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Geocaching
in
the
Ottawa
Valley
Treasure
Hunting
for
Prizes!
Pack
your
GPS
units
and
head
to
the
scenic
Ottawa
Valley
in
Renfrew
County.
This
region
has
become
a
popular
geocaching
destination.
Seventeen
new
cache
sites
alone
were
developed
this
spring
in
partnership
with
www.geocachingontario.com
and
the
Renfrew
County
Community
Futures
Development
Corporation.
The
caches
are
spread
out
through
Renfrew
County.
Each
cache
contains
natural
and
unique
cultural
heritage
stories
from
the
area.
Also,
at
each
cache,
a
code
word
can
be
recovered
which
the
participants
can
submit
on
the
website
www.geocachingontario.com for
chances
to
win
thousand
of
dollars
worth
or
prizes
using
the
online
submission
form.
There
are
also
another
300
caches
sites
located
in
the
Ottawa
Valley.
Their
GPS
coordinates
can
be
found
on
www.geocaching.com.
Geocaching
promotes
the
wise
use
of
trails,
and
the
technology
leaves
“no
ecological
footprint."
It
is
fun
for
all
ages.
Happy
Geocaching!
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