So near, yet so far! Traditional Geocache
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A little known area near the Credit river.
I placed this cache container a while ago, and was going to make
this into a 'joke' multi, with stage 1 about 100 metres from the
final as the bird flies, but a bit farther in practice. As it
turned out, I couldn't find a great spot for stage 1, so I decided
to make this a traditional. Even without the joke, this is already
the favourite of my caches.
The Credit River meanders through Mississauga, and there are many
caches along its banks. This one is somewhat more isolated than the
others. As I was placing it, I came within 15 feet of two
woodpeckers (who I saw again on my return trip - maybe a nest?), a
large blue heron, several ducks, squirrels, rabbits, a big mouse
(or a small rat, but I don't think it could have been a rat way out
here), and lots of deer and other tracks in the mud. After getting
home, I realized that I had neglected to leave the newly aquired
finders prizes in the cache. So, at 8pm on a cool foggy night with
just the faintest moon, I set out again. I tried to use my light as
little as possible so see what wildlife I'd stumble across. I heard
lots of smaller animals, but only identified the large ones. I met
4 deer on the way in, and was so close that they let me walk
through their group with them about 30 feet on either side of me.
On the way back, I took a slightly different path (it was dark and
I was kind of guessing after all). A lone deer startled me after I
surprised it. It bounded off and stopped about 40 feet from me and
just looked back. I shined my light at it and saw that it had a
rack of about 4 points on it. I hope that you have as much fun
finding this cache as I had placing it! Bonus marks if you do this
one at night.
The cache itself if an ammo box, stocked initially with some
puzzles that I had from my childhood. Trade if you'd like, but the
real prize here is the location. In my two trips to this cache, I
didn't see a single other person. The Credit River and Fletcher's
creek (which you will have to cross) can be dangerous, so use
caution. There is some private land nearby - please stay out of the
fields (which by the way, is serviced via a private bridge across
the river - you'll have to find another way in). Oh, after your
trek, when you finally get to the cache, you'll have to stay hidden
from the nearby homes to sign the log. You will be close enough to
be spotted if you're careless. I purposely did not make the cache
too difficult to find, once you're at the right location. Prizes
for the FTF, 2TF, and 3rd finders!
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