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Altona Forest Book Exchange Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

HopInTheCanoe: This has been a great cache, but it's time to archive it and let someone else set up in our beautiful Altona Forest.

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Hidden : 2/12/2006
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Main entrance and parking is located on Altona Road, N 43° 49.680 W 079°08.470. The terrain is easy, but not wheelchair or stroller friendly. Dogs are allowed but on a leash. Be careful on the trails in wet and cold weather. There are many sharp rocks along the path. Careful not to slip!

My husband and I collect many books. Whenever we go away, or a friend travels, we have them bring back a book from that country, in that country's language. We have a fascinating collection of books from around the world. A few examples are a textbook from Egypt, a prayer book from Japan, an antique book of Welsh poems, an antique ghost story book from Thailand, a children's book from Scotland...you get the idea!

I hope you have some fun books to share with us!

Original Stash contents:
The Good Earth by Pearl Buck (a personal favorite)
Henna Body Art
World Atlas

The FTF prize is a $5 gift certificate to Chapters! Congradulations to kenemamas for the FTF!

The distance cache is what you make it. You can dash in quickly for a quick find, or you can take your time and wander around the many trails, circling the cache around the main path. The cache is a clear rubbermaidish container. Due to the nature of the stash, there are plenty of plastic bags for you to seal in books. Be sure to close the container tightly!

There are 3 other path entrances at the back of St. Elizabeth Seton School Park on Strouds Lane, the entrance off Summerpark and the catwalk off of Chickadee Circle. The forest can be very dense, so co-ordinates might be off by 5 metres once you get close. But, once you see the spot, you'll know there is a cache in there!

Happy Caching!

UPDATE - Sept 09 The cache was in a poor state. I had to throw out the books that were in there, as they were covered in forest mould. There are new ziplock bags in the cache, and I will add a new book or two soon.

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