Waldie's Stash 2 Traditional Cache
kootenay pirates: Looks like the "friends of parks" beautified this area and added a picnic table. The bushes that hid this cache no longer exist.
Time to retire this one.....and possibly hide a new one at a different location along the trail.
Kootenay Pirates [B)]
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We went out to check on our original Waldie's Stash cache and found that the high water the previous year had washed out much of the boardwalk so if someone was seeking the cache from the provided parking coordinates they would encounter the turned up boardwalk so we decided to relocate the cache to avoid the difficult part of the trail.
Park at the provided parking coordinates and enjoy a scenic walk along the Columbia River.
The 1.5 kilometre walking trail follows a, mostly, earthy path (sometimes underwater depending on river water levels and seasons) with some raised boardwalk sections. The 1.5 kilometre trail extends from the Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge to Brilliant - following the Columbia River the whole way.
The hiking and walking trail is a "step-back-in-time" as it is marked with interpretive numbered posts and billboard signs with information about the areas eco system and history. The numbered posts are best understood with a trail map with explanations of each marker. Some of the interpretive signs located on the trail point out things like the Mill Pond, Breakwater Island, a Beaver Dam and old artifacts.
Some headlines posted on the information billboards include 'A Railroad from Nowhere to Nowhere", Whispers in the Wind", "Steamships on the Columbia", "Nature Takes Over" , "Sproat's Landing" and "Pioneers".
From the trail are some fantastic viewing areas of the river providing many birdwatching opportunities. This scenic trail is also a dog friendly trail - as long as dogs are kept on a leash as to not disturb the birding population.
You are looking for a smallish green container - that we won at an event cache several years ago
Additional Hints
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