The "Where in Canada" Map Quiz!

[+rtyrie]

Great quiz - I'm enjoying all of the images! I will likely be offline for the next couple days but here is the next cache:

 

[savant9]

Too easy

 

http://coord.info/GCJPTQ Down the Canadian Gorge

[savant9]

This one should be easy too I hope, lots of clues in the image.

 

I actually know someone who lives there.

 

Edited December 4, 2010 by savant9

[+stagunner]

This one should be easy too I hope, lots of clues in the image.

 

I actually know someone who lives there.

 

 

This is a cache by our friends Canuck Thistles GC1Q5PC Iglooliks ups and downs

Thistles was teaching there last winter..

 

A new one later today

Edited December 4, 2010 by stagunner

[7rxc]

Took a few minutes but I found this one too!

 

Good hunt! the one for the Whirlpool Gorge area took about 5 seconds to ID... but still got beat.

 

Perhaps there should be a time zone handicap for posting... I like to sleep in!

 

Doug 7rxc

[+stagunner]

new one

 

[+stagunner]

A clue

 

Barrier beaches do not occur only one salt water seasides but can be on large freshwater lakes as well

[+Happy Paddlers]

It's usually a little slower on weekends.

 

My first thought - but I'm GEless on the weekend, at least until I get around to fixing up my other laptop. - was that it looks like the west campgrounds at Sandbanks Provincial Park in Ontario. But unless they've very recently reversed the policy against geocaching in the parks, it can't be.

 

I'll have a spin around the country tomorrow, if I can get away with it at work.

[7rxc]

at Grand Lake NB

 

Princess Park

 

Cabin Fever

 

Call Someone Who Cares

 

Hope some one beats me while I'm typing, don't have many ideas for one to offer... ha.

This was a worthy quarry... fine hunt.

 

Doug 7rxc

 

edit: I'm working on one... but GE and KML hate me! Doing it the hard way...

Thanks for the hint, but I already was posting my answer when I saw it...

Edited December 6, 2010 by 7rxc

[+stagunner]

at Grand Lake NB

 

Princess Park

 

Cabin Fever

 

Call Someone Who Cares

 

Hope some one beats me while I'm typing, don't have many ideas for one to offer... ha.

This was a worthy quarry... fine hunt.

 

Doug 7rxc

 

edit: I'm working on one... but GE and KML hate me! Doing it the hard way...

Thanks for the hint, but I already was posting my answer when I saw it...

 

Those would be the correct caches

[7rxc]

Hope this one isn't as much 'fun' as that last one... I think I'm going to back off a bit with Christmas season approaching... don't mind seeking, but I do have some other things to do as well... life you know.

 

 

I've been having problems using GE with the KML viewer... being basic member is part of it...

being very new to using the GeoCacheing Viewer is another... even with refresh set to on request, I manage to blow thru my limit in seconds... hope to solve that bit...

 

Anyway, I admit to a bit of adjustment here to get moving along... Nothing that should affect the search though.

I removed some clutter that was blocking it a bit... I did use the North is UP guideline... and this is zoomed out more than usual... because it's a big area... any problems I don't see, but can address if needed.

 

Doug 7rxc

[+stagunner]

Hope this one isn't as much 'fun' as that last one... I think I'm going to back off a bit with Christmas season approaching... don't mind seeking, but I do have some other things to do as well... life you know.

 

 

I've been having problems using GE with the KML viewer... being basic member is part of it...

being very new to using the GeoCacheing Viewer is another... even with refresh set to on request, I manage to blow thru my limit in seconds... hope to solve that bit...

 

Anyway, I admit to a bit of adjustment here to get moving along... Nothing that should affect the search though.

I removed some clutter that was blocking it a bit... I did use the North is UP guideline... and this is zoomed out more than usual... because it's a big area... any problems I don't see, but can address if needed.

 

Doug 7rxc

 

FOUND IT!!! cache name 1970 m GC1YA6N

 

I will get one up soon

[+stagunner]

Lake Caches, Mountain caches how about a great urban cache

 

[+dfx]

http://coord.info/GC1C3YX and http://coord.info/GCQECG

[7rxc]

 

FOUND IT!!! cache name 1970 m GC1YA6N

 

I will get one up soon

 

Dang... I thought it wouldn't be very hard, but that was quick... although almost all except the Grand Lake ones were less than 30 minutes tops... from see to done... I didn't claim a couple of them... It's hard to balance the difficulty level isn't it? Of course the mountain is very white right now... the Fernie ski area is up and running a bit to the south with oodles of snow... We'll let someone else do the finding for now, I'm idea'd out! But I'll take a peek at any that get offered...

 

Congrats...

 

edit: Same to dfx... fast one... I sort of thought it looked familiar, but I've only seen it from a bicycle...

 

Doug 7rxc

Edited December 7, 2010 by 7rxc

[savant9]

C'mon DFX, don't leave us hanging....

[7rxc]

C'mon DFX, don't leave us hanging....

 

Probably got lost!

 

Doug 7rxc

[+dfx]

sorry, i was waiting for confirmation from stagunner

 

[+stagunner]

found it

 

GC1DNY1 Petition

 

EC GC1FNT8 Latitude and Longitude

 

GC132K8 Surprise! It's Another Cavecats' Puzzle!

