Salmon Creeks: Tarboo Creek Estuary
A
cache
by Bogey Boys and Astro
Hidden:
11/6/2008
Size:
 (Micro)
Difficulty: 
Terrain: 
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Tarboo creek flows into Dabob bay un-noticed by most
Tarboo
Creek: Estuary |
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looking at the tidal lands in
fall |
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The first or last 100
yards |
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The WDFW has
purchased 80 acres the mouth of Tarboo creek. Lower Tarboo Creek is
a rare example of an undeveloped lower river floodplain in
Washington. The lower river and adjoining tributaries, side
channels, wetlands, Sitka Spruce groves, cedar, and fir forest and
Dabob Bay shoreline provide excellent habitat for at-risk salmon
stocks and priority wildlife species. According to the WDFW web
site the purchase to "protect high quality stream and riparian
habitat for salmon and wildlife and to protect the Tarboo-Dabob
Bay’s water quality. It includes both conifer and deciduous forests
and supports protected species such as bald eagle, northern spotted
owl and marbled murrelet". |
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The cache has a rating of 4 for
terrain only because you need to walk over all this wood debris
tossed up by winter storms. |
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Parking is a
small pull out as soon as to get to the bay. There is a slightly
larger pull out on the opposite side of the road. Would recommend
boots. The logs you need to cross might be slick even in the summer
months. Cache is easy to to find. The plug we used to cover it is
not only to hopefully keep the muggles from finding it but also to
help keep the cache from being washed out during winter storm
surges. |
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 November 1 by Bigawop (1026 found)
Needed good boots and walking-stick. The terrain was wet and slppery. Calks would have been great. TFTH
[view this log] | November 1 by woppawife (1026 found)
We didn't do this one once before when in the area because of the possibility of having to walk across those wobbly, slick logs. We got there, the tide was a ways out and headed across to clot of logs. Both of had walking sticks to stabilize us. Bigawops legs are longer so he made it there first (was I reluctant on purpose??). He made the find and we headed back to the parked vehicle more to the edge of the logs. That worked much better. Very nice job by you and the boys but, wow, I know now where all of the lost tennis shoes go. Very good job guys. TFTC
[view this log] | June 22 by tytlers (5 found)
This was our first search and we left stumped. We returned 2 days later and found it. Thanks!
[view this log] | June 22 by brewman65 (5334 found)
That is a very impressive collection.
[view this log] | June 1 by frisbee'r (9033 found)
The trip in went pretty smooth. One has to wonder how many years and circumstances it's taken to assemble this vast field of bleached logs. It makes sense to place a container out this far as a challenge. Thank you, thank you for spot on coords.
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Current time: 11/22/2009 6:31:46 PM
Last Updated: 11/2/2009 2:36:43 AM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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