 A True Red Dirt Cache
A cache by paulandstacey Hidden: 9/20/2007
Size:  (Not chosen) Difficulty:  Terrain:  (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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PEI's Third Earthcache and the 1600th earthcache
globally!
This earthcache will bring you to one of the more commonly promoted
aspects of Prince Edward Island - a red dirt road. While there are
many throughout the province, it is not by accident that this
earthcache is set in the urban setting of Charlottetown.
The red soil found throughout PEI is one of its trademark sights.
While the red soil isn't entirely unique to PEI, it is certainly
most frequently associated with the island.
"Charlottetown soil" is actually considered PEI's provincial soil
and is characterized by a fine sandy loam texture, is mainly well
drained and is highly suitable for the production of a wide range
of crops, including another symbol of the island - potatoes.
It is the most predominant soil on the island, accounting for
approximately 470,000 acres of land
To claim this earthcache please do the following;Please note
that all requirements should be met and confirmation received from
the cache owner prior to posting a "found" log.
1) Research and email the answer to the following questions. What
makes the soil on PEI so red? Also, submit a theory as to why this
phenomenon is so common in PEI, and less so in the rest of Atlantic
Canada.
2) At the posted coordinates, write your caching handle in the
famous red dirt of PEI and take a picture of it to post with your
log once approved. Having another red item in the picture for
contrast is encouraged, but not required. Also, in the same email
as part 1, describe the texture of the dirt (felt from writing in
it). How does it compare to regular soil?
3) Take a picture of your gps showing the posted co-ordinates (or
reasonably close). If your camera isn't clear enough, take a
picture of you holding the gps with either the red dirt mound or
nearby soccer field clearly visible.
Logs without pictures after 7 days will be deleted.
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)
Qba'g sbetrg lbhe pnzren!(Decrypted Hints)
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 January 5 by JSDAFM (2976 found)
Found this on my 2-day trip to the island, I wanted to grab this icon for a 5 icon trip!
Also another EC cache in another province.. 6 or 7 know!This one was a little harder with snow on the ground.. maybe a shovel would have been a good thing to bring along. I used my boot to clear the snow to write in the red soil but everything else was pretty easy. Thanks for this great EC and another great cache! [This entry was edited by JSDAFM on Monday, January 11, 2010 at 2:10:07 PM.]
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November 15, 2009 by tiffy_ (46 found)
I lived almost around the corner for a bit and didn't even know that area was there! Learn something new everyday!
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November 15, 2009 by vbpad (723 found)
first of my finds today. pictures are for tiffy_ also.
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October 18, 2009 by MarvinM (1665 found)
Logging with owner's permission. Thanks for this cache.[This entry was edited by MarvinM on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 4:17:01 PM.]
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August 26, 2009 by Stripeysdaddy (329 found)
I had fun playing in the dirt for this cache - TFTC
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Current Time: 3/11/2010 6:36:36 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (2:36 PM GMT)
Last Updated: 1/11/2010 2:09:54 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (10:09 PM GMT)
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
