Geocache file generated by BrassCapCache BrassCapCache 2026-03-09T00:01:11.0000000-07:00 cache, geocache, groundspeak 2519.337 2010-10-29T02:00:00-06:00 BCP506 Fisher Ridge by outforthehunt, Benchmark (1.5/3.5) http://brasscap.albertabattlecache.ca/capbreakdown/BCP506.html Fisher Ridge Geocache Geocache|Benchmark Fisher Ridge outforthehunt outforthehunt Benchmark Virtual 1.5 3.5 Canada Alberta <a href='http://brasscap.albertabattlecache.ca/capbreakdown/BCP506.html'TARGET='resource window'>Past Finds for BCP506</a> <a href='https://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?ID=17395&LogType=2'TARGET='resource window'>Log Your Find</a> CAP IN ROCK WITH ANCHOR BOLTS Elevation 2519.337 m BRASS CAP IN ROCK WITH ANCHOR BOLTS ON THE LARGEST PROMONTORY ON THE RIDGE RUNNING NW FROM FISHER MOUNTAIN 2015-08-24T20:00:00 Found it 2Sloths BCP506 Fisher Ridge N50° 49.958 W115° 03.248 I embarked on this perilous journey with the wise wizard Takin it Easy and the young hobbit Tyler Baggins. Our quest was to travel 12km to find the "one cap to rule them all", grab some caches along the way and return home safely. Takin it Easy in his wisdom brought along some dwarven crafted bicycles to hasten our travels. After a swift 5km we feared that Uruk Hai may be skulking in the area, so we abandoned the bikes to travel in a stealthier manner. Eventually we forded the river. The young hobbit feared the water as most hobbits do but after building a make-shift bridge and some encouragement he crossed the path. A short trek after the river the path we were travelling on was completely flooded. Fortunately this was where we wanted to ascend anyway. The initial part of the ascent involved bushwacking through a forest. We feared encountering giant spiders like we had in Mirkwood a week earlier but to our relief their were none. The bushwack was also relatively easier than we expected. As we trotted up the mountain the young hobbit complained of the boots we told him to wear and after inspection he feet were seen to be blistered. Fortunately hobbits are comfortable travelling barefoot, so we removed his boots and pressed onwards. We then ascended the talus slop. I pressed on ahead to scout out the area and ensure it was safe. After conquering the talus slops I could have sworn I was in the hills of Rohan. A fun final brought me the final location of the quest. After a quick search I found my PRECIOUS... errr I mean the cap, with the cache not too far away. I wish I could have enjoyed the views better but the orcs of Isengard must have been burning the trees of Fangorn again as it was so smokey I couldn't see a thing. After an enjoyable lunch Takin it Easy, Tyler and I made our way back towards the car. The journey back was much easier and quicker then the way out. A very satisfying and enjoyable hike, thanks for the cap! 2015-08-24T20:00:00 Write note Takin it Easy ====> Continued from found it log BCP506 Fisher Ridge "Takin it Easy and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" - or was it??? As we headed up the ridge, the initial bushwhack in the forest was steep but short in mossy terrain. We then hit the talus fields which were steep and loose. We tried to stay along the edge of the talus and trees where we could, but there was a lot of talus across the slope. This was where Tyler's improper boots had created quite painful blisters. After stopping to tend to these (Argh!!!), we had a break before the push to the top. The upper talus was steep and challenging. At one point I dropped my camera in its bag that bounced and rolled down the talus quite a ways. I wasn't going to drop back down to get to it, so I marked the spot to get it on the return hike. Argh!!! Luckily I had my cell phone for some photos up top although with limited power. The ridge was accessed about 800m from the cap with a pleasant walk to GZ. After snapping photos and checking out the nearby cache, a retreat was made to make sure we got back before sunset. The route down was slow and I retrieved my camera and case undamaged. When we got to the creek we decided to directly ford it. Man that water was cold!!! Then we made our way back to the bikes for a fun downhill ride all the way back to the truck at 7PM as expected. Woohoo! On the drive back, we were surprised to see so many cars heading into Kananaskis so late. It wasn't until we had driven a few km on Hwy 1 that we came to a halt to realize the highway was closed due to a tragic fatality. Very sad. Argh!!! We cut across the median and decided to take Hwy 68... where all those cars were heading earlier. Hwy 68 was a continuous cloud of dust with all those cars limiting speed to 30km/hr. Argh!!! We finally got to the city to get stopped on Glenmore at Deerfoot with construction closing the eastbound lanes and traffic at a stop. Argh!!! In the end we didn't get home until 10PM and the day was done. You'd think with all the headaches that this would be a day you would want to forget, but it was yet another memorable and quality outing with my boys while on a cap hunt. Thanks for the challenge OFTH! 2015-08-24T20:00:00 Found it Takin it Easy BCP506 Fisher Ridge Posted: N50° 49.958 W115° 03.248 GPSr: N50° 49.959 W115° 03.249 "Takin it Easy and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" - or was it??? Did you ever have one of those days where it seemed that someone