This cache is part of the Valemount Museum's historic hikes series of geocaches. Enjoy the fun of geocaching along with learning some of the history of the Robson Valley !! Please visit the Valemount museum before searching for this series of caches for more info. Find 10 or more sites and receive a free geocoin from the Valemount Museum at the end of your tour!You no longer have to collect stamps.
Please protect this destination, do not damage any of the area while searching for the cache. Please do not remove any of the artifacts that you may find. You are in the wilderness, please be prepared and bear aware !!
Also visit www.valemountmuseum.ca to see what is happening at this great old railway station.
This will be about a 35 to 40 minute walk. Stay on the trail, it will take you to the cache.
Swanson/Matt homestead on the Cranberry Marsh loop trail
This land was homesteaded by Eric and Eva Swanson from 1927 until 1964. They worked together on their trapline on the Canoe river. After Mr Swanson died Eva moved to Kamloops. From 1964 until 1969 John Matt and his wife Claudia lived there until the house burned down. The Swansons also built the corduroy road along this straight stretch of trail.