NOTE: The first stage is a small plastic barrel under a
rock at the base of an arbutus tree in Horth Hill Park. From the
coordinates, on a rocky viewpoint, the cache is 5 paces at bearing
305 degrees magnetic. All the intermediate stages are these same
small barrels, the final cache is a large tupperware container.
This is a multi-multi but I won't tell you how many stages there
are. Bring a notebook and pen to record the coordinates and clues
for each next stage. Coordinates, directions and hint are on page inside each container.
This will take at least a half a day, not counting search time.
It took me that long to plant them. These are Parks and there will
be people around. You may actually have to relax and enjoy the Park
while you wait for people to clear the area before you can get to
the cache.
The first stage barrel has apparently been vandalized; I
replaced it so you can get started again. Several other have also
been replaced.
Original description:
Do not attempt this cache without first getting a copy of "A
Guide to Trails, Parks and Beach Accesses in North Saanich", 2002
edition. This is available FREE at the North Saanich Municipal
Hall, 1620 Mills Road, across from the airport, during regular
working hours, 8 to 4 week days. Sorry, I just found out they
charge $2.00 for non-residents, I didn't know this, thanks
MarinerBC for the information. These are Parks. Parks have trails.
Trails lead to caches. If you get on a Go To and try to go straight
to the caches you will regret it, but more importantly you will
unnecessarily damage the vegetation. Don't do it, use the trails,
you'll get there eventually. If you are bush whacking you are doing
something wrong; nothing is more than 10 feet from a trail.
Thank you Cdms and MarinerBC for being Guinea Pigs on this one
and finding the errors. Thanks for pointing them out guys and keep
them coming. I am fixing them as fast as you find them. There was
one bad typo and several coordinates have been altered a little in
the third decimal.
I use a Magellan GPS 320 which averages and eventually gives a
good elevation.
"A straight compass line may be the shortest and quickest way
for a seagull (Larus glaucescens) to get from A to B; this is not
generally true for a man (Homo sapiens) on the ground in rough
terrain!".
Travelling Pet Rock #16
- Began at Plantman_Geocache#16, North Saanich, BC, Canada,
N-48/41.033 x W-123/25.987, October 1, 2002.
- Left with MarinerBC, Sunday, October 7, 2002. Thank you
Lawrence.
- Arrived in the River Ramble cache, Cowichan River, BC,
N-48/46.589 x W-123/55.663, October 15, 2002. Thank you
Lawrence.
- There are some doubts concerning the exact movements of this
pet rock from this point on.
- Left with Team Alpenglow before November 24, 2002 apparently
for While Your in this Neck of the Woods Cache. Thanks Bart.
- Arrived in the While Your in this Neck of the Woods cache,
Nanaimo, BC, N-49/14.079 x W-123/58.191, before November 24,
2002.
- Left with Taythin, November 24, 2002. Thank you Tricia?.
- Arrived in the Shocked While Doing the Westwood Ramble cache,
Nanaimo, BC, N-49/09.415 x W-123/59.712, February 23, 2003. Thank
you Tricia.
- Left with Zaboombafoo33, April 3, 2003, apparently going mining
and not heard from since.