The weather hasn't been the greatest, and we needed something to do, well geocaching is always fun, especially when it's a FTF (First To Find). I've had this cache on my radar for some time now. Especially since it pops up every time I do a search for nearby caches. It hasn't been found since 2008, in fact, It's never been found. Reason, it's 70+km down a gravel road and out in the middle of nowhere. It's perfect for me, I like these out of the way caches. There is an extra bonus as there's a cache around half way, so I could get two. We pack the truck up, put the dogs in the back (it's a suv, so there inside with us) and head off. Head down 17 to Webwood, then up towards Marion Lake. Doesn't take long and the road turns to gravel. Stopped at Gordon Chutes to get the first cache, to our delight, this is an amazing spot. A beautiful waterfall with a clear view and easy to walk all around. This cache alone was worth the trip, but after numerous pictures, locating and signing the cache, we head towards the FTF. Heading towards an FTF always has you wondering if someone has found it before you, and didn't log it yet. So your hoping it's not been found. The trip is shorter than anticipated, and we pass a road (trail) that might be our turnoff. We go pass and then turn back, it's gotta be the right one. A short grown in trail to the cache location. We park at the exact location, yet no cache is seen. Get out and do a search. Hmmm, something is a little strange. OK, the hint is looking like some kind of riddle. We go over it and check by the water, not making too much sense, look around some more. The one problem I find sometimes when caching is I have to waste to much time looking, which doesn't leave me time to enjoy the area. Well we decide to make our supper while we ponder on the riddle. Get a fire going and then the rains roll in. Three times the rain stops and starts, then finally a break and time to cook supper. Angus burgers on an open fire, great stuff. After supper it rains one more time, doesn't put the fire out so I need to. Run back and fourth to douse the fire with our coffee mugs. One last time and one last look. Success, I found it, oh man am I happy now. Do the cache thing, get some more pics then it's time to head home, It's getting late. The ride home consist of how happy to find the cache as we were getting ready to leave and call it a DNF (did not find). Rained of and on which helped keep the dust down and we got to see a mother grouse and her chicks. Saw a huge rainbow and took some more pics. Stopped to get some sunset pics back at the falls when we got there. It was an amazing sight with sunset lighting, the mist of the falls and the dark clouds around. The rest of the ride home was in the dark, but our excitement was still high. A great day and some amazing scenery along with the satisfaction of an FTF. That's why I love caching.
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