swed31 - Swedding to the Oldies Traditional Cache
Hidden : 9/23/2017
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
4.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Lingham Lake can be considered a bit of paradise right here in southern Ontario.

And it is home to 2 great oldie caches, Bushwacker from December 2001 and Lingham from August 2003.
A group of us came here on September 23, 2017 Swedding to the Oldies, and these 2 caches were our main target.
While we were here, we decided to help future cachers find these oldies, by placing some caches to form a bit of a trail.
The trail of caches leading to Bushwacker is a bit more pronounced. We placed 9 caches there. Unfortunately we ran out of time at Lingham, and only placed 2 there. Hopefully these 11 trail caches will add a bit of extra fun to your adventure.

We came here by canoe & kayak.
That is just one of many ways to get here.
Others have come in the winter months and hiked.
Others have used ATVs.
It doesn’t matter how you get here, the point is you have to come.
And enjoy the beauty that surrounds you on this gorgeous lake completely void of any cottages.

If you are paddling, as we did, we recommend coming in from the north.
Here are some key coordinates to help you find your way.

Directions to parking:
> From Madoc go north on 62
> Then East on Weslemkoon Lake Road
> Right on Dump Road at N 44° 51.357 W 077° 33.960
> Then right again at the sign that says "RAY" at N 44° 50.251 W 077° 29.074
> Follow that to the parking where the North Entrance to Lingham Lake cache is – drive right to the cache.

Key coordinates for the paddle:
> Parking and start of portage: N 44° 47.523 W 077° 24.514
> End of portage at the water’s edge: N 44° 47.392 W 077° 24.866
> Paddle to here, then leave the canoes and start the hike/bushwhack on the trail: N 44° 45.803 W 077° 27.168
> A hunting cabin along the way: N 44° 45.733 W 077° 27.438
> A beaver dam to cross: N 44° 45.819 W 077° 28.116
> The final destination, Bushwacker: N 44° 45.809 W 077° 28.188
> Another cache, a challenge (Star Gazing at Lingham Lake), farther along the trail is a real bushwhack: N 44° 45.635 W 077° 28.783
> Then paddle here to the dam, leave the canoes and hike to the oldie Lingham: N 44° 44.850 W 077° 24.500
> the oldie Lingham: N 44° 44.130 W 077° 24.147

To Future Finders:
If you like this Swedding to the Oldies Trail feel free to hide a cache and add to the trail. If you’d like to use the same wording in the cache description, drop swed31 a note and he’ll send you the details to create a consistent listing. It would be great to have this series grow over time.

This cache:
This cache will help guide you from Lingham Lake to Bushwacker!
It will guide you from the landing spot on Lingham Lake to the main trail by the Hunt Camp.
Have fun, and enjoy your time in this special place.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gjva Qrnq Juvgr Cvarf

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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