Mountain Marsh GC8 Gone

[Loren :)]

I was just at GC8's location yesterday June 26 and confirmed it got washed away in the winter mountain floods. I had logged it in 2003 so I knew where it was. The area is now a 20 foot deep 100 foot wide canyon. No possible hope to recover.

 

See GC8's site.

 

Loren

Edited June 27, 2007 by Loren :)

[+Blue Power Ranger]

Darn.

 

I was in the area last summer but just ran out of time to do this one. I figured I'd be back later. Never figured the cache wouldn't be there anymore.

 

"Never put off until tomorrow..."

[+The Jester]

Darn.

 

I was in the area last summer but just ran out of time to do this one. I figured I'd be back later. Never figured the cache wouldn't be there anymore.

 

"Never put off until tomorrow..."

I had the same feeling a couple of years ago with GC5 (which used to be the oldest in the state).

[+evergreenhiker!]

Bummer. Inmywoods was to do that one this summer when we go down to Mt. St helens. It was a great cache. Oh well, still lot of other nice ones in the area.

[+Prying Pandora]

 

I have such great memories of the two times I went to find that cache!

[Fullcoverage]

I'm just blown away by the damage that the spring flood did. Amazing.

[+Ambrosia]

Lol, I was testing out an avatar for my dad earlier, and then accidently posted under his account in this thread.

 

[+Harriet the Spy]

Is there a local who would be willing to adopt it and set things right?

[+EraSeek]

Lol, I was testing out an avatar for my dad earlier, and then accidently posted under his account in this thread.

 

 

Your Dad is the letter carrier?!?

So was Mike Tegue who was the first cache finder and also planted Mountain Marsh.

So am I.

[+Ambrosia]

Lol, I was testing out an avatar for my dad earlier, and then accidently posted under his account in this thread.

 

 

Your Dad is the letter carrier?!?

So was Mike Tegue who was the first cache finder and also planted Mountain Marsh.

So am I.

Cool.

 

My dad just retired from the post office, after over 25 years here in Wenatchee. He's also a volunteer firefighter, and an EMT.

 

Not really sure what he would think about the avatar, I was just trying to mess around so I didn't get that grey Signal on my friends list. I know that his caching name is a Letter carrier term, so I went with that theme.

[+EraSeek]

A full coverage goes to every address. Usually has a wss in the address label.

[+Ambrosia]

Junk mail.

Edited June 29, 2007 by Ambrosia

[+EraSeek]

Yup. Now I've given away the occupation in my profile

[Loren :)]

Well Harriet

I'm as "local" as any Cacher. Har! About 18 air miles from GC8. I have considered, pondered and weighed adopting Mountain Marsh.

 

Here's my conclusions:

The Cache Container is gone.

The Cache site is gone.

What is left to adopt? The name?

Would adopting just be a sham? Making me a Shaman?

What would people be going to the site to see, do?

 

I might be willing to take on the job IF I can be convinced there is a acceptable, to me, reason to continue.

 

Maybe ending the Cache is "setting things right"?

 

Loren

 

Is there a local who would be willing to adopt it and set things right?

[+WeightMan]

Well Harriet

I'm as "local" as any Cacher. Har! About 18 air miles from GC8. I have considered, pondered and weighed adopting Mountain Marsh.

 

Here's my conclusions:

The Cache Container is gone.

The Cache site is gone.

What is left to adopt? The name?

Would adopting just be a sham? Making me a Shaman?

What would people be going to the site to see, do?

 

I might be willing to take on the job IF I can be convinced there is a acceptable, to me, reason to continue.

 

Maybe ending the Cache is "setting things right"?

 

Loren

 

Is there a local who would be willing to adopt it and set things right?

 

I agree with Loren. There is nothing left, but the name. A replacement cache would not be in the same location since that is gone. The original cache container is gone as is the logbook with the history of the cache. Another cache there would be fine, but it would not be the same.

 

It is sad to say, but true that the cache is history and history only. I kept putting off going up there and now I won't be able to find Mountain Marsh as hidden by Mike Teague. It just won't be the same.

[+hydnsek]

Well Harriet

I'm as "local" as any Cacher. Har! About 18 air miles from GC8. I have considered, pondered and weighed adopting Mountain Marsh.

 

Here's my conclusions:

The Cache Container is gone.