 

New one later

[+dfx]

bingo

[+stagunner]

OK here it is

 

Have fun

 

Edited December 8, 2010 by stagunner

[7rxc]

Was out today... missed dfx's offering.... took about 25 minutes to do... then I saw stagunners new one...

I won't claim that, but I know it... two minutes to get the answer... but I can't take time to do a new one so I'll be quiet... I will email him though...

 

Keep it up, we want some new blood to play... I've spilled most of mine around here for now...

 

Doug 7rxc

[savant9]

Its http://coord.info/GC1G6FF Flowerpot Island Earthcache. The fact that it was an earthcache made it gravy using a pocket query and the "map it" function.

 

BTW there are 803 earthcaches in Canada.

[savant9]

This one may be tough as it is quite zoomed in. I thought the cloverleaf island makes it quite unique.

 

[+Geo_Raptor]

This one may be tough as it is quite zoomed in. I thought the cloverleaf island makes it quite unique.

 

 

Is it GC289NG Tweeties Retreat?

[savant9]

Bingo! You're up.

[+Geo_Raptor]

Here you go - North is Up

 

[+t4e]

2 days with no replies, i think its time for a hint if we don't want this thread to get "burried "

[+dfx]

i found a few meander/ox-bow lakes like that, but not this one

[+Geo_Raptor]

You may need to brute force this one, like I did with the previous map...I guessed a general location that I felt it would be in and then I zoomed in and went North to South using to major features to assist me not to go too far North or South...

 

For those of you that are looking at my finds to see if it is the cache...I have NOT searched or found this one, nor have I been in the area.

 

I may expand the map size later today but not sure it will help...Note someone had PM'd me a couple of days ago telling me the cache but not wanting to claim the find (as they do not have time to post a new map)...so it is findable

[+MontyFam]

Hmm maybe throw a clue at us?

[7rxc]

Just running through today.... I fess up to locating it... only took a few minutes... and I had no idea where to begin either... also now have done Savant 9's offering as well... that took a bit longer, without looking at the posted caches either...

 

I would refer people back to my post when we were discussing HOW TO ideas...

 

Post #29

 

Photo analysis is often subtle... you identify details you can see, and not just objects... that's what makes it fun, if time consuming... you analyse and then GUESS... this one has lots of things that point to it... and it isn't really that hard... but then I like D5 puzzles too.... but I don't solve more than 50% of those before moving on...

 

As I said once before as well... it is very hard to balance this between too easy and too hard... as we are all finding out... we do need more players...

 

Sorry for not having time to claim and post... I'm working out a few computer problems as well.

 

One last thing I've noticed for the benefit of any new comers... we've managed to NOT blatently give away coordinates... just Identifed cache names and numbers... I now remember a few had geographic references, so it isn't perfect, but ok for practice. Anyone can start at the begining and play the whole series from scratch for practice... We should keep it that way, I think... plus you have the answers to mark your performance... just don't peek.

 

Got to get running through again...

 

Doug 7rxc

Edited December 10, 2010 by 7rxc

[+Geo_Raptor]

Hmm maybe throw a clue at us?

 

I believe I did in my previous post

[+Geo_Raptor]

here is an expanded view of the area - North is still up

 

[+stagunner]

good hints but I will wait for another to find it

[+Viajero Perdido]

Milk River Canoe Trail #2 (GCVZM5)

 

I figured Alberta or Saskatchewan, and the highway made it pretty easy to spot.

[+Geo_Raptor]

correct - your up!!

[+Viajero Perdido]

Next up:

 

 

BTW, we've been doing the same game for years on the Edmonton forum. It's gotten a bit quiet there lately, but it's fun to go back through all the spots people have found.

http://www.geocachingedmonton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=560

[+dfx]

i know, i know, i know!

 

that's in canada!!!

[+Viajero Perdido]

Is that a hint that I should add a hint?

 

It's in the mountains. Those two caches are at very different elevations; parking is way down below.

[+Viajero Perdido]

Hint #1: It's in the mountains. Those two caches are at very different elevations; parking is way down below.

Hint #2: N52 xx.xxx

 

Edited December 15, 2010 by Viajero Perdido

[+mrcanoehead224]

Milk River Canoe Trail #2 (GCVZM5)

I figured Alberta or Saskatchewan, and the highway made it pretty easy to spot.

d'oh, I've yet to grab the cache but I know the area.

[+Viajero Perdido]

Hint #1: It's in the mountains. Those two caches are at very different elevations; parking is way down below.

Hint #2: N52 xx.xxx

Hint #3: W116 xx.xxx

 

[+BCandMsKitty]

Well, the second and third hints narrowed it down a lot.

It's Allstones Lake GC163H2 and Allstones Summit GC28KCC

Edited December 19, 2010 by BC & MsKitty

[+Viajero Perdido]

Bingo! Your turn.

 

(You don't have to wait for me to say that.)

[+BCandMsKitty]

OK.

This one should be fairly easy.

I imposed the Navigation tool to show the heading.

 

[+dfx]

that's pelee island: http://coord.info/GCK9QC & http://coord.info/GC2BQT6

[+dfx]

another fairly easy one

 

[+BCandMsKitty]

that's pelee island: http://coord.info/GCK9QC & http://coord.info/GC2BQT6

I TOLD you it would be easy!

[+BCandMsKitty]

that's 4.5lb Walleye