12 / 01 / 2015
Throughout 2014 we have been working towards enhancing the geocache network. We now have 14 caches live and registered on www.geocaching.com. Geocaching is a great family friendly way of encouraging people to explore just a little way off the beaten track and to draw them to lovely sites that they might not otherwise visit. It’s a huge worldwide phenomenon and to a caching newbie like ACT (previously Muggle) the jargon, popularity and network has been a revelation!
We made up the geocaches at the Viking Raid and Heart of Argyll Water Festival with the help of some keen volunteers who then chose locations for their caches in the Mid Argyll area. We made some lovely treasures with our Artmap colleagues so that cache finders have a treat in store! So thank you to Emma, Hannah, Mary and Ellen, Bill, Alice, Paul, Kyle, Anita, Sophie, Katy, Melanie, Eve, Natan and Amber who all have ACT now caches. Some of whom have since gone out and found their own caches in situ which was a great discovery.
Due to some expert siting (thank you Wild Argyll) and cunning clues the ACT now caches have been really well received – just look at some of the feedback! - comments from www.geocaching.com
Taynish shore (Hannah and ACT now) . “Amazing walk down to the loch.. Another amazing spot and another favourite, these are what caching is about no power trail but stunning locations. Had to give Barr Mor Taynish a miss as we needed lunch so it's still there for FTF. SL TFTC.”
“Found it on a beautiful sunny day. Really lovely place giving it a favourite point. Tfc”
“We absolutely love this place, thanks for placing the cache here, we'd probably never have come here without it.”
“Beautiful place, thanks for placing this cache here”.
Loch a Bharain (Eve and ACT now)
“A drive along the Crinan Canal, a cache and sunshine. A perfect first day for our holidays!”
“Quick find after a short walk.Thanks for showing this place”
Blarbuie High Wood (Natan and Act now)
“What a really nice woodland walk. TFTC”
“Nice autumnal walk to warm the auld bones. Love this wee series. Ta”
Blarbuie Low Wood (Amber and ACT now)
“After getting FTF on Blarbuie High Wood picked this one up on the way back to the van. Great few caches placed by ACT in some beautiful spots highly recommended.”
“Amber found her box!”
Old Ferry Slip (Kyle and ACT now)
“great location and easy find.tftc”
“Another great cache in a terrific location, we're loving it here. Thanks.”
“Just back home after a trip to Crinan in the storms. My kind of Cache with a proper clue. Thanks”
Moine Mhor (Ellen and Mary and ACT now)
“never been here before.great place for a cache.tftc”
“Nice easy find, our 5 yr old found it! He left his favourite crayons and swapped for a toy soldier. Thanks for the cache.”
Over the hill to Ormaig
“Great views of the hills and castle with standing stones as well. Tftc”
Crinan Carsaig Castle cross
“FIRST TO FIND HOORAY. Really lovely walk after yesterdays heavy rains. The views were amazing and the sunny was shining. This is one of my favourite places and I would advise anyone to keep walking to the hill fort 'cause it's even more wonderful. Easy find. Thanks Alice didn't have a flower so drew one ( although I'm sure I won't win any art prizes) Tftc”
Crinan Trail
“FIRST TO FIND hooray. Beautiful sunny day after the heavy rain yesterday so lovely walk and easy find cache thanks, took little torch great for winter and left batman cards TFTC”
Dun Dubh
“FIRST TO FIND HOORAY. That's the great thing about caching didn't know about this drovers road and it's history so it was good to find that out. The sheep path was a river after the rain so managed to scramble to the top. As Paul said the views are really amazing and yes there looks to be a great many hill forts all around ( but didn't count them) Lots of heather around here took me a wee while to find the right bit but eventually did. Thanks for placing a cache here.”
Wondering what all the codes mean? - its geocache-speak and a whole new world!
We’d like to extend our geocache network across a wider area – if you like to get involved or have a good idea for a site and not sure how to get started, give us a call, you might be FTF!
We made up the geocaches at the Viking Raid and Heart of Argyll Water Festival with the help of some keen volunteers who then chose locations for their caches in the Mid Argyll area. We made some lovely treasures with our Artmap colleagues so that cache finders have a treat in store! So thank you to Emma, Hannah, Mary and Ellen, Bill, Alice, Paul, Kyle, Anita, Sophie, Katy, Melanie, Eve, Natan and Amber who all have ACT now caches. Some of whom have since gone out and found their own caches in situ which was a great discovery.
Due to some expert siting (thank you Wild Argyll) and cunning clues the ACT now caches have been really well received – just look at some of the feedback! - comments from www.geocaching.com
Taynish shore (Hannah and ACT now) . “Amazing walk down to the loch.. Another amazing spot and another favourite, these are what caching is about no power trail but stunning locations. Had to give Barr Mor Taynish a miss as we needed lunch so it's still there for FTF. SL TFTC.”
“Found it on a beautiful sunny day. Really lovely place giving it a favourite point. Tfc”
“We absolutely love this place, thanks for placing the cache here, we'd probably never have come here without it.”
“Beautiful place, thanks for placing this cache here”.
Loch a Bharain (Eve and ACT now)
“A drive along the Crinan Canal, a cache and sunshine. A perfect first day for our holidays!”
“Quick find after a short walk.Thanks for showing this place”
Blarbuie High Wood (Natan and Act now)
“What a really nice woodland walk. TFTC”
“Nice autumnal walk to warm the auld bones. Love this wee series. Ta”
Blarbuie Low Wood (Amber and ACT now)
“After getting FTF on Blarbuie High Wood picked this one up on the way back to the van. Great few caches placed by ACT in some beautiful spots highly recommended.”
“Amber found her box!”
Old Ferry Slip (Kyle and ACT now)
“great location and easy find.tftc”
“Another great cache in a terrific location, we're loving it here. Thanks.”
“Just back home after a trip to Crinan in the storms. My kind of Cache with a proper clue. Thanks”
Moine Mhor (Ellen and Mary and ACT now)
“never been here before.great place for a cache.tftc”
“Nice easy find, our 5 yr old found it! He left his favourite crayons and swapped for a toy soldier. Thanks for the cache.”
Over the hill to Ormaig
“Great views of the hills and castle with standing stones as well. Tftc”
Crinan Carsaig Castle cross
“FIRST TO FIND HOORAY. Really lovely walk after yesterdays heavy rains. The views were amazing and the sunny was shining. This is one of my favourite places and I would advise anyone to keep walking to the hill fort 'cause it's even more wonderful. Easy find. Thanks Alice didn't have a flower so drew one ( although I'm sure I won't win any art prizes) Tftc”
Crinan Trail
“FIRST TO FIND hooray. Beautiful sunny day after the heavy rain yesterday so lovely walk and easy find cache thanks, took little torch great for winter and left batman cards TFTC”
Dun Dubh
“FIRST TO FIND HOORAY. That's the great thing about caching didn't know about this drovers road and it's history so it was good to find that out. The sheep path was a river after the rain so managed to scramble to the top. As Paul said the views are really amazing and yes there looks to be a great many hill forts all around ( but didn't count them) Lots of heather around here took me a wee while to find the right bit but eventually did. Thanks for placing a cache here.”
Wondering what all the codes mean? - its geocache-speak and a whole new world!
We’d like to extend our geocache network across a wider area – if you like to get involved or have a good idea for a site and not sure how to get started, give us a call, you might be FTF!
