It's a Dog's Life Traditional Cache
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I've made a minor adjustment to the coordinates as of September 2, now that I have my GPS set to the right datum. Now that the coordinates are hopefully more accurate, I've also deleted one of the clues!
This is one of Chinook's favorite places to go for a walk, because he and Holly get to meet lots of other dogs and people. It is one of several leash-free areas in Guelph, so if you don't like dogs, it might not be the cache for you.
Note that if you are bringing your dog, there are some wet areas (creeks, ponds, ditches) that dogs can get into if they are so inclined (like ours), and by late summer they can get pretty stinky. The creek by the parking lot is the cleanest of the lot, and can be used to rinse off your pet.
Parking is available at the end of a dead-end road that parallels the Hanlon Expressway, at N43 30.274, W80 13.877. From the parking area, you can stick to the open trails (longer - over 1 km - but much easier), or you can try some of the trails through the bush (shorter, but lots of roots, criss-crossing paths).
The cache is in a small flat rubbermaid-like container (about 5" by 9" by 1.5") with a clear bottom and a yellow lid with a happy face on it. At the time of placing, the cache contained:
- a log book and pencil
- "Clyde" the travel bug
- a laser pointer
- a Y2K Emergency Lighter
- a bouncy ball
- bubble bath
- a toonie
- office products in honour of Back to School (binder clip, box of paper clips, tape, post-it notes)
- a 2002 graduation lapel pin
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
1) Gur pnpur vf nobhg 23 fgevqrf vagb gur jbbqf sebz gur cngu, naq nobhg 5 zrgerf sebz n irel fznyy fgernz (znl qel hc qhevat fbzr cnegf bs gur lrne naq abg or rivqrag).
2) Ybbx sbe n snyyra pyhzc bs prqne gerrf jvgu 3 znva gehaxf. Vg vf haqre bar bs gur gehaxf.