Current at 11/6/2011 (Online waypoint URL) You have already found this cache! Master Index    Nearest Caches Route 90 History - Lotto 6/49 - District 3 by ertyu (2/2) N49° 55.741  W97° 12.418 (WGS84) UTM  14U   E 628687  N 5532280 Use waypoint: GCX8YH Size: Regular    Hidden on 7/21/2006 In Manitoba, Canada Difficulty:     Terrain:         3rd of 6 caches in the Lotto 6/49 cache series. Stop and read the plaque detailing some history of local transportation. (Plaque missing) At each cache log a number between 1 and 49. The set of 6 numbers from the 6 caches form your entry into the draw. There are now only 4 caches, so find all 4 and email a 5th and 6th number for entry. It is important that you log your number into the physical cache log and your online log. The last draw took place on September 15, 2006. If you found some but not all of the caches prior to this date, you can continue building an entry by visiting the remaining caches. If you were entered into the drawing after finding all 6 caches and wish to enter the next drawning, simply revisit each of the caches and log a new number in the logbook and online. Next drawing date to be determined. Logging Etiquette: Geocache hiders sometimes go through a great deal of planning to place their caches. As a result, they'd like to hear your feedback on whether you liked or disliked any aspect of the hide, or if you feel that some cache maintenance is required. Blank, single word, acronym, or emoticon logs may be easier when you have a lot of caches to log, but it doesn't tell the hider or other finders anything about your adventure (or lack thereof) in finding the cache. Please keep this in mind when entering your log.

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3/26/2007 by Kabuthunk
What's this? It's been found? This sounds like a job for "Bilk someone elses path through the snow to resolve a DNF"-man!

Actually, a lot more thought than that went into it. I was thinking I'd likely pass on it until ALL the snow melted, seeing as I had dug a million holes in the snow the last time I was there, and didn't figure this new one would stand out . Then I thought "well, it's melted a lot today... and the rain earlier probably melted it more... and it's ALSO on a hill, so that water likely drained off. As well, the newer tracks should look slightly different than my previous ones."

Turns out all the tracks were near-identical though . But it didn't matter, as I was able to locate the cache quickly. Actually, I spotted milesmac's tracks AFTER I spotted the cache. Turns out that for about 98% of my digging the first attempt at this cache, my back was facing the cache itself. Oh well. At least I got to see a little bit more grass this time on this interesting little mini-park thing.

Added note... aside from finding the cache, I spotted something else peculiar nearby. Right up against that stone with the plaque on it, there was a bag of about 4 spools of different types of string and yarn. Looked brand-new, too. I have absolutely NO clue why it was left there, who left it, WHY they left it, or what they were doing with multiple string types. Snapped a picture of it, anyway, since it's an unusual finding at a cache site .

Took: Nothing
Left: Diabetes TB, logbook entry, and chainmail ball

3/21/2007 by Kabuthunk
Still feeling queasy from earlier (see Kruppy Ran Away Cache), I still felt up to caching. And what's this? A regular-sized cache relatively close to Kruppy? Score! Well... I actually attempted to go after "Winnie's Big Cache", but someone was parked in a running car like... RIGHT beside stage 1 of that multi, so I abandoned it without even attempting to search. Will tackle stage 1 of that another day . BUT... that's besides the point...

I was blindly hoping that it had been warm enough in the past while to take care of the abundance of snow. It turns out I was incorrect. But attempt I did! Arguably, this cache probably got the most searching of any winter DNF I've had. I must have spent a good half-hour wandering around in that 2-foot-deep snow in my work-shoes, digging at the base of every bush close to the coordinates. I attempted to kinda stomp out snow-stepping-stones, but those ended up collapsing if I stepped on 'em too much. Eventually, I just stopped caring, since my feet were already wet. Oh yes... much digging and sprawling around in the snow I did this day at this location. If one were to go there now, you'd see a TON of tracks, a multitude of holes dug into the snow, and if they were physical, probably a fair number of obcenities still floating around .

Primary reason for the latter is the stupid branches kept snagging my toque and pulling it off my head .

But yeah... after the aformentioned half-hour, I decided to call it quits, and cut my losses, leaving not-quite-completely soaked.

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