This is another cache in my second wave of historical aqueduct
caches. Darryl and I decided to walk this section of pipe and found
that it was quite clear from overgrowth.
Up until 1969, the Sooke Watermain used to provide water to the
City of Victoria through this 1.1m diameter concrete pipe. The
demand eventually outstripped the supply so the Kapoor Tunnel was
bored through 8.8km of rock to directly connect the Sooke Lake and
the disinfection plant at Japan Gulch. As a civil engineering
student, I just marveled the obstacles and terrain the pipe
builders had to overcome in order to construct a level pipe. As far
as I know, this pipe does not have any heritage protection so I
hope to raise awareness of this pipe's existence.
Fortunately, CRD water owns the corridor this pipe passes though
of approximately 50m. This pipe passes through Sooke Potholes
Provincial Park. I have spoken with the CRD water manger and he
said that hikers may travel on the pipe at their own risk.
I hope you enjoy this cache since it'll be a change from the
micros coming out so abundantly.
