In this part of town, there are cul-de-sacs that are not planned out of some traffic-free vision of suburban bliss. They are just the dead ends that you get when Go trains run through your neighborhood. Perfect places for bigger caches!
You can think of this letterbox hybrid as a very simple multi- or mystery cache. The cache is NOT at the starting co-ordinates. Instead, you've got something like this drab view at dawn:
What can you see in real life that is missing from this picture? Do you see what could be a geocache container, accessible from a dead end street? Yup, from this angle that box is in plain sight, as bright as Rudolph's nose.
For those who like GPS, it is exactly 29m directly SE of the starting co-ordinates. Alternatively, look up from starting co-ordinates to track the power line crossing the street to the pole and the utility box at the listed waypoint; if you position yourself directly behind that box (keeping to your side of the fence) and look straight across the tracks, you're staring right at the cache about 25m away! Just don't proceed there as the crow flies.
GZ involves a ledge which you can access from the side if you don't want to climb. But chances are you will need to hop up (NOT over) a fence to access the cache. Maybe you can just pretend that you are going for a better vantage while trainspotting? Keep an eye out so that you won't be surprised when Go trains rush past, perhaps louder and closer than you expect. And at no point should you be going near any tracks.
I'm not sure if it's the difficulty or the terrain rating that I should bump to a 2.5 for those of us who are not super tall or super co-ordinated. Let's just say that if I'm not careful, I will definitely scrape my arms or tear my sleeves when I go to maintain this cache, and/or fumble it out of reach. For that latter doomsday scenario, there is a long TOTT tucked into the fence right at GZ. This might help you retrieve the container safely but it could also create a whole other awkward adventure, so don't say I didn't warn you.
Your prize: so much swag! Don't worry if the yellow corners come loose when you unlock the container--they snap right back into place if you line up the nubs and hollows. The container may be regular-sized but it's compartmentalized, which means lots of room for adding TBs and bigger goodies so long as you take the time to rearrange compartments (or just take home some big stuff to make room). The stamp is NOT a trade item and should remain attached to the log, in the cache. A pencil is included, but no ink pad. Please put the whole container back in position high enough to remain out of sight of cul-de-sac residents. It has already disappeared once!
Congrats OshawaPathfinder 😊 FTF on 21 Nov 2025 @ 1pm