That Would Be Fun To Ride On! Traditional Cache

This path may become a little overgrown around the entrance during the summer as there are not very many fishermen around, but come fall and winter, the path entrance is easy to find.

This path will take you down to the Vedder River Hydrograph station. The object of which this cache is named is hanging very close to the cache location. Please keep little ones close in hand as there are no fences along the edge. You do not need to go near the edge at all to find the cache! The cache container is a small,round lock-n-lock. Very small trade items may fit. I was unable to find out what the cement abutment was originally used for. I think it may have been the original location of the Vedder Crossing bridge. While doing research, I found this information from the Chilliwack Museum:

Before 1941, the main center of activity for the Vedder community was at the Vedder Crossing bridge. At various times, a hotel, general store, dance hall and store were located adjacent to the bridge. The success of these businesses was probably connected to their strategic location on Vedder Road. Before 1926, Vedder Road served as the main route to Vancouver. All highway traffic passed by Vedder Crossing.

This route was first used beginning about 1891. By that time a dramatic shift in the main channel of the Chilliwack River channel was complete. In 1875, a freshet partially blocked the north-easterly flowing Chilliwack River, causing some of the river's water to divert into a small creek, known as Vedder Creek. This blockage was complete by 1891, necessitating the construction of a bridge.

The route to Vancouver changed when Sumas Lake was drained in 1924 and a bridge across the Vedder Canal was built in 1925. Vedder Road, through Vedder Crossing ceased to be the main highway link to Vancouver.

Vedder Bridge ca. 1910

Please stay on the trail. There is no need to trespass. The trail entrance is right on the road. Enjoy!