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Troll Toll (16 Mile Creek Water Trail) Traditional Cache

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Bug Finders: Nine years ago, I climb over the railings, and through the underside of this bridge to place this cache. Not doing that again. lol

It was fun reading all the logs of people standing in the middle of the creek with a ladder to retrieve this cache.

Another open space on the map.

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Hidden : 12/13/2015
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


At this location, you are searching for a small Lock and Lock. I found the last cache at this location, and enjoyed the retreival. In honour of that cache, I have kept the name, "Troll Toll" and added it into the "16 Mile Creek Water Trail" cache series. Depending on your bravery, you may need a special tool to retrieve this cache

Please replace as found, to keep this one just as a challenging for others.

Sixteen Mile Creek

Sixteen Mile Creek flows from the Niagara Escarpment, through Milton and Oakville, eventually flowing into Lake Ontario at Oakville Harbour. Sixteen Mile Creek was previously known to the Mississauga Indians as “Ne-sauga y-onk” or “niizhozaagiwan,” which means “having two outlets", and to the French as Rivière de Gravois ("gravelly river") which you will fully understand as you walk along the banks of the creek. Like other creeks draining into Lake Ontario, Sixteen Mile Creek has cut a deep valley through the Queenston Shale, and is home to a broad range of wildlife, including whitetail deer, coyote, raccoons, foxes, opossum, squirrels, chipmunks and beavers. The forest contains tree species typical of the Carolinian Forest, although this is the northern limit of this zone, and only the hardiest tree can survive. The total drainage area of the Sixteen Mile Creek is 372 square kilometers (144 sq mi).

Hogweed Warning

As we were placing the caches in this valley, a significant amount of Giant Hogweed was found throughout the valley, some plants individually, and in other spots there was a forest of plants. Before taking on the Sixteen Mile Creek Water Trail, be sure you can identify this plant, as well Wild (Cow) Parsnip. Both can cause blindness, and mild to serious rashes, when infected skin is exposed to sunlight. Know these plants, and stay safe. When these caches were placed, we attempted to avoid areas with Hogweed, although Hogweed grows along most areas of the Sixteen Mile Creek.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va gur haqreoryyl bs gur ornfg

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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