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Irene Pearce Trail
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N 49° 00.561' W 122° 35.825' |
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Langley, British Columbia Canada Near By Caches
Hidden On: 30 Apr 2003
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The second in our Watershed Whereabouts series will take you to the Langley Natural Park in the Little Campbell Watershed.
The entrance to the park (and the Irene Pearce Trail) is located on 224th Street between 0 and 8th Avenues. There is parking on the side of the road near the trailhead at N49 00.689 W122 36.192. Kids will like this cache because it takes them to a very cool forest and they learn some basic navigation skills on the way. The Little Campbell River is very unique in that it is one of few streams and creeks in the Fraser Valley that does not run into the Fraser River. The river starts near 16th Ave and 240th Street in Langley and flows to Semiahmoo Bay in White Rock. Little Campbell River also flows through the nearby Campbell Valley Park (which is also part of the Little Campbell Watershed -- and where you can find Pharmadude's excellent Campbell Valley Surprise). Fish that spawn in the Little Campbell River include Chinook, Coho, and Chum salmon, Steelhead and Cutthroat trout, and a few other non-salmon species. This cache is a three-part multi-cache -- with a twist. You'll use your GPS receiver to locate the first two waypoints, but because the location of the final cache is totally under a treed canopy, you'll need a compass to find it (if you don't have a compass, don't worry -- we'll get you there). At the first waypoint you'll need to determine: 1.) The year Coho were declared an endangered species. Subtract 1444 from this year -- this will give you ABC. 2.) The number associated with Campbell Valley Regional Park. This will give you the value for D The second waypoint is: N 49° 00. _ _ _ W 122° 35. _ 08 N 49° 00. A B C W 122° 35. D 08 At the 2nd waypoint you'll need to locate the micro-cache (a 350ml Lock & Lock container, approximate size: 4" x 5" x 2" high). In this micro-cache you'll find directions to the main cache and a compass that you can use if you don't have one of your own (see below). All bearings were taken using Magnetic North. The final cache is a 2.3 liter Lock & Lock container and is very well hidden at the base of a large old stump. Please cover the cache well when you replace it. Except for the last few meters to retrieve the cache, you won't need to leave the established trails. This park is nearly completely surrounded by private property -- please don't cross over any fences. The cache started out with the following stuff for kids: Silly Silly Songs CD, Beanie Bear, Bugs Life movie cards, hackey sack, Hotwheels 'Dodge Viper' special series car, lady bug kaleidoscope, 24 pack of crayons, doll making kit, hair barrettes, log book, laminated GeoCaching.com information sheet, pen, pencil and pencil sharpener. Please sign the logbook, trade fairly, and log what you've traded on the website -- we'd like to keep the quality of trade items high for this cache. No Navigation Skills? No Compass? ...No Problem! If you don't have a compass of your own, we've included a Suunto A-10 compass that you can use for finding this cache. When you're finished using it, PLEASE PLACE IT BACK in the micro-cache that you found it it in so that the next person that doesn't have a compass with them can use it too. We highly recommend that if you don't already own a compass to get one soon. It's a great instrument to have and you'll find that it's useful for finding lots of caches. And another good reason is that some of our upcoming caches will also require using one. This cache will require setting and following a bearing to determine the correct trails. It's really easy -- in the instructions you'll be given some numbers called degrees. 1.) You'll need to find the degree number on the compass bezel and line it up with the direction arrow on the baseplate. 2.) Line up the compass needle with the North arrow that is inside the rotating capsule. 3.) The direction arrow on the baseplate will point the way for you to travel. Compass Tip: When holding your compass, make sure that you don't have anything nearby that might affect its accuracy. Even your wrist watch can adversely affect the accuracy of a compass. Please note if you have a bee allergy: Along a short section of the trail there are bee boxes in an adjacent farmers field. When passing by on our way to place the cache we saw very few bees but they are there. We don't know if the bee boxes are there all the time or not. If they are moved, we'll let you know on this page. Have fun and enjoy your visit to the Little Campbell Watershed. |
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02 Aug 2005 by
Jomarac5
(Finds: 3 Score: 9.5)
(Hidden: 24 Score: 151)
Open Log: Personal use only I am no longer the owner of this cache. The cache is now owned and maintained by Canadazuuk. I'll leave this listing in case anyone wishes to log the cache here. Thanks.
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24 Oct 2003 by
craggers
(Finds: 6 Score: 24)
(Hidden: 1 Score: 6)
Open Log: Personal use only
With the limited parking available, you can be sure the park will not be overcrowded. Got there early enough to still have a little mist on the stream - very picturesque. Math worked flawlessly, quick pickup on the micro and down the trail - compass in one hand, directions in the other. We tend to do these all at a jogging pace. Couple of trees down from the storms the past couple of weeks or so it seems. Got to the *end of the road* and paused wondering what we may have done wrong. Nothing, just had to keep reading the card. Excellent directions led right to the cache. Took small screwdriver set; left crayons. Ran into one extremely well trained and happy dog on the trail.
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19 Oct 2003 by
Gorak
(Finds: 1 Score: 4.5)
(Hidden: 2 Score: 6.5)
Open Log: Personal use only Came out here just after midnight in the pouring rain. This was a great multi and I had a lot of fun finding it. Great walk throught the park - must come back during daylight and do it again. Took whistle, left brass hammer/screwdriver set. TFTH
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