Down the hill from this caches is what appears to be an old
homestead.
The operating word there is "appears". It actually is a movie
set.
For what movie I am not going to say here, I'll leave that for
another cache you can see from here.
There was however another movie that filmed here at Cronan Ranch.
That movie was Memoirs of a Geisha
(2005).
Plot Summary:
In 1929 an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing
village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and
subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha
Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of
Hatsumomo, until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of
Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo
becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and
social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her
society. As a renowned geisha she enters a society of wealth,
privilege, and political intrigue. As World War II looms Japan and
the geisha's world are forever changed by the onslaught of
history.
I haven't reviewed the movie yet but from what I understand the
scene that was filmed here was done down by the river.
Chiyo is either washing or washing something at the river. I will
give more/better details here after I see the movie again.
Until then you will have to watch the movie yourself.
The cache is a Wasabi Peas can (about 1.75 cups in volume) with
a camouflage paint job.
It is hidden near a junction to the main trail and is not in the
poison oak.
There is a pint of Baskin Robbins Ice cream for the First To
Finder
Congratulations for the 
FTF go to Gary&Vicky.
Trailhead and parking For Cronan Ranch are available in the
vicinity of N 38° 49.621', W 120° 59.353'.
The American River
Conservancy have an online
Trail Map for the Cronan Ranch area.
Please log your find or no find online so I will know how the
cache is doing.
If you feel my coordinates are off please post your coordinates
with your log.
So I can make adjustments if necessary.
No more boring log entries.
Hey folks how about leaving a log entry that tells me something
about finding this geocache or about your day of geocaching? We are
all guilty of the old cut and paste but how about something more
than "Good cache TNLNSL TFTC" on 10+ caches in one day? We cache
owners like to hear about your experiences. It gives us a feeling
of being there when we can't be, how the cache is doing, and it
lets us get to know you in a virtual kind of way. That doesn't mean
it has to be long just not boring.
Remember the cache owners and anyone with a watch on the cache
will read your log, how about making it interesting.
We Thank You.