Huntingdon & Other Geocaches - Sept 2005
Geocaching involves hunting for clues and hidden treasure using a handheld GPS unit and 'game' information provided by users of the Geocaching website. There are sites throughout the world. Find out more at www.geocaching.com.
These pictures were taken whilst searching for caches and clues in Stevenage, Huntingdon, Whittlesford and Meldreth.
There are several good Geocaches around Stevenage, in the surprisingly attractive park and woodland around the new town as well as multiple cache around the old town. Huntingdon has several caches, and they can be used to explore some of the sights of the town and the beautiful lakes to the west of the town.
In interesting tree in the many woodlands around Stevenage.
Very strange - this shovel was disguised amongst the trees.
Woodland path in Stevenage.
Replica Crimean war cannon in Huntingdon.
The beacon on the hill in Huntingdon.
I liked this notice at the gas works in Huntingdon.
Huntingdon town centre.
Wherever you are in Huntingdon, you can usually see the busy A14. It is high above the low-lying town going over the town, river and railway.
Hinchingbrooke Country Park is a surprisingly large area of woodland, parkland and lakes. Despite being nestled up against two sides of the A14 the park is surprisingly quiet and very beautiful.
This bike path near the park has been completed, but the housing estate it leads to hasn't even been started yet.
These trees line a man-made ridge between the suburbs of Huntingdon from the A14. The surrounding land is so flat that you can see for miles from here.Whittlesford
A cache took us to the attractive village of Whittlesford in South Cambridgeshire.
This is actually the market square of Saffron Waldon, but didn't warrant a section of it's own.
The wonderful porch of the church at Whittlesford. There are no right-angles here.
Part of an immense snail population underneath a nearby bridge.
Bristi and I completed the highly recommended multi-cache around this attractive village.
The early autumn colours of the trees in the village.
The Greenwich Meridian marker is combined with a sun-dial. We thought we'd check the accuracy of the marker, or my watch, or GPS, or both. Note - that the watch is showing summer time, so the difference is about 15 mins.
Fencing.
Impressive fungi on a local tree.
