I've always wanted to place an EC and I finally found what I think is the perfect groovy spot, this area is very busy with tourists. This one is placed very close to the most easternly place in North America.
Now first some info about the lighthouse:
Constructed in 1836, Cape Spear Lighthouse is a striking example of the unique lighthouse architecture of the period. Rising up from the centre of the square lightkeeper’s residence, the all-important light was a beacon of safe passage until 1955, when a new lighthouse tower was built nearby, using the original light.
The human history of Cape Spear Lighthouse is the story of the Cantwells. For over 150 years, generations of this famous family of lightkeepers resided at Cape Spear and worked tirelessly to maintain a light so vital to mariners. Step inside the restored lighthouse and discover the lifestyle of a 19th-century lighthouse keeper.
Journey back in time and explore the remnants of the World War II coastal defence battery – Fort Cape Spear. Walk in the footsteps of Canadian and American soldiers as they guarded St. John's from lurking German U-boats.
Now for some geology: Glacial Grooves are straight parallel scratches or gouges cut into bedrock by glacial abrasion . Grooves were formed by the coarse gravel and boulders being dragged along underneath the retreating glacier. This resulted in a scrapping or gouging of the surface of the bedrock, thus creating the glacial grooves. It is believed that these glacial grooves indicate the direction of flow of the retreating glacial ice. Glacial grooves are found in many parts of the world. They can vary in size, from a few inches deep to a few feet in depth.
As glaciers move, some the trapped material was dragged along the surface of the rocks beneath the ice. The rock fragments acted like sandpaper and they abraded the rock as the glacier pushed and pulled them along. That abrasion gouged out softer rock beneath the glacier to form the grooves. The grooves are exposed when the glacier melts.
How to claim this find:
*although there are cliffs in the area, there is no need to approach them to get the info*
1.[REQUIRED] In accordance with the updated guidelines from Geocaching Headquarters published in June 2019, photos are now an acceptable logging requirement and WILL BE REQUIRED TO LOG THIS CACHE. Please post a photo in your log of yourself or a personal item at GZ.
2.How deep is the deepest groove that you can find?
3.What is the diameter of the widest groove that you can find?
Don't worry if your answers are comepletely correct, they will be happily accepted if they are in the right ballpark:)
Happy hunting!!