BR - The fire and the view Traditional Cache
BR - The fire and the view
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This cache is placed where you can enjoy the view now that the fire has cleared the trees.
On August 16, 2003 an early morning lightening strike in the Okanagan Mountain Park set off a fire that blackened 26,000 hectares, consumed 238 houses, 12 wooden trestle bridges and damaged two steel bridges. The fire damage is the first thing you will see from the cache site but if you look a little closer you will also see that Mother Nature is starting its re-growth cycle. There are new plants and trees growing up among the burnt remnants.
This Back Roads (BR) cache is placed along the 20 kms of back roads from Naramata to Kelowna. Enter the road from the south at N 49 39.631 W 119 36.357. Continue along Chute Lake Road and the KVR until you turn onto the Forestry Road at N 49 45.375 W 119 27.045. Then enter Kelowna's Mission area at N 49 47.326 W 119 30.034. These roads are not maintained on a regular basis and the road conditions can vary from smooth to bumpy. When we placed the cache the KVR was in great shape, the forestry road was a little rough and pretty dusty. There are some narrow stretches where you might have to give way to oncoming vehicles or to some cows – this is open grazing land. Drive slowly and enjoy the views.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
FCBE (Fhfcvpvbhf Cvyr Bs Ebpxf)