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This cache promotes active living and environmentally friendly
geocaching. In order
to place this cache, we walked through the extensive trails of
this park.
This cache is hidden in a BC Park. BC Parks supports
geocaching!
Here is a link to the BC Parks geocaching policies,
please familiarize yourself with them. Through cooperation
with
BC Parks, we can keep geocaching a fun and supported activity
in
BC's Provincial Parks
In these caches, you'll find some ProjectBlueSky geocoins
for
the first finders. Please only take one... if you have one
from
another cache, please leave them for other people. There are
also
some other pins and swag from BC Parks, BCGA and Project Blue
Sky.
Park Info
Eskers Provincial Park
is a day-use park located 40 km northwest of Prince George.
Encompassing over 1600 hectares of gently rolling terrain and many
small lakes, the park conserves a portion of the 40 km long Stuart
River Eskers Complex. These unique land forms, for which the park
is named, are long sinuous gravel ridges. They were created when
sand and gravel were deposited in the meltwater channels of ancient
glaciers that once blanketed this northern region. Visitors can
enjoy walking and hiking, canoeing, fishing, nature study and
wildlife viewing. In the winter the summer hiking trails are turned
into an excellent network for snow-shoeing and cross-country skiing
enthusiasts. A 3 km beginners loop is located just off the Pine
Marsh parking area. For an additional challenge and exercise,
skiers can enjoy the 6 km trail to Kathie Lake.
Conservation - The
thick layer of soil left in the wake of the glaciers supports a
mixed forest of aspen, lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir with some
spruce in the southern reaches of the park.
Wildlife - Eskers Park
is an ideal "outdoor classroom" for those wishing to study the
array of birds and mammals who make their home in the wetlands
among the eskers. One of the most prominent residents is the
beaver, whose industry is obvious along most of the lakeside
trails. The park's diverse forest and numerous lakes provide
excellent habitat for a wide variety of wildlife such as moose,
deer, black bear, squirrels, grouse and abundant
waterfowl.
Park
Size: 3979 hectares
The British Columbia
Geocaching Association Supports Active Living
and Environmentally Friendly Geocaching. |