(Note from Geo Trouvetout) My mom is named Ruth. She's not a geocacher but we nicknamed her Ruthless anyway. She always takes walks in this area and she took me here. I like it, and I hope you enjoy it too.
(Note from NuitsBlanches) I don't think that "The Ravine at Madrona" is part of Madrona park, but it is nevertheless a nice little pocket of greeness for the residents of the adjoining houses and for the passer-by who use its taaaaall wooden footpath to cross it. An unexpected find in the middle of a residential area- it was begging for a cache :-) Frequent passer-byes, and many houses w/ wide windows peeking right at ya as you're looking around for the find :-)
Position was averaged but many trees around the cache can make it hard to get a strong signal: reported error was a tad under 30 feet. Even w/ a not-so-accurate position, the cache should not be too hard to find for an alert GeoCacher - it can even be spotted by Muggles with wandering eyes. (We'll re-evaluate the position using your feedback if need be. Thanks in advance.)
History Link
"Madrona's hilly origins arise from the Vashon Glacier, which melted 40,000 years ago, leaving flood waters and ice to shape Lake Washington and other Pacific Northwest landmarks. Its first life was as a Native American hunting and fishing ground. Seattle was founded (in 1851), and from the 1880s to 1900, Madrona was overrun by loggers, stump farmers, berry pickers, and realtors. The beginning of the Madrona we know today was the introduction of the Union Trunk Line, which ran from the top of the hill at 34th Avenue and Union Street to Madrona Park and beach. "
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"John Ayer named the beachside park after the ubiquitous Madrona (arbutus) trees in the area. "
Happy hunting.