

N 49 5A.[A+B][A+B]B - W097 0E.CDC

Stops on the tour:

British Columbia (Victoria) - GCXRHE
Alberta (Edmonton) - GCXP29
Saskatchewan (Regina) - GCXY08
Manitoba (Winnipeg) - GCY71E
Ontario (Toronto) - GCXHXG
Quebec (Québec City) - GCYVE8
New Brunswick (Fredericton) - GCXFGQ
Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) - GCXTN9
Nova Scotia (Halifax) - GCY5JH
Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John's) - GCXDZ8

Canada Great White North GeoTour (Ottawa) - GCYK96 (FINAL CACHE)