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Virtual Cache Nylund's Grave
A  cache by nrobin       Hidden: 7/13/2002  
Size: Size: Not chosen (Not chosen)      Difficulty: 2 out of 5      Terrain: 1.5 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)

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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  []
In Washington, United States

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In the late nineteenth and early part of the twentieth century, Lake Ozette boasted in excess of fifty homesteads. They completely surrounded the lake. Most are only accessable via boat but a few, such as this one, can be reached by road and a short cross country hike. Another nearby cache, "Roose Homestead" is accessable by a 2 mile hike.

The Nylund family was prominent in the area through the 1930's and lived in a large two story house that's no longer standing but was SW of this site. It was torn down and the homestead is grown over with Salmon berry vines. All that could be located on a recent visit was a firepit and the grave but the original home is well documented. More on the lake history.

This virtual cache is located at the gravesite. There are actually two graves, father and son enclosed by a well maintained picket fence. See picture. It's located in mature forest with some wonderful old growth stumps nearby. Steps are cut in the side that demonstrate how logging occurred of yesteryear. One nice one is to the east about 60 yards.

The cache can be reached by hiking a short distance from Lake Ozette Ranger Station. The last 200 yards will be cross-country in the forest and GPS coverage will be problematic. This last portion would be called an easy bushwhack. The grave is marked on the TOPO map but remember that TOPOZONE uses NAD27.

Since this is a virtual cache (mandated since its in a National Park) email me the year that the younger person died and this will allow your log to remain. Otherwise, I will delete it after seven days.

Please be respectful of the site and keep it clean. Descendants of the Nyland family still live in the area and would appreciate it.

While visiting, a hike to the coast or a boat trip down misty Lake Ozette won't disappoint. Contact me if you're interested in further history of the area.


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Nylund's Home

Gone long ago.
Grave site

Senior resident

Ozette river from homestead

Old growth

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Cache Logs
 March 31 by duckspeaker (100 found)
Very interesting. Started out on the wrong side of the river (kind of new to this). Like a jungle. Crossed on a big log. Very neat. Makes you wonder what people were made of back then, that they could make it in such a wet, overgrown place. Thanks for the virtual, my son and I found it fascinating. Duckspeaker

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 November 22, 2008 by rayr (216 found)
Nice small bury patch. My wife's maiden name was Nilan which has a similar pronunciation. Her name is Irish.

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 November 22, 2008 by FunnyNose (8300 found)
Thanks for the trio of neat history virts up here.. Like others we ran into someone on the way to site.. Just visiting the grave.. OK

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 September 19, 2008 by northern_winter (120 found)
I love these old homestead areas. Makes a person think about those who've come before... - Nw -

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 September 3, 2008 by the fabfive (24 found)
who'd have thunk that there would be a nice neat picket fence in the middle of the forest.

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Current time: 11/22/2009 4:17:37 AM
Last Updated: 4/2/2009 5:32:48 PM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum

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