Smiley's Letterbox Cache Letterbox Hybrid

This cache has been archived.

olemaz: Based upon the looks and what's left of the hosts, this looks to be a pretty rough area now. On that basis I am archiving Regina's first Letterbox cache. Thanks to all who visited.

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Hidden : 1/22/2008
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Regina's first Letterbox Hybrid cache - "Smiley's Letterbox Cache"! Located in a small park, it's the perfect place to bring the young ones for a hunt.

Letterboxing is an intriguing mix of treasure hunting, art, navigation, and exploring interesting, scenic, and sometimes remote places. It started when a gentleman simply left his calling card in a bottle by a remote pool on the moors of Dartmoor, in England.

Here's the basic idea: Someone hides a waterproof box containing at least a logbook and a carved rubber stamp, and perhaps other goodies. The hider then usually writes directions to the box (called "clues" or "the map"), which can be straightforward, cryptic, or any degree in between. Often the clues involve map coordinates or compass bearings from landmarks, but they don't have to. Selecting a location and writing the clues is one aspect of the art. Once the clues are written, hunters in possession of the clues attempt to find the box.

The hunter should carry at least a pencil, his personal rubber stamp, an inkpad, and his personal logbook. When the hunter successfully deciphers the clue and finds the box, he stamps the logbook in the box with his personal stamp, and stamps his personal logbook with the box's stamp. The box's logbook keeps a record of all its visitors, and the hunters keep a record of all the boxes they have found, in their personal logbooks. (For more information about letterboxing, check "atlasquest" and "letterboxing" on the web.)

Instructions to find Smiley’s cache:
From the above coordinates you will need to go about one hundred and thirty meters at an eight degree angle from true north. By now you will have arrived in the middle of nowhere. Stop and look around. See if you can spot a grove of four huge poplar trees. From your present location two poplars will line up and make about fifty meter bee-line to the cache.

The cache only contains a log book, pencil, stamp, and stamp pad. Bring your own STAMP PAD as stamp pads do not survive the Canadian winters You can get around this by bringing a washable crayola which works well for stamping. The cache itself has room for swag items (if you so desire to leave something). Please don't "cram" and "overload" the cache container. As always in a park setting, be wary of muggles. Be sure to hide the cache well before leaving so it isn't exposed to muggles

To log a "find" on this cache, not only must you sign the log book but you must also leave "your stamp" in the cache log book. If you don't have a "stamp", your thumb print will suffice.

All good cachers will carry a writing implement but also a washable crayola (for this cache). A good cacher will always replace the cache "exactly" where and how he found it!

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