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C is for Cana - G.T.P.R. Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/1/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A winter-friendly micro hidden near what might be Cana junction. This cache is part of a gradually-expanding G.T.P.R. series gathered into this live bookmark list


I have been unable to find much historical information about Cana junction. Several paper and electronic maps place it right here at this crossing.

Cana was the name given to a junction in this vicinity as part of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Back when the Grand Trunk Railway Company was planning a western expansion of their establish rail system, an unknown person devised an alphabetical naming scheme to name all of the un-named stations and lines, starting in Manitoba, cycling five full rounds of the alphabet, and starting a sixth before finally ending at Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Cana is part of the second cycle, though its a bit hard to tell because it's between Waldron and Melville. The sequence is a bit broken up at this point, but would run through Zeneta, Atwater, Bangor, Cana, (D is missing), Elroy, and Fenwood.

Grand Trunk Pacific Railway went out of business in the early 1920's. The railroad was taken over by the Canadian government and has become the main line for the Canadian National Railway which is very active to this day.

You are searching for a winter-friendly camo'd micro. Actually, it's winter-friendly as long as accumulated snow-fall in the area is less than about 60cm (2 feet).
The container includes just a log sheet. Please bring your own writing stick

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