Teams must provide their own means of transportation and GPS unit;
(a camera crew is optional). Teams will not receive any additional
money for this leg of the race.
The listed co-ordinates are for the parking area in the Dingle
Park near the destination cache for the first leg of the race.
Inside the destination cache for the first leg of the race will be
two sets of co-ordinates for the following Detour.
Detour: A choice between two different ways to accomplish
a goal or reach a destination. Each way has its own pros and cons.
On the surface, one may seem easy but involves some sort of twist;
the other may seem difficult but in the end may be the quicker
choice.
Detour: Rocks or Trees Teams must drive themselves
to Hemlock Ravine Park and complete one of two tasks familiar to
local cachers; Rocks or Trees.
In Rocks, teams must search a large pile of rocks and boulders
to find a small camouflaged container containing the next clue.
Satellite reception will be good (4m EPE at the time of placement)
but finding a little film canister in all those rocks could be
frustrating and take a while.
In Trees, teams must search for a small camouflaged container
about 2m above the ground containing the next clue. If you can
think like a woodpecker, the container should be easy to find but
poor satellite reception (13m EPE at the time of placement) may
slow down the search.
For both tasks, the 'clue-box' will have the co-ordinates for
the destination cache for the second leg of the race (for a hint,
think 'bungee tree'). This cache will have a log book for teams to
record the completion of the second leg of the race. The cache will
also have clues that allow teams to start the final leg of
Race.
For the enjoyment of other teams following you, please take a
moment to rehide the caches a little better and in the exact same
spots you found them in.
The theme for trading items in this cache is postcards etc. from
other places.
Check out the other two legs of the Halifax Amazing Race at:
Halifax Amazing Race - First Leg
Halifax Amazing Race - Final Leg