Up a Creek with a Paddle #3 ... The Lodge Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/7/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Another FUN paddle cache out on Lake Adger!

It's ALWAYS a GOOD idea to have and extra paddle with you ... just in case!

This cache is located near the mouth of the Green River, to access this area, you will have to paddle SE from the launch area (unless you know the shortcuts) following the green channel markers ... you will then see the opening to the river to your right.

The cache is in a small waterproof container with room for a few small trackables or tradables ... but you'll need to BYOP! And return the cache like you found it to make sure the fishing muggles can't see it!

The cache is located near an active beaver lodge! While I was placing the cache and aquiring the coords I could hear the 'kits' moving around and 'barking' inside



Beavers are known for their natural trait of building dams on rivers and streams, and building their homes (known as "lodges") in the resulting pond. Beavers also build canals to float build materials that are difficult to haul over land. They use powerful front teeth to cut trees and other plants that they use both for building and for food. In the absence of existing ponds, beavers must construct dams before building their lodges. First they place vertical poles, then fill between the poles with a crisscross of horizontally placed branches. They fill in the gaps between the branches with a combination of weeds and mud until the dam impounds sufficient water to surround the lodge.

They are known for their alarm signal: when startled or frightened, a swimming beaver will rapidly dive while forcefully slapping the water with its broad tail, audible over great distances above and below water. This serves as a warning to beavers in the area. Once a beaver has sounded the alarm, nearby beavers will dive and may not reemerge for some time. Beavers are slow on land, but are good swimmers, and can stay under water for as long as 15 minutes.

Beavers are herbivores, and prefer the wood of quaking aspen, cottonwood, willow, alder, birch, maple and cherry trees. They also eat sedges, pondweed, and water lilies.

Beavers do not hibernate, but store sticks and logs in a pile in their ponds, eating the underbark. Some of the pile is generally above water and accumulates snow in the winter. This insulation of snow often keeps the water from freezing in and around the food pile, providing a location where beavers can breathe when outside their lodge.

Fossil remains of beavers are found in the peat and other superficial deposits of Britain and the continent of Europe; while in the Pleistocene formations of Britain and Siberia, remains of a giant extinct beaver have been found, Trogontherium cuvieri, representing a genus by itself.

Beavers have webbed hind-feet, and a broad, scaly tail. They have poor eyesight, but keen senses of hearing, smell, and touch. A beaver's teeth grow continuously so that they will not be worn down by chewing on wood. Their four incisors are composed of hard orange enamel on the front and a softer dentin on the back. The chisel-like ends of incisors are maintained by their self-sharpening wear pattern.

Beavers continue to grow throughout their lives. Adult specimens weighing over 25 kg (55 lb) are not uncommon. Females are as large as or larger than males of the same age, which is uncommon among mammals. Beavers live up to 24 years of age in the wild.


PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ACCESS THIS CACHE BY LAND ... THE LAKE IS PUBLIC ...
THE LAND IS PRIVATE PROPERTY!


 IF you DO NOT have a kayak or canoe, on occassion we will be available with our 'Catch a Glimpse' kayak tour to provide access .... at NO COST to geocachers, rules and weight limits apply. Please contact the CO for information and availability.



~~~ FTF - RobinMohawk! ~~~

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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