We first headed up to Lord Hill about a year ago, to find some
caches. We loved this forest, and were pleased to find such a nice
place relatively close to home. We thought it would be cool to
place a cache of our own out here, but never got around to it.
Recently, though, we noticed that mohai was archiving a lot of
caches around here, including some we'd found on that trip. We
offered to adopt some of them, and as a result, we became the
owners of four Lord Hill caches. On our trip out here this weekend,
to visit our "new" caches, we thought might just take the
opportunity to place a couple more, while we were at it.
The entrance and parking are at N 47 51.684 W 122 03.501. Look
for the signs for the turn off onto 127th Ave SE from the Old
Monroe-Snohomish Highway. For more information on the park, visit
the
county website. or the Friends of Lord Hill website.
Trail maps can be found at those websites, or, usually, at the park
entrance. Be warned, however, that not all trails in the park can
be found on the map. Many trails in the park are open to mountain
bikes and horses, although some are restricted to hikers. Pets
should be on leash.
As with all of our caches, this spot can be reached without
leaving the trails. This nice trail doesn't appear to be one of the
more traveled in the park, perhaps because storm damage makes it
easy to lose not far south of the cache location. There is
absolutely no bushwhacking necessary to get to the cache, though.
The hints include information on what trails to take. As the title
implies, you're looking for a mossy maple. It is an easy tree to
spot, as it is quite big. The many nooks and crannies were just
begging for a cache. The container is a largish green lock-n-lock,
tucked into one of these hollows. Retrieval requires a little
dexterity, but not too much.
NOTE: It is not possible to get to Tibby's Mossy Maple by
continuing along the trail from Tibby's Remnant of Majesty (or
vice-versa), as they are not on the same trail. If you find
yourself bushwhacking to any of our caches, you are going the wrong
way. Please respect park rules, and stay on the trails.
