Current at 11/6/2011 (Online waypoint URL) You have already found this cache! Master Index    Nearest Caches LKST-1a Cookout by TurdleEggs (2/2) (Archived) N50° 01.344  W96° 52.629 (WGS84) UTM  14U   E 652062  N 5543280 Use waypoint: GC1X2CW Size: Small    Hidden on 8/9/2009 In Manitoba, Canada Difficulty:     Terrain:                         Winter Friendly The Lime Kiln is a very nice and relatively unused trail in Birds Hill Park. It can be a tricky path to follow with its more than forty crossings. It's a 7.5 km round trip starting at the Birds Hill Park Ranch parking lot. The trail is wide and flat with a surface of packed dirt in the front and grass covered in the back. The elevation ranges from 265 metres at the trail head to 240 m at the Lime Kiln. This mostly forested path has some nice features along the way including sand pits, earthen mounds and of course the Lime Kiln. There is a warm up shack half way around the trail with a vault toilet. The trail is designated for hiking and horses in summer and cross country skiing in winter. No hiking or dogs are permitted on the groomed cross-country trails in the winter. There are washrooms, a pay phone, restaurant and stables at the trail head. The cache is located by a cook shelter and fire pit. There are benches and picnic tables as well as vault toilets. The facility is used by groups of horseback riders and for winter sleigh rides. The container is a winter friendly decon containor hidden just a few paces off the trail in some light bush. Trail maps: Birds Hill Provincial Park Save the following ZIP file containing a GPX track of the trail to load on your GPS: Lime Kiln Trail GPX file

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4/11/2010 by Kabuthunk
Ahh... the final of the set of "close LKST" caches that have been plaguing my mind. As mentioned in my last cache, this cache and the last one have been on my mind since last September. Having traveled quite close to this cache in the past, only to shy away due to a pack of bystanders using the cooking area, I was ready for another attempt today.

Having instead approached from the East this time, I was able to quite easily follow the path that led to this cooking area. Unlike the last time of going through the bushes, I could easily see from a distance that nobody was using the area at this time. At least there was nobody parked in the area, and it seemed fairly quiet. I held off my enthusiasm for the moment until I could be sure that I wouldn't have to turn back yet again. A minute of walking later, and I was quite pleased to see that the entire area was deserted.

Although I WAS rather perplexed by the fact that one garbage can was upside-down and inside of another garbage can. I left that as it is for now, since I wasn't sure if that was a method used to keep squirrels or other random animals out of the garbage. Hey... I could see it as being a ridiculously useful way of doing that, especially if it locked into place somehow.

But that aside, I continued past all that towards the coordinates. And man, after having reached ground zero today, I'm glad that I had decided to leave it alone back last September. I had for a moment contemplated circling around through the bushes to get to the geocache, despite all the people there... but given the proximity and density of the trees... yeah, I'm kinda glad I didn't go for that. MAN would that have been awkward, since I would have been seen from a mile away . However, with nothing but sweet, sweet silence to keep me company (what I love most about the outdoors), I signed the logbook and dropped in a chainmail ball. I unfortunately did not however see the Micro Geocoin in the cache, so either I missed it because I was going too fast, or it's no longer there.

After logging the cache and taking off, I decided to leave the way I had attempted to come in last year. Heading into the bushes, I quickly found my way onto the horseshoe-imprinted path. At least it was smoother than the last time... probably due to the very dry weather and how early it was in the year just yet. Following the path a bit, I attempted to take a bit of a shortcut when... right, right... that god-forsaken electric fence. Seriously Bird's Hill Park? Seriously. So, dejectedly I turned back to the path, and followed it around the massive area fenced off to never be used by anyone not on a horse, and worked my way back to the paved walking path on the other side. Eventually, I found my way back to the car and my wife who was waiting for me (who didn't even notice the time apparently... yay for her having a good book with her), and we were off to head for home again.

And yeah... glad to have finally tackled the two "close to the main road" caches. And I've got to investigate these paths a bit more. I'm very curious about these Lime kilns spoken of in the cache description, but as such either haven't had time, or had other objectives in the park. Perhaps next time, I'll follow the full circuit. Only time will tell.

Took: Nothing
Left: Logbook entry and chainmail ball

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