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These are some of the favourite geocaches we have found! If you see a "Read more..." link, it leads to a mini-photo gallery (click for larger pictures) and more info. All caches can be viewed on the official geocaching.com website by clicking on the cache name. Enjoy!

Gorge Hole in the Rock

Sunday, 18 June 2006

In 2004 Jennifer and I were down in the Niagara Gorge below the whirlpool doing some geocaching. Those three caches are listed in our favourites below. Now, in 2006, we have returned with the children in tow to go in again to find dex4's "Gorge Hole in the Rock " cache.

Once again, we weren't disappointed and there was unanimous agreement: This is a fantastic place to go for a hike!

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The Gap

Wednesday, 12 October 2005

The Gap is an adrenaline-shot cache. To get to the rock formation on which it hides, a cacher has to jump across a gap. The gap is not too large, and can be jumped easily, but the landing spot is a point of rock. To the right, you drop into the crevasse. To the left, you just drop over the face to the bottom.

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Mono-Cliffhanger, REV-B

Sunday, 05 June 2005

"Mono-Cliffhanger, REV-B" is a multi-stage cache located in Mono Cliffs Provincial Park on the Niagara Escarpment, near Hockley Valley. I did this cache on my mountain bike and ended up riding way further than I had to (it happens) on a hot and steamy day, draining my camelbak dry well before the end. Luckily, some lost hikers I had helped out earlier showed up when I was in dire need (still looking for their car) and they gave me a large hit of juice.

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TICO #7: Bluffing in Barrie

Sunday, 01 May 2005

Sadly, the "TICO #7: Bluffing in Barrie" cache is no longer available. It fell prey to vandalism and has been archived. I was lucky enough to be one of only 11 geocachers to find this cache before it met its demise.

The beauty of this cache was two-fold: It was located in the Allandale Lake Algonquin Bluffs, a Provincially significant area, and it included extra coordinates to a nearby pine tree that is considered to be the largest in southern Ontario. That's me -- "Danoshimano" -- posing with the tree (click the picture for another view).

Although this area is surrounded by my home town, I may have never ventured here if not for the sport of geocaching. Fortunately, there is another geocache in the area: "Bear Creek Geocache", so other cachers may find the area. There is a lot here to explore! The Big Tree is located at these coordinates: N44° 20.118' W79° 43.674'

One Tin Soldier

Sunday, 17 April 2005

"One Tin Soldier" in Keswick makes the favourites list for two reasons: the view at the cache site, and the cache container itself. I wouldn't have even bothered looking where Jakob looked, and it in fact was the cache!

WARNING TO GEOCACHERS: The link below leads to ***SPOILERS***! Do not click it if you intend to do this cache!

Algonquin Lookouts

Saturday, 23 October 2004

This pair of caches are located in Algonquin Park. We parked in the lot for the popular -- and often crowded -- Algonquin Lookout Trail, which leads to "Algonquin on Foot". First, though, we crossed the road to search for the "Algonquin Lookout South Trail" cache. This trail is unmarked, and hidden from the masses. The hike is longer, and the view to the south is even more spectacular, taking in hundreds of square kilometers.

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Nottawasaga Bluffs & Lookout Valley

Monday, 11 October 2004

This pair of caches -- "Nottawasaga Bluffs" and "Lookout Valley" -- are both located on the Nottawasaga Bluffs and together make an excellent hiking loop (especially in the fall). Since we did this loop in the fall of 2004, a third cache -- "Seize the Day" -- has appeared by the Keyhole Caves, giving us a perfect excuse to return in the fall of 2005. (Of course, the scenery around here is a good enough excuse to make a visit!)

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Meadow Mouse Trail

Sunday, 19 September 2004

"Meadow Mouse Trail" by the Buttdraggin Trails Gang was a real doozy of a cache. We considered turning back a few times (like other cachers before us had done), but somehow we kept pressing on.

The problem was the weeds: They were taller than we were! Then we got into the swamp a bit, and had to jump from clump to clump, hanging on to the weeds for balance. But we made it, and it was worth it!

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Surviving Cinder Lake

Saturday, 14 August 2004
The "Surviving Cinder Lake" cache was perfect to build a weekend wilderness canoe trip around. Cinder Lake is located north of Hwy. 118 between Bracebridge and Carnarvon. The full story (including the scary bridge) is on geocaching.com HERE (with 12 photos) or visit the Photo Gallery to view a complete photo album of the adventure.

We All Fall Down

Thursday, 08 July 2004

"We All Fall Down" is near a very interesting waterfall on the Hollow River. This river flows out of Kawagama Lake into the eastern most part of Lake of Bays just north of Dorset. The cache is an excellent example of the main beauty of geocaching: finding yourself in a wonderful spot you would otherwise not have found.

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3 Caches in the Niagara Gorge

Thursday, 01 July 2004

Jennifer and I took a trip to Niagara-On-The-Lake and of course we did some geocaching while there! We started the "1812 on the Niagara Parkway Tour: Part 1" multi-cache on our bicyles in Niagara-On-The-Lake, but ended up finishing it the next day in Niagara Falls down in the gorge, where we also found "A Literal Cache" and "Feather In The Glen Cache."

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Ragged Falls

Sunday, 14 March 2004

One of our earliest geocaching trips! This is Ragged Falls, just outside the west gate of Algonquin Park. We went in March 2004, from Mom & Dad C's former home at Echo Valley.

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