Good morning everyone. This week's fun fact is about caches found. Specifically, geocaches in North Dakota by non-North Dakota residents. JB from Manitoba leads the way with 2,579 finds (he ranks 3rd with North Dakota geocachers having found ND caches). Sullisallers from Minnesota is next with 2,217 finds (ranks 4th). d.. from South Dakota has 1,518 finds (sits in 8th overall) . I'm sitting at 496th place among ND geocachers with 125 finds.
This week is part three of my favorite park, Kildonan Park. I left off part two at the Witch's Hut on the East side of the park. Before we continue our journey South along the road, I want to mention another part of the park that's across the creek from the Witch's Hut. The North Flower Garden. Another popular spot for picture taking.
This week is part three of my favorite park, Kildonan Park. I left off part two at the Witch's Hut on the East side of the park. Before we continue our journey South along the road, I want to mention another part of the park that's across the creek from the Witch's Hut. The North Flower Garden. Another popular spot for picture taking.
(As I walked through the garden, someone was having professional pictures taken).
(Clearly I had taken these pictures in early fall. Right now, it's covered in snow and there isn't much to see. LOL)
The road from the Witch's Hut (walking South, facing the traffic) arcs to the left as it passes a large parking lot. This parking lot is for Rainbow Stage, which starts to come into view through the trees. Rainbow Stage is a seasonal venue. Built in 1951 and completed in 1952, it was originally a three thousand seat amphitheatre, the largest open-air theatre in Canada. It is also the longest running outdoor theatre. It has hosted musical productions since 1955. Currently, two productions are held each summer. 2018 saw "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" a Neil Sadaka musical, and Beauty and the Beast.
A roof was added in 1970 but the open air concept has remained intact. 1986 saw an expansion to include a fly gallery, carpentry and paint shops, classrooms and expanded change rooms. An extensive mural was painted on the building's exterior in 2011. The mural covers 8,000 square feet and required 400 colors of latex paint.
(on one side of the entrance to Rainbow Stage. My son's cache is just around the corner)
(The other side of the entrance. You can see above the painting the "open" space. That is the seating area and it is an open air theatre.)
Not far from Rainbow stage is the banks of the Red River. On a recent walk, I was able to catch the setting sun over the frozen river.
As mentioned in one of the picture captions, there is a geocache located beside Rainbow Stage that my youngest son, MewTwo, owns and I maintain for him. One day, he came up to me and proclaimed that he wanted to make an empty Lays Chip container into a geocache. My reaction: "Really? You couldn't pick something smaller?" LOL. As a good dad, I wrapped the container in camo tape and we set off to find a hiding spot. The original was rejected by the reviewer. I remembered another cache that I had found with the boys that was recently archived. That was "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" GC1VQ7E. We tried there and it was published. "Fargo" GC6087Z The GPS bounce around Rainbow Stage is crazy. It was like that for the previous cache hidden there, so it was mentioned in the description to MewTwo's cache. Over the years, the container has gone missing, only to reappear later on. I can't explain why or how this container vanishes only to return close to GZ. On one of my maintenance checks, the container was missing and I expanded my search of the wooded area. I found a camouflage lock n' lock under a log, not far from GZ. I took the container back to my car, tried to read the names and dates on the piece of paper that was in it. I had a hunch and it proved to be right. I had the original "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" cache in my hands. Where I found it wasn't where I had originally found it years earlier with the boys. "Fargo" is located in the spot I had found "Somewhere Over The Rainbow". I used that container as a replacement for MewTwo's cache, only to have the original appear again. Last time I checked in the Fall, it was the original container in it's proper hiding place. We shall see come Spring when I check on it again. It isn't a Winter friendly cache.
To wrap up this week, I want to share some recent pictures I took while on one of my many walks in the park.
Across the road from the walking bridge that's featured in part one, is this little grassy area lined with trees. The recent snow made the trees look like something you'd see in a painting.
One particular day, it was foggy/frosty out. Fortunately, the frosty look in the trees was still there when I got off work and went for a walk.
(Looking over the fence into the golf course at the North section of the park.)
Coming around the bend at the North part of the park with the golf course to the left and straight ahead.
We've made it around three quarters of the park. One last section to go and we're back to where we began our walk. Until then, be safe, be happy, have fun and enjoy. Peace out.
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