Nw Oregon Caches

[+ajayhawkfan]

I visited Portland and the NW corner of the State and had a wonderful time. You live in a beautiful area and have some wonderful caches. I enjoyed all my finds. Some of the caches along the coast were remarkable. I can't wait to get back there to cache again.

 

I did have one problem with too many of the area caches, they were rapped in garbage bags or ziplock bags and which became geotrash bags by the time I found them, all ripped up and in pieces. I have cached in 33 states and have never come across so many in plastic like that. I even found a few "caches" that the container was a small zip lock bag. If a non-cacher or a park superintendent came across those caches they would think it was trash and if they look in and saw it was a geocache it would give all cachers a bad name.

 

Just my 2 cents worth.

 

From Kansas City, MO

[+-Hawk-]

Not sure if this is the main reason or not, but it could have something to do with extra protection needed due to the amount of rainfall in the region. Just a guess!

[Team Misguided]

Not sure if this is the main reason or not, but it could have something to do with extra protection needed due to the amount of rainfall in the region. Just a guess!

 

I like to think that is the motivation behind this type of hide, but in reality the bag traps more moisture in than it keeps out. The best way to keep your cache dry is pick a good watertight container and do routine maintenance checks on it to make sure it is staying dry. (especially after a soggy period like we've had lately)

[toothyfamily]

we're dry in the summer though