1. Wanna Be on the Otonabee Traditional Cache
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1. Wanna Be on the Otonabee
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Welcome to our paddle-to geocache series on the Otonabee River. We designed this series to be a group "shuttle" and one-way paddle so that you can travel with the current (slight current) from Bensfort Bridge to Campbelltown, though it is possible to paddle upriver too.
"Wanna Be on the Otonabee" is a water-access only geocache. It is your first stop along the route from Bensfort Bridge to Campbelltown. If you can shuttle a vehicle down to the take out at Campbelltown and launch from Bensfort Bridge, you will be paddling along with the current. Inuksuk has paddled the opposite direction, (from Campbelltown to Bensfort Bridge), so that is possible too. It's just really pleasant to paddle the Otonabee one-way.
The Otonabee River flows from Katchewanooka Lake, at the north end of the community of Lakefield, through the city of Peterborough to Rice Lake. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and forms part of the Trent-Severn Waterway. The river is called Odoonabii-ziibi in the Ojibwe language. Otonabee comes from the words ode which means "heart" and odemgat that comes from "boiling water". It translates into "the river that beats like a heart in reference to the bubbling and boiling water of the rapids along the river". The total length of the river is 55 kilometres (34 mi). The section from Bensfort Bridge to Campbelltown is about 4 km.
The Otonabee River does not freeze, so this is not a winter-friendly geocache. Please check wind speeds and wind direction before you head out on the water. A west wind is good if travelling one-direction. But wind speed over 20 kms is going to be a factor. There is also a lot of speed boat traffic along the Otonabee during peak summer months. We suggest you save this series for early spring or late fall to avoid dealing with the wakes of motor boats. Finally, enjoy ! There are still some remote sections with no cottages, and lots of wildlife along the shorelines.
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(Decrypt)
Pnzbrq jngre obggyr, unatvat va qbjarq gerr.
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