chaosmanor: OK, this has gone beyond silly, and is frustrating to all concerned. Every time we make plans to hike up here, the area is red-flagged, or else it's raining or threatening to do so, and this trail is hard enough when it is dry. So...
We are going to archive this now, and will hike up there, when the weather and our schedules allow it, to retrieve the container, which I suspect is still there, hiding somewhere. We'll post a Note on that effort afterward.