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Letterbox HybridDeer Crossing Letterbox

A cache by J.A.R.S.     Hidden: 9/4/2005

Size: Size: Small (Small)     Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5     Terrain: 1.5 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)


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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.??? 
In Ontario, Canada

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This is a letterbox, there are no trade items.
The coordinates take you to the box. (See directions below if you want to do this one letterbox style)
Small camouflaged lock n lock container.
Just a short walk on an urban trail on the outskirts of the Hanlon Creek Conservation Area (not a Park, no fees). Spring thaw: were waterproof boots, there will be wet/muddy spots near the trailhead.

Trailhead: N43 30.747 W80 12.377 On Carrington Place, between 2 houses.

This can be a good place to see deer. I've seen 5 in one visit but I usually see one or two about every 3rd visit to the trail.
Look for a white pine (long, slender needles) next to a cedar (flat scale-like leaves).

Directions:
  • Walk along the trail, past the houses on the right.
  • Further along, the trail is flanked by white pines on both sides.
  • You will pass a round sewer grate on your left. At about 345 meters you will see a second raised round sewer grate on your left next to the trail. It's attached to a short cement pillar.
  • Stand on the trail and face the sewer.
  • Walk 11 paces SE (approx. 130 degrees) downhill toward 2 cedars.
  • The letterbox is at the base of a white pine that grows between 2 cedars.
  • Cover it well when you replace it. Thanks.
I have placed my hand-carved stamp in each of the boxes. Bring your own ink (Crayola washable markers make great ink tools if you don't have an ink pad). If you carry a letterbox "passport"/journal, use the letterbox's stamp to stamp your passport. If you have a signature stamp, please stamp the log book. If you do not have a stamp, leave a drawing (stick figure drawings and happy faces would be just fine you do not have to be a Picasso or a Da Vinci), or a sticker or a fingerprint or pawprint, or try a nature print using a leaf or flower as a nature stamp, and sign the log. Stamps are cheap at Michael's and scrapbooking stores or make your own with an eraser and an exacto knife. Join the fun!

Please, don't take my stamp!


There's another letterbox nearby Rudolph. It can be logged on Atlas Quest. It's too close to Deer Crossing to be logged as a find on the gc site.
  • From Deer Crossing, continue along the trail. Rudolph's letterbox is approximately 2 minutes (approx. 98 steps) down the trail.
  • At 90 meters (98 steps) from the round sewer grate, stop. You should be standing on the trail just as it starts to curve to the right (SW then W) and before you see the roofs of the houses ahead.
  • At this spot look uphill (right NW). You'll see a lone cedar amongst the white pines. It's shorter than the pine it's next to.
  • Walk towards the cedar, 20 paces NW.
  • The LB is hanging in the cedar about 5 feet off the ground.
  • Please re-hide it well, so the casual hiker can't spot it easily.

------- This letterbox is also listed on Atlas Quest

 


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 February 8 by Mare & Care (215 found)
In Guelph on an errand today; what a perfect opportunity to grab some caches! We really enjoyed visiting this neighbourhood and trail. Still can't believe how well-traveled the paths are in Guelph in the dead of winter. Everyone we met along the way was very friendly. Unfortunately, there was a clear geotrail in the snow to the cache, so it wasn't challenging per se, but we still enjoyed the experience. TFTC! Oh yeah - we left a happy face.

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 February 7 by Hawkman61 (2266 found)
Container was frozen into the ground. Unable to sign the log. After doing the other caches in her we were returning down he path and saw a deer about 50 m away. The deer scurried of into the woods too fast to get a picture. TFTC

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 February 7 by bushman002 (447 found)
Nice walk on a beautiful winter's day. Cache was frozen in, but was able to get it out with a stick.
Bushmen don't have stamps so drew a happy face. SL TFTC.

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 January 2 by world 67 (760 found)
Another great place- thanks for bringing us here- the wind chill was a bit worse here so it was a quick dash to the car- used both the letterbox clues and co-ordinates to locate the cache due to snow conditions- would have been nice to see some deer- lots of footprints in the snow.

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 December 18, 2009 by gg7 (824 found)
Out for a caching day with Team KO, Troye70, Lost'nFound and Intrepidca.

We certainly found a lot of deer crossings.

TFTC

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Current Time: 2/9/2010 11:49:54 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (7:49 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 2/9/2010 1:09:00 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (9:09 PM GMT)
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