"Can't miss" Caches.

July 31, 2003

I will be in Seatle Sept 12th through Sept 16th with nothing to do but cache. Sept 17th-Sept 21st with "some plans" I wonder is there any caches i just "have to do" there are so many out there. I'm from MI and would like to see some great views. Any bugs that need to come East? I'm near N° 43 41.571 W °085 28.024. Thanks Recr Van Reco

July 31, 2003

If you're looking for a "touristy" type cache, bring along a camera (the web-cam is down) and enjoy the Pikes Place Market. It's a must do for all out-of-towners. Even us locals hang out there from time to time.

I hope you have a great visit!

OG

Prophetically Challenged (or is that Pathetically?)

7.4k · July 31, 2003

Do you know what types of caches you want or where you will be specifically? There is everything from classic head-scratchers in the Redmond area by Dr. Koska to some beautiful spots by evergreenhiker! out on the outskirts of town that involve hiking.

July 31, 2003

We will be staying at the Sheraton 1400 6th ave.

I would like to do some quick ones, maybe do 25-30 a day,for a couple of days. will rent car, then take a day and do some caches that take a while, something rewarding. I don't like puzzle caches, multi's/micros/virtuals i can handle. i don't mind takeing one day and hiking 2-3 miles for a view you just don't see on the travel channel. would love a cache near or on Mt. Rainer gonna climb it next year. i'll have a new digital camera and would love to have too buy 5-6 more memorie cards!

1.1k · July 31, 2003

Hmmm, good views and need to get ready for climbing Rainer. How about Mt. Si and Rattlesnake ledge. But don't bet on getting 25-30 that day. There are 4 caches and a magellan hunt on Mt. Si and several others in the area. Search the closest from here

Mark

July 31, 2003

Marcus' suggestion for Mt. Si is a good one, especially if you'd like some training for the big mountain.

However, if you'd like to get several quick and easy caches in the city, try the ones near the west end of the Evergreen Bridge...and into the University District. Here are a few to get you situated (do a nearby cache search to find those nearby):

Arboretum Waterfront Trail: nice views of Lake Washington on a neat nature trail.

Hidden Bench: if you get the nearby Magnetic Madness, think about stopping at Aqua Verde for great fish or veggie tacos.

Center for Wooden Boats: a very easy multicache, near downtown. This has you looking at historical boats and reproductions, then finding a quick micro.

If you'd like to get out to the Puget Sound for a day trip, I recommend spending a day on Whidbey Island. Incredible scenery (ocean and mountains), unique caching experiences, and a high concentration of caches. A must-do on Whidbey Island is EraSeek's pair:Colonel Ebey's Time Capsule and Ebey's Bluffs.

If mountains are more your thing, you might consider doing the Iron Horse Trail. You'll get 3-5 caches (depending on the length of your hike), with 2 miles in a tunnel...and the rest with scenic vistas near Snoqualmie Pass. Here's the trailhead: Iron Horse. Let me know if you'd like a list of the other caches along that trail (which is flat and wide).

Cin

4.1k · August 1, 2003

Thanks.

I will be in Seattle next week, so this thread has been helpful to me, also.

I will also be in the Port Townsend area. Any suggestions there?

-- I've found 58% of the caches in the country! How are your numbers? ;-)

August 1, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by MissJenn:
_Thanks._

I will be in Seattle next week, so this thread has been helpful to me, also.

I will also be in the Port Townsend area. Any suggestions there?

-- _I've found 58% of the caches in the country! How are your numbers? ;-) _

I don't know of any in Port Townsend (it's an area I have yet to explore). You might try posting your question as a new forum, something like "Caches in Port Townsend?" It will probably get more notice from those who live in that area.

Cin

3.5k · August 1, 2003

12 birds at the dome Is a great one for views. Sorry, just a virtual, but worth it. Take the extra effort to hike up to 3rd Burroughs so you can look down on the glacier.

You can see my return ''note'' of this year's hike to see my track log.

Craft Island is another great one for an inland sea view.

"See the wonderous works of Providence! The uncertainty of human things!" Geo.Washington

August 1, 2003

I've got a good multi for you to put on your list as an "easy", very little driving, in town, GOTTA SEE THE TROLL, cache.

A Troll's Errand

You won't be disappointed. []

OG

Prophetically Challenged (or is that Pathetically?)

August 1, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by EraSeek:
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cachelog_details.asp?start=&L=29611&ID=1538&decrypt= Is a great one for views. Sorry, just a virtual, but worth it. Take the extra effort to hike up to 3rd Burroughs so you can look down on the glacier.

You can see my return ''note'' of this year's hike to see my track log.

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=67215 is another great one for an inland sea view.

http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/4497_300.jpg

_"See the wonderous works of Providence! The uncertainty of human things!" Geo.Washington_

EraSeek, I see that the entire hike (via your track log) was almost 10 miles. Is that the round trip to 3rd Burroughs? Or is that just to 12 Birds?

Wondering what the hike to 12 Birds is like...

Cin

August 1, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by Og's outfit:
I've got a good multi for you to put on your list as an "easy", very little driving, in town, GOTTA SEE THE TROLL, cache.

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b1dfef38-60b8-4409-881f-4c0a1ca75c6f

You won't be disappointed. []

OG

Prophetically Challenged (or is that Pathetically?)

