The small geocache is at about eye level. No need to look in
places NOT at eye level; I am 5'1". Use this info to help focus
your search so that we don't trample on too many of the wrong
locations.
This trail was greatly improved by Roman Dufrene while working
on his BSA Eagle Scout Project in 2005. He put several interpretive
signs along the trail that give information about the flora and the
fauna of the area. In deference to that, I am highlighting one of
his signs. (Sadly, those signs have since been removed and I don't
know why.)
Pileated
Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus):
Pileated
Woodpeckers make holes in dead trees or snags. These large (15
inch) woodpeckers prefer dense stands of mature conifers or mixed
forests where many of these snags can be found.
A large part of the woodpecker's diet consists of
carpenter ants and beetle larvae that live in dead trees. These
woodpeckers excavate these large holes with their sharp beaks when
digging for insect food. These holes may later become places for
the woodpecker to rest and create their nests. Woodpeckers drum on
these trees to mark their territories.
I think you can take Bus 270 to get here. I have not tried it,
though.
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- The geocache may
be placed on Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
managed property only by written permission from the Washington
State Parks and Recreation Commission.
- The following
items shall not be placed in the geocache: Food items; illegal
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materials; inappropriate, offensive, or hazardous materials or
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to be provided by the owner of the cache.
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and rules pertaining to State Parks areas.
- Report any
incident, problem, or violation to State Parks staff.
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