To search for this cache you will need your GPSr and a good
sighting compass, which is capable of giving a reading to 1 or 2
degrees. Accuracy is important because there are long projections
involved in the following description.
Go to Waypoint 1 given by the above coordinates (N45 12.016 W075
43.254). Look around and find the tallest man made objects. They
are arranged in a straight line. Access to the objects is
prohibited. Therefore, using a sighting compass and your GPSr
determine the position of the northernmost one by triangulation.
Make sure you are well away from objects which can influence your
compass reading such as your car, hydro lines and even your GPSr.
Also, determine the bearing (relative to TRUE north) of the line
formed by the four tall ones. To do so, you must make use of the
magnetic variation.
Magnetic variation is the number of degrees that the compass
needle points away from true north in a particular area. It can
usually be found on maps, and your GPSr has an approximation for
it. However, this is an excellent chance to measure the magnetic
variation yourself. To do so, find a position (A) somewhere where
the four tall ones are in a line with your position. Do the same
from the opposite direction at position (B). Mark these two
positions and use your GPSr to determine the TRUE bearing between
these two positions. The difference between a MAGNETIC compass
bearing and the derived GPSr TRUE bearing line is the magnetic
variation.
Now mark Waypoint 2 at 9.238 km along the bearing line from the
northernmost of these four objects. Waypoint 3 is 9.477 km from
Waypoint 2 on a line perpendicular to the bearing line.
Where you end up at Waypoint 3 will depend on the accuracy of
the surveying exercise that you have just done. So, you may have to
hunt around a bit for the yellow sign described in the next
paragraph.
Near Waypoint 3 is a large yellow sign with black lettering.
Very close to this sign are 3 green signs with white lettering.
Below these 3 signs is a single green sign which has a number with
white lettering. This number has a digital root of 5.
Now find another sign (with a black number) some distance away
that has a number which is 56 greater than the one you just found.
How to do this should be obvious. Subtract 0.030 minutes from the
north coordinates of the black number sign and add 0.060 minutes to
the west coordinates of the black numbered sign to yield the
coordinates of the cache. (In spite of what one of the logs says,
this sign with black numbers is there!) A trailhead is located
across the road from this sign.
The cache is a lock-n-lock. It is off the ground, hidden in the
crotch of a small tree.
NOTE: Winter Accessible. The trail is relatively dry
Please do not include spoilers in your logs. Logs with
spoilers will be deleted immediately. If you believe there are any
problems with the cache setup, please advise me privately by e-mail
so that I may fix them if necessary.
Triangulation can be performed by the method described in my DOUBLE
CROSS cache (GC364C).