The Troll is a really fun one! It's also close to the ones I listed in the university district, so you could combine them.

If you're looking at landmarks and doing some sightseeing, the Drawbridge by the Locks gets you to the locks between Lake Washington and the Puget Sound.

Cin

2.7k · August 1, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by EraSeek:
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cachelog_details.asp?start=&L=29611&ID=1538&decrypt= Is a great one for views. Sorry, just a virtual, but worth it. Take the extra effort to hike up to 3rd Burroughs so you can look down on the glacier.

You can see my return ''note'' of this year's hike to see my track log.

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=67215 is another great one for an inland sea view.

http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/4497_300.jpg

_"See the wonderous works of Providence! The uncertainty of human things!" Geo.Washington_

Dmollick or Don also has put this baby out...superb virtual!!!

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=f3b1f2b3-2ab5-45d1-bdad-e3da2e9b8df3

3.5k · August 2, 2003

''EraSeek, I see that the entire hike (via your track log) was almost 10 miles. Is that the round trip to 3rd Burroughs? Or is that just to 12 Birds?

Wondering what the hike to 12 Birds is like...''

Yes it is the round trip to 3rd Burroughs with the longer way back. It is 4.35miles to 3rd Burroughs, and I guess about 3 miles to 2nd Burroughs where 12 Birds is. It is a great hike, exposed to the open all the way, some 'up' here and there, mostly gradual, some level. Many families do it in the summer and fall. Earlier, july, there is a steep snow bank to cross, but this gets smaller and softer later on. 2nd has an awesome view, and 3rd is even better. No real exposure to heights except for that snow bank early part of the season. The hike up to 3rd is much like the hike to 2nd. Mostly hiking up a big hill in open country.

I guess 3rd Burroughs and Ebby Bluffs are the 2 places I'd choose to have my ashes spread. Yes, it is that cool. I was once on 3rd Burroughs as a series of whirlwinds spun little tornados all around me. Fog from one side, fridged glacier air from the other side, forming snow tornados where I stood. I recomend it as an early fall hike.

"See the wonderous works of Providence! The uncertainty of human things!" Geo.Washington

4.1k · August 11, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by CachinCin:
I don't know of any in Port Townsend (it's an area I have yet to explore). You might try posting your question as a new forum, something like "Caches in Port Townsend?" It will probably get more notice from those who live in that area.

Cin

I'm back home now.

This would have been a good suggestion, although to be honest, we ended up not having any time to cache once we got out of Seattle. We did do the cache at the Japanese Garden (and it was really beautiful! - the gardens, I mean - the cache was just your usual! ) and a also couple of virtuals downtown.

You people live in a GORGEOUS area. We were glad to have seen at least a small part of Washington State.

-- I've found 58% of the caches in the country! How are your numbers? ;-)

August 11, 2003

Glad you had a nice trip, MissJenn, and that you got to do at least a few caches while you were here.

We are indeed lucky to live in such a beautiful place. Geocaching out here has shown me many wonderful spots that I'd never have found on my own -- each week there's something new.

Cin

August 13, 2003

For thers who might be coming to the Seattle Area...

Take a ferry from Fauntleroy (West Seattle) to

Southworth, and you will be in some baeutiful

territory (Kitsap Penninsula aka Great Penninsula).

Banner Forest.

I Tot I Taw a Putty TattMight be too easy)

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=32926

Here are two more in Banner Forest. The first one is clever,

and can be a bit tricky because the trails all have so many

switchbacks and wind around so much. I have not been able

to find the 2nd one, but that may be just because I'm

not seeing it.

A Sign of Peace:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=61607

Change of Address:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=29517

Here are some others in our area that are pleasant sites to walk in.

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=64597

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=51334

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=80662

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=15526

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=72994

Under the famous Tacoma Narrows Bridge (aka Galloping Gertie).

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=6379

And just the other (S) side of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=14611

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=78362

I hope that someday we will be able to put away

our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people.

August 13, 2003

Thanks for the suggestions, mark42! I haven't been over in that area yet, but I'm hoping to spend a day over there soon. Wow, a ferry trip with caches on the other side -- it doesn't get much better than that.

Cin

August 13, 2003

There are also two Islands, about halfway between Fauntleroy and Southworth... Vashon and Blake, which have no bridge to them.

Vashon has a Ferry at the North & South ends.

There are a few Caches on it. The ferry from Fauntleroy to Southworth stops at Vashon Island on most of its trips back & forth. But, Check the Schedule because sometimes it goes direct between Fauntleroy & Southworth.

Blake Island is approximately a triangle of one mile on each side. The only way there is by tour boat or by personal boat (you can easily kayak there from Southworth). It has a native american (Tillikum) village (touristy) and camping on it, and not much else (except forest and a lot of wildlife - mostly deer).

I'm not sure how many Caches are on them. I believe there are two or three on each of them, maybe more than that on Vashon Island. When I get a chance I'll check and post them here... but w/o any recommendation or endorsement on the quality of each cache. (I have a waypoint on my GPS for just South of Blake Island from when we were sailing back & forth to work last October... Blake is North of Vashon, so that puts the waypoint between them).

I hope that someday we will be able to put away

our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people.