Log pictures/selfies always welcome, just no container spoiler pics for this cache please! Love seeing your adventures! 😄 Staircases down to cache level are markerked as Trailhead Waypoints!
The cache is a plastic preform tube and is located at the wonderful Rideau Canal Locks #1-8.
Cache is located in the same general area as the locks (not on the upper level lookout) a short distance from locks #3 and #4. It is a quirky cache (trying to get some favorites😜) so be ready for a bit of searching!
History of Rideau Canal Locks:
The plan to construct a navigable waterway between Lake Ontario and the Ottawa River was conceived after the War of 1812 (you remember; the war where Canada beat back the invading Americans). It was designed to provide a secure supply route from Montréal to Kingston, avoiding the vulnerable St. Lawrence River route.
A number of rapids and falls along the Rideau River between Hogs Back and the mouth of the river forced Colonel By to construct a bypass for that section. In September of 1826 By chose the natural ravine where the present day Ottawa Locks are situated as the northern gateway to the canal. With this decision, the community that is present-day Ottawa was established. Hull by this date was a prosperous logging town but there was little settlement on the southern side of the Ottawa River. Once construction on the canal started, land was cleared and the development of Bytown began.
The Rideau Canal is 202 kilometres (125 miles) long, of which about 19 kilometres (12 miles) is man made (locks and canal cuts), the rest are natural waters. There are 45 locks in 23 lockstations along the main route of the Rideau plus 2 locks that link the Tay Canal to the Rideau.