Located near the small rural town of Assumption (southeast of
Peterborough).
Finding this cache will provide you with a simple exercise in
the use of your GPSr and a compass.
Park at N44 16.669 W78 16.314 and begin your trek down the
abandoned rail bed to the posted coordinates. After that, just
follow the 5 easy steps below to the cache location. Have fun and
good luck...
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Step 1: Once you reach the posted coordinates, stop. Look
to your right (see photo below titled, "Sawed off telephone poles")
and note the row of telephone poles (both new and old). Now, pull
out your trusty compass and take a bearing on the first two sawed
off telephone poles (now transformed into platforms for osprey that
have a fear of heights).
Round this degree bearing (magnetic) to the nearest 10 (i.e. 222
degrees becomes 220). Write this bearing down. Call this number
"B".
Step 2: Now in order to get the bearing to the cache add
("B"+240). Call this result "Y".
Step 3: Turn around. On one of these objects (south of
the tracks) you will find a circular tag with two separate numbers
stamped on it. The left number is "XX" and the right number "Y".
Now using these numbers perform the following math.
(XX times Y) + 104 = Z
Write this result down and call it "Z".
Step 4: Here's where the "assumptions" come into
play.
Did I use yards or metres or feet? True north or magnetic
north?
Finally make your assumptions and then using your GPSr, project
yourself "Z" (feet or metres or yards) at a bearing of "Y" (true
north or magnetic north).
Step 5: Finally, roll on down the line and find yerself
da cache.
Please be VERY careful to leave it exactly as you found it
and replace its protective cover/camouflage.We wouldn't want
the cache to go missing in action. Thank you.
Don't forget to let us all know how you made
out with your assumptions BUT be sure not to give anything away
in your logs!!
Ciao and happy caching,
TRIPPER &
fam. NOTES:
- Night raid friendly.
- Family friendly. The trail is designated as a "multi-use"
trail so be sure to keep a heads up for motorized vehicles,
galloping horses, and the odd speedy x-c skier.
I used True
North... wait maybe it was magnetic... or was it UTM...I guess I
forget.