The Cache site is gone.

What is left to adopt? The name?

Would adopting just be a sham? Making me a Shaman?

What would people be going to the site to see, do?

 

I might be willing to take on the job IF I can be convinced there is a acceptable, to me, reason to continue.

 

Maybe ending the Cache is "setting things right"?

 

Loren

 

Is there a local who would be willing to adopt it and set things right?

 

I agree with Loren. There is nothing left, but the name. A replacement cache would not be in the same location since that is gone. The original cache container is gone as is the logbook with the history of the cache. Another cache there would be fine, but it would not be the same.

 

It is sad to say, but true that the cache is history and history only. I kept putting off going up there and now I won't be able to find Mountain Marsh as hidden by Mike Teague. It just won't be the same.

Agreement. R.I.P., Mountain Marsh.

[+Ambrosia]

I really encourage and love adoptions of old caches rather than creating a new one, as it helps to carry on the history. But in this case, I think that I may agree. It just doesn't feel the same, with it all washed away like that.

 

When I went to the cache, I opened the cache container gently, and held the logbook carefully with a sense of awe, reading all the way back to the beginning like that. I had originally thought that it was a cool cache to go to, since it was so old, but once I got that cache and logbook out, I was suprised at the emotions that I had. Sheesh, Geocaching's just 7 years old.

[Team Misguided]

I'll give my two cents worth here.

 

As much as I hate to say it, there is nothing left to adopt. If the original cache owner were to replace the container in the same spot (or as near to it as possible) then it could continue on. But it's never going to be the same cache that it was.

 

It would be best for this one to have some dignity in its farewell and perhaps a tribute cache can be placed nearby someday.

[Loren :)]

To be sure there are some things left.

I have pictures, as do a lot of Cachers, of all the logs through 2002. Plus pictures of the Cache container. If someone wanted to make a tribute cache as Team Misguided spoke of I'd be willing to share.

 

Loren

[+Harriet the Spy]

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Edited June 29, 2007 by Harriet the Spy

[Loren :)]

I'm doing some research on GC8.

 

I'm wonder if anyone has pictures of the log book entries, the stump and placement of the cache and the creek before the flood.

 

I have pictures of the log entries through 2002.

 

The first finder appears to be "Dave". Moun10Bike indicates on one of his pictures this is Dave Ulmer. How cool is that?

 

Loren

[+Recdiver]

I'll give my two cents worth here.

 

As much as I hate to say it, there is nothing left to adopt. If the original cache owner were to replace the container in the same spot (or as near to it as possible) then it could continue on. But it's never going to be the same cache that it was.

 

It would be best for this one to have some dignity in its farewell and perhaps a tribute cache can be placed nearby someday.

Tribute cache named "R.I.P. Mountain Marsh"

[+evergreenhiker!]

I'm doing some research on GC8.

 

I'm wonder if anyone has pictures of the log book entries, the stump and placement of the cache and the creek before the flood.

 

I have pictures of the log entries through 2002.

 

The first finder appears to be "Dave". Moun10Bike indicates on one of his pictures this is Dave Ulmer. How cool is that?

 

Loren

Cool regarding the pictures. Are the log pics posted online? I wouldn't mind seeing mine again...think I found this one late August '02.

[+Right Wing Wacko]

I'm doing some research on GC8.

 

I'm wonder if anyone has pictures of the log book entries, the stump and placement of the cache and the creek before the flood.

 

I have pictures of the log entries through 2002.

 

The first finder appears to be "Dave". Moun10Bike indicates on one of his pictures this is Dave Ulmer. How cool is that?

 

Loren

 

When I was there the first time I took pics of ALL the log pages. Unfortunatly I thought it excessive to post them all so I only posted the first two pages. I have since lost the pics []

[Loren :)]

Mountain Marsh log says evergreenhiker visited GC8 on September 16, 2003. I wouldn't have that picture. Bummer!

 

I have the pictures burnt on CD and backed up. Not online yet, but I'm looking at some options.

 

I did confirm via email with Dave Ulmer that he was FTF GC8.

 

Some how we missed getting the first page of the Cache Log. Probably had to do with the snow mixed with rain.

 

I ripped that page off the Cache site from several posts.

 

Loren

Edited July 4, 2007 by Loren :)