The cache is near Ste Genevieve and is a short drive off highway
followed by a short, but uneven walk. The container is a regular
sized ammo box. The cache may be covered in snow in the winter, but
will take a shovel hit if you decide to dig it out.
What better way to spend a hot afternoon in the country than in
the clear blue waters of the local swimming hole. This large
swimming hole, with it's channels and islands, is a popular oasis
for locals looking to cool off.
Edit: Peat moss comes from a bog but big tracked
equipment gets stuck in a swamp. In draining the water to mine the
peat moss the old swimming hole has dried up and is now a nice
gravel flat.
If you explore further south, you'll see where hundreds of acres
of land is being mined for peat moss which is then trucked to
Winnipeg. Back in Winnipeg the top few inches of black earth from
formal agricultural land is removed before new housing developments
go in, mixed with the peat (and other materials) and sold back to
Winnipeg home owners.
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This cache was created to add to the number of QUALITY
caches hidden in Manitoba. It is an official BLITZ cache for the
May Madness event. Hope you enjoy the
hunt! |