58th Edmonton Pathfinders
Welcome to the cache hidden during the 58th Pathfinders' geocaching evening. The 58th Pathfinders from Dorothy Ross District in Edmonton meet weekly at Chalmers United Church.
The cache is a small matchstick container hidden in an evergreen (what else is new?) in Chalmers Park. Please remove the lid, not the cache. On Thursday, June 2nd, 5 Pathfinders and 2 leaders learned a little about geocaching. After a short PowerPoint, the girls went searching in the park for 1 ammo can, 1 small cache, 2 magnetic micro caches, 2 matchstick micros and 2 special caches. Then the group planted this cache on their way back. It was a jam-packed two hours. While some of the girls had tried geocaching before, for many it was their first experience.
What are Pathfinders?
Pathfinders are the older girls aged 12-14 in Girl Guides of Canada. Guiding provides exciting opportunities to try new things and learn by doing, with other girls the same age. Pathfinders is a program by girls, for girls. Pathfinders learn to take the lead, get involved and help others. They enjoy outdoor activities like camping, hiking, canoeing and geocaching. They volunteer in their community giving their time and energy to something they believe in. No two Pathfinder meetings are alike. They explore new interests like photography, social networking or web design. Pathfinders also offers the chance for girls to travel internationally, particularly to the Guiding World Centres in Mexico, England, Switzerland and India.
While this unit has only existed for the past six years, these girls are a very keen bunch and have travelled internationally to England.