Intro Details:
This is the last cache before the
final.
This 8-cache series of big containers will get you to
explore a different old road allowance each week this summer.
Niagara is full of fragmented old roads due to the expropriation of
land for construction of our various highways, rail lines and
canals. You will find a ‘lucky number’ written on the
inside lid of each cache. Keep track of these numbers and they will
allow you to access the very large final. This season the final has
5 FTF prizes: each a small carved crystal skull. Choose from
amethyst, hematite, onyx, tiger eye or aventurine. The 7 regular
caches are
GC2ZD0J,
GC2ZK07,
GC301B5,
GC30GY6,
GC30H05,
GC31F4W,
GC320G6.
The series final is
GC326VT.
Specific Details:
When I was young, I was obsessed with
animal camouflage. I used to have a collected photo album of the
best shots – it was before Internet, so it was a difficult
collection to put together. I was searching for the very best photo
that I could find… one where the specimen was right out in
plain sight but blended in so well with the background that it was
near impossible to see. This cache is in commemoration of that
collection.
This is a 4-stage multi-cache comprised
of 3 finger-sized tubes and a large final cache (a drive-up in a
completely different location nearby). The walking portion is short
and follows the pleasantly open Young Road allowance up until it
gets divided by a rail line. Each of the small tubes is camouflaged
but out in plain sight and can all be seen from a distance as you
walk up. Therefore nothing is ‘hidden’ in the
traditional sense. Keep that in mind while you search and it will
narrow things down considerably. Instead of poking around simply
stand at the posted coordinates and let your eyes wander. Each was
placed with good 4 m accuracy and can be found right along the
road. As well, at each of the coordinates are fairly prominent
features, so it is not like you are standing in the middle of the
bush blindly searching a 4 m radius. You’ll have a good idea
where to search as you walk up. No bushwhacking is
required.