The cache is also a component of the Ottawa "Gee, Gnome!" project, intended as a token of our appreciation to Tick and Nammie for their tireless help in bringing the Ottawa-Gatineau caching community together through the GAG events.
At the cache coordinates, you will find a bench, with the name of the cache carved in stone. This cache was named by Tennyson, and the 4 digit YEAR of the quote is given.
To find the decimal portion of the second redirect:
(N) YEAR - 1772 = 45 17. __ __ __
(W) YEAR - 1685 = 75 48. __ __ __
and follow the trail to this second waypoint. Should be very easy to spot. Here you will find three dates on the large yellow winter friendly tags. Work out the coordinates for the next redirect:
(N) 45 16.666 + (total of the 3 two-digit years on the yellow tags)
(W) 75 48.134 + (large 2 digit number made by the yellow tags)
Continue on the path and search out the third waypoint. It is equally cleverly hidden. A bit more math, and you can jump to the final cache location:
(N) 45 16.614 + (total of the 3 two-digit years on the yellow tags)
(W) 75 48.125 + (large 2 digit number made by the yellow tags)
The next stop should be the cache. Cache contains magnifying glass, hacky sack ball, a few mini toy simba flashlights, FTF Tim Horton's certificate, and a TB. Of course, there's a logbook, pencil, and geocaching manifesto.
Walk is about 500m one way. Stay on the path for as long as you can, and approach from the open field. No need to bushwack, except for the final 10 meters. Watch out for the deep geocacher eating hole in the field; almost stepped into it while making the hide.
Enjoy.