was trying to tell you to just go back to bed and try again another day?!? My 2 sons, Tyler and Matt (2Sloths), agreed to accompany me on this 24.5km, 1000m elevation gain bike/hike today that I have been wanting to do for 5 years now. The "plan" was to hit the road at 7AM, hit the trail head at 8:30AM and be back at the car by 5:30PM assuming a 9 hour bike/hike. Easy peasey! We got up and were ready to go at 7 only to find the truck battery dead. Argh!! By the time I found the charger and got the truck up and running, it was 7:30 and just in time for me to see the opening of the markets and the ongoing correction. I think the TSX was down almost 800 points when I left. Argh!!! Then Tyler realized that his boots did't fit anymore so we elected to try his mom's boots as they were pretty much the same size. How important are proper fitting boots on a long hike anyways? Argh!!! As we headed west, an hour late, we noticed the sky was filled with smoke from the forest fires making visibility and air quality very poor. Perfect hiking weather! Argh!!! We got to the trail head parking and noticed that my GSAK geocache load in my GPSr had failed and no caches were loaded. Argh!!! After wirelessly transmitting the geocaches from Matt's unit we noticed that my fleece was not in my pack. We searched all 3 packs before finding it under the seat in the truck. Argh!!! We finally set out on the bikes 90 minutes behind schedule with an expected return time of 7PM now. Argh!! I hate being on the trails close to sunset. With all that behind us, we were finally on our way and had a fun ride along the trail. Tyler was breaking in a new mountain bike and this was actually his first time off pavement. He did quite well. After stopping at a cache along the ride, we hit a reversal around 4.8km in with a washout at the base. We decided to ditch the bikes here and start hiking. The huge washouts earlier on in the trail had new trails cut around them, but in this non-maintained area, they created spots where you either had to boulder hop, go up and around them or drop down to the creek. We eventually spotted flagging across the creek so we looked for a place to cross. I did a double hop across a boulder in the middle of the creek and got across dry. I then put a couple of logs to the middle boulder and the boys used them to come across. This is when we noticed we were a few hundred metres upstream of where we wanted to be. Argh!!! We backtracked on the other side and spotted the proper trail head that was well marked and the same footprints again. As we headed upstream and handled a few more washouts we noticed the footprints ended with an empty shoe on the trail. Hmmm???? No signs of distress, so we continued on. Eventually the trail became part of the creek, so we started up to the ridge. ====> To be continued in following note... 2013-07-21T20:00:00 Found it Winkelried Completed the challenge with BCP506 - Fisher Ridge (Kananaskis country) today. N 50°49.961 W 115°03.247 Elevation: 2523m Spectacular views. TFTC! 2010-11-07T20:00:00 Found it Sleepy_hollow BCP506 - Fisher Ridge DanOCan and I got a later start this morning (7:30 am), still quite awhile before sunrise at the trailhead. It was so dark that we couldn't see the trailhead 50 - 75 metres away on the south side of the parking area. We did a short bushwhack, picked up a game and later horse trail that led us to the proper fire road. The initial few kilometres of the Evan-Thomas Trail is in pretty good shape with a few wet spots and loose rocks. We made good time on the trail, riding and walking our bikes up and around some of the soft and rocky spots on the road. After a nice gradual uphill section, we noticed the need to lose elevation and then regain the same across a small drain. We decided to ditch the bikes in the trees and walk the last three to four kilometres to where we headed up the hill to the ridge. The last few kilometres along the road required one definite ford or rock hop if the creek was low enough - as it was today. The balance of the hike along the road went well until we reached the next crossing of the Evan-Thomas Creek, which was a little wider and deeper at this point. So instead of following the trail that would require two fords in a fairly short distance, we opted to take a game trail along the north side of the creek. We followed the game trail a few hundred metres and encountered a small boggy area, that made us decide to head uphill at this point. It was an excellent decision to head up through a fairly steep section of pine forest that eventually came out at large field of scree and talus. We crossed a couple of these slippery and pitchy fields, and then up the perimeter of the forest to the top of the ridge. When we finally reached the ridge top we were greeted with 60 - 80 km/hr winds that kept you upright as you leaned back into the breeze. Fortunately the ridge is relatively flat and the last 400 metres to the cap went quickly. Dan and I quickly made the find, snapped a few pictures of this remarkable location, and quickly headed back down to a little shelter. The trip back down went very well and in no time we found ourselves back at the bikes for the effortless ride back to the parking lot. Thanks Dan for the excellent company on this terrific bike and hike, and to OFTH for posting a cap at this truly amazing location.