Current at 11/6/2011 (Online waypoint URL) You have already found this cache! Master Index    Nearest Caches Bowness Park Eddies by Foothillswanderer (2/2.5) N51° 05.923  W114° 12.981 (WGS84) UTM  11U   E 694897  N 5664488 Use waypoint: GC1R0RD Size: Small    Hidden on 5/5/2009 In Alberta, Canada Difficulty:     Terrain:                         These breakwaters were placed to help prevent further erosion of the banks of this historic park. With their placement, a series of eddies were created which are well used by beginner and experienced canoeists and kayakers. This can be a very busy place on a warm summer day so stealth is required but linger to enjoy the area. Watch your step, the route to the cache is not easy! Cache theme is buttons and pins.

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8/24/2009 by Kabuthunk
The last geocache of the day for us, which turned out to be a ridiculously busy day from start to finish. Not necessarily geocaching mind you, but busy nonetheless. The day started out in Banff, where we had stayed the night, to be followed by hot springs, climbing up to a waterfall, visiting Lake Louise and several other lakes, a drive back to Calgary, to be followed up by roasting smokies over a fire in this park . I was tired by the end of the night, to stay the least.

So, on with the caching! Now, when we had started off towards the park, it was probably around 8:20pm or so as is, so the sun was already fading. After reaching the park, we built the fire in the last little bit of sunlight creeping over the horizon. Myself and GirlWithNoName (my bro's significant other) headed off to attempt to find this cache... in the near-pitch-black, mind you... while my brother and my wife stayed back to cook the smokies and relax. We had head-lamps with us, which was definitely needed for this one. Although, we tried to avoid using them for the most part, since we were trying to avoid drawing any undue attention to myself. However, in the very last few seconds of the dwindling light, I managed to see a section of missing ground in front of me. Turning on the head-lamp, it appears that in several sections, the dirt path beside the river has washed out or something. Stepping around that, we eventually found ourselves at the coordinates.

I'm quite glad the cache was somewhere on this breakwater though. While we were walking towards the coordinates (having no clue where the cache would be situated at the time), I was telling GirlWithNoName that I specifically wanted to climb out to the end of one of those breakwaters, since I figured it would be an interesting view. Tonight obviously, given the darkness I was completely unable to see ANYTHING, but at least I got to listen to the running water while we were searching.

I got some added entertainment during the hunt as well! While myself and GirlWithNoName were hunting around, I heard GWNN yelp and jump up suddenly. Turning around, I see here looking near-petrified. Asking what's up, she said that a ferret (she specifically thinks it was a ferret, despite my telling her that I highly doubt there's any wild ones around... probably a squirrel) jumped out from the rocks she had been looking around in. So that got a good laugh out of me, and we didn't see any other wildlife whatsoever for the remainder of the hunt. It took a good several minutes to find the cache though, since there seems to be quite a ridiculously large number of places it could be hiding . However, in the end we prevailed, and the cache was located . Tossing in my signature chainmail ball, I signed the logbook for both of us and replaced it as found.

Really fun cache, and I hope to make it back to this park sometime before I leave back to Winnipeg on Saturday. I wouldn't mind doing what is said in the description... linger and enjoy the view .

Took: Nothing
Left: Logbook entry and chainmail ball

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Have a seat and enjoy the view. Small piece of flagging on a branch about a metre from GZ.