English Cove Elevation Traditional Cache
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Another high point along the way, the English Cove Elevation offers stunning views of Colliers Harbour and Lands End on Colliers Bay Point. There are at least 18 geocaches within a six mile radius of Colliers so that fact (plus the beautiful scenery) makes it definitely worth a trip out from the city.
The landscape is breathtaking, but not for the faint of heart.
This can't be reached safely or easily from the ocean side, so we'd suggest going to English Cove Road in nearby Marysvale. Turn in on the dirt "Cemetery Road" (it's easy to miss the sign, so keep a sharp lookout :)) and park by the tiny burial ground. It's a short walk from there. No need to climb the inner cliff as you can find a rough bike path around one end of the obstacle.
By the way you can see at least nine other geocache hiding spots when standing at the highest point.
This should be a relatively easy find, but only if you can actually reach the location in question :)
The challenge lies entirely in getting to the top of the mountain range as safely and efficiently as possible.
Bring a camera, because on a clear day, the trip up is definitely worth the effort :)
Please don't even think about climbing up or down the cliffs AT ANY TIME regardless of personal expertise. Don't say we didn't warn you :) Take your time and enjoy the great coastal views of Colliers Harbour instead :)
The cache itself is a small white beef bucket. It is hidden in one of the few places that you can actually conceal something here. Please take care in rehiding it very carefully as this can be an area that gets a number of spectators at times.
This is the ninth in a series of caches being hidden by Flynnsbeach and Bittensticks. Make note of the codewords in the logbooks as there will be a special prize for those geocachers who find ANY TEN of them :)
Care and caution is (as always) advised as the surrounding rocks can be very slippery when wet, snow covered or icy. Don't head over the cliffs...regardless of what individual GPS readings may say. The cache is NOT near or over the edge of the cliffs.
Cache contents at the time of hiding were:
Travel Bug
Log Book
Pencils
First Finders Certificate
Tennis Ball
Toy Flag and a Stand
Skate Board
Winnie the Pooh Pencils
Toy Cars
Decorative Glass Trinkets
Toy Combat Planes
Hawaiian Lai (because you need a sense of humour to hide geocaches in Canada in the Winter :)
Good Luck !!!!
Flynnsbeach and Bittensticks
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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