BBCM H2O Tour -- Tufa Springs Multi-Cache
BBCM H2O Tour -- Tufa Springs
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Along the Pend-d'Oreille Road. A two stage multi, the final should be easy.
The Beautiful British Columbia Mini H2O Tour or BBCM H2O Tour is approximately 110 kilometres, taking a loop from Salmo, south to Nelway, west along the Pend-d’Oreille River Valley (Part of the Dewdney Trail and planned part of the Trans Canada Trail) to Waneta, north towards Montrose and then NNE and finally east via Fruitvale back to Salmo.
There is an abundance of water in most of this gorgeous province. Water is the lifeblood of man and beast. We have tamed nature’s food for: power, irrigation for farming, drinking water, recreation in the form of swimming, boating, fishing, camping, panoramic viewing, and even gold panning. There should be evidence of all these examples and perhaps a few more on this tour!
The tour can be done in any direction, with each of the 14 caches leading up to the final being stand alone caches, but keep in mind that the final cache – Nature’s Gift is near Salmo; said to be home to the finest drinking water in the land!!!
At ten of the caches you will find a clue that is written on both the lid of the container and the first page of the log book. Sound familiar? Record this clue. Four of the caches don’t contain a clue, but which ones don’t? Well I guess you will have to do the circuit to find out!
This is along the gravel portion of the tour.
This is an environmentally sensitive area. PLEASE STAY OUT OF THE WET AREAS!! By all means, take pictures. Check out the cascading spring, but don't step on the flowers. This is one of the reasons we have made this a short multi.
Tufa (the growing rock), is formed when lime rich waters reach the surface and evaporates. This leaves calcite (calcium carbonate) to crystallize. There are often impurities of iron oxides which give Tufa its yellow and red coloration. A creamy coloured "spongy" rock, very high in calcium is the result.
The posted coordinates will bring you to the first stage -- a micro (pill bottle) - cammoed? Perhaps. The coordinates for the final stage are inside this first stage. Final stage is an ammo box. Contents: wind chime, hat, pic frame, cancer bracelet, rubber duck and water toy.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[First Stage] Arne pnaqyrynoen. Guvf cneg unf gvccrq. Guerr oenapurf znxr n gevnatyr. Fgenva lbhe arpx naq ybbx bire.
[Final Stage] Rqtr bs Ghsn.