Silverview Park: Home Remedy Traditional Cache
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Silverview Park: Home Remedy
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The walking path encircles the pond in Silverview park. It is a nice, pleasant walk on a cool summer’s eve, but can be pretty bitter on a cold winter’s night. To add to the enjoyment, there’s a surprisingly diverse collection of waterfowl and other birds to be seen on or around the pond. I’ve seen great white herons, snowy egrets, green herons, loons, wood ducks, pied-billed grebes, pheasants, cedar waxwings, ...just to name a few. As an incentive for others to take a walk around the pond, I’ve hidden several caches along the way. Rather than trying out some diabolical ideas, I decided to make these fun caches that shouldn’t be too difficult to find. Instead, I’ve added a twist that I haven’t seen before with other caches.
Everyone has a medicine cabinet at home filled with home remedies. Last year my mother ran out of birch bark, a folk remedy she uses for wart removal. She asked if I could get her some and I cheerfully agreed. Figuring I knew what a paper birch tree looked like I decided to take a walk around the pond and grab a few “peelings”. What I didn’t anticipate was that there were a number of different trees that displayed peeling bark. Once I got back I looked online and discovered that there are more than a few species of birch trees out there. I took another walk around the pond and think I identified at least 4 different species of birch trees. Just to be safe, I collected small samples from each and sent them to her. Although I still don’t know which one works best, I understand she remains wart-free to this day!
Your objective is to search along the walking path around Silverview Pond looking for a “Home Remedy”. You may want to start your final approach near the park bench
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